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title: Who The F*ck Supports This?
date: 2017-01-20 21:54:00 -08:00
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<small><i class="fa fa-user-circle-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> Already a member? <a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/auth/sign_in">Sign in</a></small>
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<p class="lead">You do.</p>
<p>Invest in the continued production of WTF Just Happened Today by becoming a supporting member. <strong>Choose from three levels of monthly recurring membership</strong>:</p>
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<a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/checkout?plan=26829"><li class="header">$5/mo</li></a>
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<a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/checkout?plan=26830"><li class="header">$10/mo</li></a>
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<a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/checkout?plan=26831"><li class="header">$25/mo</li></a>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><small style="color: #9a9a9a;font-size: .75em;">As an alternative to the monthly options, you can support WTFJHT annually at <a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/checkout?plan=26833" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="external">$50/yr</a> and <a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/checkout?plan=26863" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="external">$100/yr</a>.</small></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><small style="color: #9a9a9a;font-size: .75em;">Or, contribute any amount you want by using <a href="https://www.paypal.me/wtfjht" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="external">PayPal</a>.</small>
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<p class="lead"><strong>So here's the deal:</strong> This is my full-time job. I plan to keep doing this for as long as you keep supporting me. <i>So, if you find my work valuable, please consider becoming a member so I can continue to tell you wtf just happened today</i>.</p>
<p><strong>What's the money for?</strong> WTF Just Happened Today is a bespoke newsletter, blog, podcast, and community chronicling the daily shock and awe in national politics. It's produced every morning by hand and updated throughout the day, with a newsletter sent out every afternoon, Monday through Friday. More than 250,000 people rely on WTFJHT for the day's political news in a concise and focused recap.</p>
<p>Your contributions ensure the continued production of all this and more.</p>
<p>The goal is simple: Make WTFJHT a sustainable, member-funded project that exists for as long as necessary. To do that we need to cover all the costs associated with hosting, email delivery, site search, the community forum, web development, "salary," health insurance, freelancers, the podcast, and more.</p>
<p><strong>Member benefits</strong>. Members of all levels will receive the monthly "What's up with WTF" newsletter, beta access to new features, opportunity to help guide the future of WTF, and good vibes for supporting today's essential newsletter and blog. You support ensures that the following products and tools are actively maintained: <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/">The Daily Update</a>, the <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/subscribe/">newsletter</a>, the <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/podcasts/">podcast</a> (available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wtf-just-happened-today/id1206537023?mt=2">Apple Podcast</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5fj7gzxpepkfvuzymxavcvok5y?t=WTF_Just_Happened_Today">Google Play Music</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=132466&refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/podcasts/index.xml">RSS</a>), the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078ZQ72JN/">Alexa Flash Briefing</a>, the <a href="https://talk.whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/">community center</a>, the <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/rss.xml">RSS</a> and <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/rss.xml">Atom</a> feeds, the <a href="https://apple.news/TY25m8I8nQie1NYhQVG5yCQ">Apple News</a> feed, the WTFJHT <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/api/v1/pages.json">API</a>, topic pages on <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/trump-russia-investigation/">Russia</a>, <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/trump-epa/">Climate Change</a>, <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/trump-health-care/">Health Care</a>, <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/trump-travel-ban/">Travel Ban</a> and <a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/trump-fake-news/">Fake News</a>), <a href="https://currentstatus.io/">Current Status</a>, more.</p>
<p>Credit card payments are handled by <a href="https://memberful.com/" target="_blank">Memberful</a> with <a href="https://stripe.com/" target="_blank">Stripe</a> as the payment processor. Membership benefits are available only through Memberful, and not other methods (like PayPal, check, or bitcoin). Your email address and personal information will <u>never</u> be shared with anyone for any purpose. Period. You will, however, receive occasional emails from myself and Memberful regarding invoices, renewals, and issues related to your credit card or account.</p>
<p>Questions or comments? <a href="mailto:matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com?subject=WTF memberships">Let me know</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks for your support.<br>
–Matt
