Electric Literature published a community statement about its mission and funding model - serious online coverage of literary fiction and poetry in a climate where ad revenue and legacy media budgets keep shrinking.
The ask is familiar for indie magazines: memberships, donations, direct reader support instead of chasing viral traffic. For writers who benefit from EL's platform, it's a transparent reminder that the byline economy depends on someone paying the server bill.
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