{"id":38,"date":"2026-10-16T13:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/funding\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:49:27","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/about\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding and disclosures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38\" class=\"elementor elementor-38\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824a366 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"824a366\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c02f46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c02f46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16b745 lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d16b745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Funding and disclosures<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08bfa36 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08bfa36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who pays for the desk and what could sway us, written down.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0ced7 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b0ced7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"funding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384d22e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"384d22e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc0a547 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc0a547\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3243d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3243d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we are paid for<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adcf2ba lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adcf2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Readers pay for most of what we do. The rest comes from grants with no say over what we write.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-801c812 e-con-full lt-rows lt-facts e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"801c812\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc42656 e-grid e-con-full lt-price lt-fact e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc42656\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d1d88 lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5d1d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reader memberships<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4786a lt-fact__value elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d4786a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About two thirds of our budget (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fe924 e-grid e-con-full lt-price lt-fact e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27fe924\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f20af8 lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f20af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Journalism grants<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef1877 lt-fact__value elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef1877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From two foundations that fund local news (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55eaeb e-grid e-con-full lt-price lt-fact e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d55eaeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8527ca lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8527ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The weekly newsletter<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6fa63 lt-fact__value elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f6fa63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Free; it carries no advertising.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b3716 e-grid e-con-full lt-price lt-fact e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71b3716\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf0822 lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf0822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What we refuse<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6c840 lt-fact__value elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6c840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Money from anyone we report on, and any crypto as payment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8680c8 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8680c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"disclosures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c237f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81c237f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608e829 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"608e829\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e6ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54e6ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disclosures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7e65c lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b7e65c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What could sway us, written down so you can judge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c4503 e-con-full lt-rows lt-facts e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52c4503\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a112f e-grid e-con-full lt-price lt-fact e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74a112f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892d92b lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"892d92b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Holdings<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b75be lt-fact__value elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9b75be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Editors list any crypto they hold. Nobody writes about a coin, company or project they hold or are paid by.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69847d6 e-grid e-con-full lt-price lt-fact e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69847d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8b1f9 lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd8b1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gifts and trips<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88946b lt-fact__value elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d88946b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We accept none from anyone we cover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803662b e-grid e-con-full lt-price lt-fact e-con e-child\" data-id=\"803662b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b541a lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14b541a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Former jobs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf4635 lt-fact__value elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cf4635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One editor worked for a payments company until 2019 (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19227f e-grid e-con-full lt-price lt-fact e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a19227f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8b523 lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf8b523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Advertising<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a8039 lt-fact__value elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7a8039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>None. The newsletter and the site carry no ads.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50da35 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a50da35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"reader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d78ec6 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d78ec6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da9046 lt-photo lt-ar-photo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4da9046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-lico-reader.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10\" alt=\"A person writing notes on paper beside an open laptop in an office\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-lico-reader.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-lico-reader-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-lico-reader-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-lico-reader-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-lico-reader-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd2271 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbd2271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e8a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28e8a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why readers pay for it<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ec83b lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2ec83b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Memberships keep the site free to read and free of ads. Members get the Friday newsletter a day early and can send questions to the top of the queue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1980d e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f1980d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8a481 lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5a8a481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/contact\/#ask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ask about membership<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df78a8 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-dark lt-cta lt-skip-menu e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4df78a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ask-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973df03 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"973df03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff6e35 lt-cta__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ff6e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not sure if it is true? Ask the desk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e085e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1e085e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80711a6 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80711a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Send us the message, the link or the question. An editor reads every one and replies within three working days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f0083 e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28f0083\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404bc94 lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"404bc94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/contact\/#ask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ask the desk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7c2a5 lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b7c2a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/news\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read today's news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":35,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/39"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}