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<p>PS – Remember to <strong>share WTF Just Happened Today with a friend</strong>. It's free and has a big impact. <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwhatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com%2F&via=WTFJHT&text=What%20the%20fuck%20just%20happened%20today%3F" target="_blank">Tweet about it</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com" target="_blank">share it on Facebook</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>WTFJHT Values and Editorial Policy.</strong></p>
<p class="lead">Journalism is a set of ethics based on trust, truthfulness, fairness, integrity, independence, and accountability. WTF Just Happened Today is a reflection of these ethics, but also applies the following standards and practices:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Transparency.</strong> WTFJHT is open source and hosted as a public <a href="https://github.com/mkiser/WTFJHT" target="_blank">GitHub repository</a>. Readers are encouraged to improve WTFJHT by making edit requests to fix grammar, typos, facts, sources, etc., as well as to contribute code.</li>
<li><strong>Neutral-ish.</strong> WTFJHT isn't partisan. It does not offer commentary, opinion, or analysis. Instead, WTFJHT focuses on letting the facts speak for themselves and that's it. Bias is the byproduct of being a human making decisions about the relative importance of things. Sorry.</li>
<li><strong>Reputable sources.</strong> I always cite and clearly link to the original source material. Where appropriate, I'll include additional sources to other publications reporting the same information.</li>
<li><strong>Clear expectations.</strong> The premise is simple: state what happened, what the facts are, and cite the source.</li>
<li><strong>No strings attached.</strong> There's no business model trickery here. No ads. No paywalls. No selling of data. I have a website and a newsletter, and I'm supported directly by my audience.</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Still not convinced?</strong> Here's <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/press">what the smartest people on the Internet</a> are saying about What The Fuck Just Happened Today:</p>
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<li>"This is the site I’ve been waiting for." –<a href="https://twitter.com/amyoleary/status/827006733142851587" target="_blank">Amy O'Leary</a>, Chief Story Officer and Editorial Director at Upworthy</li>
<li>"Single subject, distinct tone, clear formatting, total understanding of what its audience wants. @WTFJHT is the best email newsletter." –<a href="https://twitter.com/DaveLeeBBC/status/830907636006547456" target="_blank">Dave Lee</a>, BBC Silicon Valley Reporter</li>
<li>"@WTFJHT is a brilliant journalistic response to an urgent civic need." –<a href="https://twitter.com/jeffjarvis/status/830562518674317314" target="_blank">Jeff Jarvis</a>, Director, Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism</li>
<li>"Terrific daily digest. Exemplary news curation. Highly recommended." –<a href="https://twitter.com/pottsmark/status/829547543533146114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">Mark Potts</a>, Digital Media Entrepreneur</li>
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<p><small><strong>Can I send you a check?</strong> Yes! Please make it payable to <u>Matt Kiser</u> (I can't cash checks made out to WTF Just Happened Today?). My physical address is: WTF Just Happened Today? 505 Broadway E #211, Seattle, WA 98102 USA</p>
<p><small><strong>Where's the $1/mo option?</strong> Credit card fees on $1 are outrageous and there's nothing I can do about it. 34% of a $1 pledge goes to the credit card processing companies. That's a lot of wasted money. Compared to a $5 pledge "only" 10% is lost to fees. If you want to support WTFJHT at the equivalent of $1/mo, I'm offering a <a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/checkout?plan=26832">$12/yr option</a>.</small></p>
<p><small><strong>Just want to make a one-time contribution?</strong> While recurring memberships are preferred, I'm happy to accommodate four one-time contribution options at <a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/checkout?plan=26835">$25</a>, <a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/checkout?plan=26836">$50</a>, <a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/checkout?plan=26837">$100</a>, and <a href="https://wtfjht.memberful.com/checkout?plan=26838">$200</a>. Or, contribute any amount you want by using <a href="https://www.paypal.me/wtfjht" target="_blank">PayPal</a>.</small></p>
<p><small><strong>What happened to the rewards?</strong> As much as I like stickers, t-shirts, and pins, I found that I was spending too much time at the post office, as well as spending too much money on physical goods. After speaking with members, it became clear that physical rewards are nice, but the real reward is supporting the continued production of WTF Just Happened Today. I plan to open a store to sell stickers and whatnot soon. Hopefully with a partner that can handle fulfillment on my behalf.</p>
<p><small><strong>Are you a 501(c)(3)? Is my contribution tax-deductible?</strong> No, I'm a for-profit, single-member LLC based in Washington state. There are two reasons for this: 1) this setup makes it easy to manage and keeps my operational overhead low, and 2) I strongly believe media businesses need to be in the business of being in business. Meaning, my ability to fund WTFJHT is a reflection of the value created for the readers. If enough readers don't find WTFJHT valuable enough to pay for, then maybe WTFJHT shouldn't exist anymore.</p>
<p><small><strong>How much does this thing cost to run anyway?</strong> Glad you asked! I did some back of the envelope math and I came up with <u>$14,979.90/month</u>. That's a pretty conservative estimate, to be honest. If you're interested in how I arrived at that number, I've outlined <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/faq/">the cost of running WTFJHT in the FAQ</a>.</p>