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The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media

This undated photo provided by Marisa Kabas shows Kabas holding up a press credential on Oct. 4, 2024 in Pittsburgh. First word of the Trump administration’s since-rescinded order to freeze spending ...
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How a journalist used her newsletter to break the story about a White House plan to freeze federal grants — and how she's building a business

Independent journalist Marisa Kabas recently broke a major White House scoop. Kabas publishes her own newsletter, called The Handbasket, on Beehiiv. She broke down how she built and is growing her ...
Washington Times

The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media

First word of the Trump administration’s since-rescinded order to freeze spending on federal loans and grants came not from a major news organization, but from a woman working alone in her Brooklyn ...
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How a journalist used her newsletter to break the story about a White House plan to freeze federal grants — and how she's building a business

Everything changed for Marisa Kabas on January 27. The Brooklyn-based independent journalist broke a major White House story through her newsletter The Handbasket. She published the scoop on a memo ...