Liz Kelly Nelson
@lizkellynelson.com
I run projectc.biz | newsletter/community about/for creator-model journalists. Co-created Going Solo, a 6-week online workshop for journos launching independent projects. I :heart: collaborating with smarties. Ex Vox, WaPo, USA Today.
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@lizkellynelson.com: “The next 18 months will determine whether creator journalism develops sustainably—with standards, fair partnerships, and editorial independence protected—or tumbles headlong into the exploitative dynamics of the broader influencer economy.”
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December 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
@lizkellynelson.com: “The next 18 months will determine whether creator journalism develops sustainably—with standards, fair partnerships, and editorial independence protected—or tumbles headlong into the exploitative dynamics of the broader influencer economy.”
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You love to see it. Journalism creators supporting journalism creators.
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
You love to see it. Journalism creators supporting journalism creators.
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“Independent journalists usually don’t have teams who can evaluate potential funders. So what can you do to ensure a funder is ethically aligned?” @lizkellynelson.com of Project C & Mollie Muchna of @trustingnews.bsky.social share tips for assessing funders + funder disclosures for creators.
How creator journalists can assess — and disclose — their funding
Independent journalists don't have teams who can evaluate potential funders. So what can creators do to ensure a funder is ethically aligned?
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November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“Independent journalists usually don’t have teams who can evaluate potential funders. So what can you do to ensure a funder is ethically aligned?” @lizkellynelson.com of Project C & Mollie Muchna of @trustingnews.bsky.social share tips for assessing funders + funder disclosures for creators.
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Creator journalists are already beginning to play a key role in reaching diverse audiences. But “without intentional investment,” writes @lizkellynelson.com, “many of these voices risk fading just as they are beginning to prove their value to the wider information ecosystem.”
Why philanthropy should back creator-model journalism
Independent, audience-rooted creators are already reporting on their communities. Here's how funders can invest in them.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Creator journalists are already beginning to play a key role in reaching diverse audiences. But “without intentional investment,” writes @lizkellynelson.com, “many of these voices risk fading just as they are beginning to prove their value to the wider information ecosystem.”
Another day and more cuts as we hit peak journalism layoff season. Join Project C on Nov. 24th at 1 p.m. ET for a live session with real working indie journos to explore whether the creator economy path is right for you. luma.com/lcbckl7j
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Another day and more cuts as we hit peak journalism layoff season. Join Project C on Nov. 24th at 1 p.m. ET for a live session with real working indie journos to explore whether the creator economy path is right for you. luma.com/lcbckl7j
If you were affected by the @teenvogue.com layoffs – or any other newsroom layoffs – join me, @lexroman.com and members of the Project C community for this free session on Nov. 24th: luma.com/lcbckl7j
Is indie journalism right for me? An interactive session for recently laid off journalists · Luma
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO RECENTLY LAID OFF JOURNALISTS
Is indie journalism right for me? Let's talk about it.
If you've been recently laid off, you're probably…
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November 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
If you were affected by the @teenvogue.com layoffs – or any other newsroom layoffs – join me, @lexroman.com and members of the Project C community for this free session on Nov. 24th: luma.com/lcbckl7j
It's Friday. Lots of links and a few thoughts about trad media's rush to lock down big-name creator-model journos.
Creators were the disruption. Now they’re geting the big media deals.
Plus: Trust in media drops, an LA Times writer goes solo, cool things to do!
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October 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It's Friday. Lots of links and a few thoughts about trad media's rush to lock down big-name creator-model journos.
If you don't know @aisforafro.bsky.social's work, you should. Read all about her partnership with @mlk50.com then smash that Follow button on both!
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Amber Sherman, MLK50 & the experiment every newsroom should watch
How one Memphis creator turned her community-driven explainer videos into a newsroom partnership model worth replicating
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October 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If you don't know @aisforafro.bsky.social's work, you should. Read all about her partnership with @mlk50.com then smash that Follow button on both!
