Deez Interviews: Diana Moskovitz on Defector Media + how it feels to build your own workplace

Our plan is to eventually have more traditional salaries (so, yes, at some point editor-in-chief Tom Ley will get paid more than me) but starting out, especially as we still figure out what our expenses look like, we all will get paid the same. But, regardless of salaries, we all have equal equity in the company. That was very important to everyone... See more

Early on in my career, working at very traditional newspapers owned by corporate chains with no unions, I was struck by the sense of powerlessness that was drilled into us as cub reporters. We were supposed to be ruthless and fearless, hold the powerful accountable, while quietly sucking up the daily humiliations of our own workplaces. Don't questi... See more