Deconstructing "ad-free"

Here is a "partnership proposal" someone sent TCR this morning. We are publishing the email in full with redactions to protect the identity of the sender because the intent here is not to humiliate someone trying to make a living. We hope you take the tim

What happens when you remove reporters and editors completely and hand the controls over to the companies and people you cover? What happens when you label that content as "free from advertising!" or…