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title: "Introducing the beehiiv Media Collective"
subtitle: "A multimillion dollar commitment to support the next generation of independent journalism. "
authors: ["Tyler Denk"]
published: 2024-11-15
---

# Introducing the beehiiv Media Collective

[![](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/30046e7e-abbd-44e9-bf75-9f720087a728/image__328_.png?t=1731621012)](https://www.beehiiv.com/media-collective?utm_source=beehiivblog.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=introducing-the-beehiiv-media-collective)

The digital era has transformed media, pitting traditional newsrooms against individual creators in a relentless race for views, engagement, and ad dollars.

The result? A steady erosion of legacy media organizations, with layoffs and cost-cutting affecting some of the industry’s most talented journalists.

Audience ownership lies at the root of the issue. Once, a handful of large media institutions enjoyed a privileged position as information gatekeepers. But today, tech giants have taken their place, with their ever-shifting algorithms standing between publishers and their readers.

At beehiiv, we’ve built a solution that puts ownership back in the hands of creators—a platform empowering anyone to build a sustainable business around their work, grounded in direct audience relationships.

And journalists are taking notice ...

-   **Oliver Darcy**, formerly CNN’s lead media reporter, recently launched _Status_, an independent, email-based media venture on beehiiv.
    
-   Emmy-winning investigative journalist **Catherine Herridge**, previously a senior correspondent at CBS, has also gone independent, using beehiiv to, in her words, “tell the stories she couldn’t before.”
    
-   **Ryan Broderick** moved to beehiiv to scale _Garbage Day_, his Webby Award-winning newsletter that explores the intersections of internet culture, society, and politics.
    

Darcy, Herridge, and Broderick are at the forefront of a new initiative that we officially launched last night in NYC: [the beehiiv Media Collective](https://www.beehiiv.com/media-collective?utm_source=beehiivblog.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=introducing-the-beehiiv-media-collective).

It’s a multimillion dollar investment to equip leading journalists with the tools, resources, and operational support they need to build sustainable, audience-first businesses.

Applications are open through the end of the year, and selected journalists will receive:

-   **Health Insurance:** Monthly stipend and access to our network of insurance partners.
    
-   **Legal Support:** Access to pre-publication legal review and Errors & Omissions (E&O) coverage.
    
-   **Powerful Software:** Editorial tools like Perplexity Pro and Getty Images, plus essential accounting, tax, and back-office software to keep your business running smoothly.
    
-   **Platform Support:** A dedicated Customer Success Manager, access to business strategy support, and budget to grow your audience.
    

Here’s to a brighter, more resilient future for independent media.

[Apply to join the Media Collective](https://www.beehiiv.com/media-collective?utm_source=beehiivblog.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=introducing-the-beehiiv-media-collective)

![](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/48bf6943-a32e-47a2-828b-4035e3512d56/tyler.png?t=1731620630)

**Tyler Denk**  
_cofounder/ceo @ beehiiv_

[Embedded video](https://youtube.com/embed/Jc5dnMnL184)