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I abhor hot takes, yet I have one: What is being termed a “creator success story” by many is really a re-absorption into the same structures independent creators seek to escape. Thoughts? www.wsj.com/business/med...
Paramount Buys Bari Weiss’s the Free Press for $150 Million
Weiss, who once said she was done with legacy media, is to take control of CBS News’s editorial vision, aiming for “news that reflects reality.”
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October 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I abhor hot takes, yet I have one: What is being termed a “creator success story” by many is really a re-absorption into the same structures independent creators seek to escape. Thoughts? www.wsj.com/business/med...
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There’s a few spots left in our “Going Solo” 8 week accelerator for journalists going independent. We begin October 2.
Come to our open house today and learn more!
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Come to our open house today and learn more!
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Going Solo Open House! · Zoom · Luma
Join Going Solo instructors Blair Hickman, Liz Kelly Nelson, Caitlin Dewey and Lex Roman to find out more about the next Going Solo creator journalism…
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September 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There’s a few spots left in our “Going Solo” 8 week accelerator for journalists going independent. We begin October 2.
Come to our open house today and learn more!
luma.com/xlyzgbuh
Come to our open house today and learn more!
luma.com/xlyzgbuh
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We’re thrilled to partner with @lizkellynelson.com's Project C to map the news creators currently transforming the global media landscape! Learn more about this initiative, and let us know who your favorite news creators are: newsletter.projectc.biz/p/what-s-nex...
🌍 What’s Next: Global 'Creator-model Journalists to Watch' lists
Plus: Silencing dissent Is the strategy. Independent voices are the solution
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September 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We’re thrilled to partner with @lizkellynelson.com's Project C to map the news creators currently transforming the global media landscape! Learn more about this initiative, and let us know who your favorite news creators are: newsletter.projectc.biz/p/what-s-nex...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
Registration for the fall Going Solo cohort is open and we're already half full. If you're thinking about a solo journalism career, join us and the alumni who have already launched independent projects after going through the workshop! projectc.biz/going-solo
September 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Registration for the fall Going Solo cohort is open and we're already half full. If you're thinking about a solo journalism career, join us and the alumni who have already launched independent projects after going through the workshop! projectc.biz/going-solo
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
September 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
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September 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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If you missed #ONA25 last week, you missed a BIG moment for creator-model journalism - click through for insights from @caitlindewey.bsky.social @adrianalacy.com @lni.media and more! newsletter.projectc.biz/p/the-massiv...
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If you missed #ONA25 last week, you missed a BIG moment for creator-model journalism - click through for insights from @caitlindewey.bsky.social @adrianalacy.com @lni.media and more! newsletter.projectc.biz/p/the-massiv...
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
September 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
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Welcome to the new new media! I take a close look at Project C’s — that’s @lizkellynelson.com and @lexroman.com — Back Indie Media Drive, a collaborative case study in growth outside a venture-backed platform’s walled garden. That includes me. And you. Vroom vroom! 🏎️ 💨
September 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Welcome to the new new media! I take a close look at Project C’s — that’s @lizkellynelson.com and @lexroman.com — Back Indie Media Drive, a collaborative case study in growth outside a venture-backed platform’s walled garden. That includes me. And you. Vroom vroom! 🏎️ 💨
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Heading to #ONA25 next week? Join me, @mattkiser.bsky.social @caitlindewey.bsky.social and Kiran Chawla to find out how they got their starts - and are making a sustainable career - as independent creator journalists. ona25.journalists.org/schedule/
September 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Heading to #ONA25 next week? Join me, @mattkiser.bsky.social @caitlindewey.bsky.social and Kiran Chawla to find out how they got their starts - and are making a sustainable career - as independent creator journalists. ona25.journalists.org/schedule/
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
September 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
August 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
August 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
August 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade
August 6, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Someone just signed up for the Creator Journalist Bundle! For $15/month, you can get it, too, and grow your reader-funded publication this year with us. https://projectc.beehiiv.com/upgrade