Journalism Is In Dire Straits. We’re Beating the Odds.

In our 10-year history, The Intercept has carved out a unique place: always defending human rights and upending predictable narratives. Just in the last month, our reporting has caused a firestorm on the Supreme Court, exposed a vulnerability in WhatsApp that could put dissidents at risk, and forced a federal judge to recuse himself from a Gaza human rights case.

We’re in a new era for The Intercept as we transition away from the majority of our funding coming from our founding donor. This coincides with an economic crisis for journalism: budget cuts, layoffs (including our own), and newsrooms shuttered entirely. We’re evolving our business model, which can often be painful. But we are hopeful about this new era, in which we are growing our reach and impact by making our brand of incisive and aggressive journalism more ambitious, responsive, and approachable. 

Our top priorities for the year are:


Tackling big stories: Our journalism never shies away from challenging an unjust status quo. Expect on-the-ground reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza, new investigations that reveal the war’s human toll, and analysis that slices through bipartisan talking points to expose this humanitarian crisis playing out before our eyes. When it comes to politics, The Intercept is uninterested in the horse race — we care about the consequences. Look for aggressive coverage of immigration, reproductive rights, the Supreme Court, and the myriad ways money shapes U.S. policy. We are launching a new column that will help readers grasp what their vote means for our democracy. We will take on Trump and Biden and investigate how their agendas are shaped by powerful actors without sufficient public scrutiny. And we’ll call out when the failures of Republican and Democratic policies are one and the same.

New approaches and voices: We’re bringing in new voices for unique reporting and perspectives on topics such as labor and reproductive rights. We’re innovating on how we tell our stories: You’ll see us much more on Instagram and TikTok, and we’re making bold decisions about reaching new audiences (like sending postcards alerting residents of one Florida community of the toxic danger at their neighborhood school). And you’ll soon be able to follow our coverage on The Intercept app, thanks to a superfan who built it and is helping us bring it in-house.

More engagement with our readers: To stick around for the long haul, The Intercept needs to reach more people. In 2024, our coverage will focus on the issues that matter the most to you. We’ll continue to organize virtual events for readers to speak with Intercept journalists and learn what’s going on behind the scenes. We hope to hear from you there.

More than 55,000 readers have already donated to power The Intercept’s nonprofit journalism in the last year, but our base of support must grow in the coming months. We are optimistic about our future, because of you: our community of readers.