2ndLook Memberships
2ndLook News is sustained by members like yourself. We believe that news is something we engage in together, rather than simply consume. Our members comprise a vibrant community striving to make sense of the world. Your support allows us to keep doing this important work of innovating news you can trust.
Discourse Membership
$ 5
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Access to a private community with members-only discussions in our Members' Salon
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Your membership helps to keep 2ndLook News up and running
Curiosity Membership
$ 10
/ Per month
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Access to a private community with members-only discussions in our Members' Salon
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Access to our Newsroom Hotline where you can directly send us the stories that are top of your mind.
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Your membership helps to keep 2ndLook News up and running
Clarity Membership
$ 15
/ Per month
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Access to a private community with members-only discussions in our Members' Salon
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Access to our Newsroom Hotline where you can directly send us the stories that are top of your mind.
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Get behind-the-scenes early updates and interact with our news team at an exclusive, once-a-month Clarity Town Hall. We'll livestream and interact with your questions and comments in real time.
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Pick-your-price option for those who want to support with more than $15/month
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Your membership helps to keep 2ndLook News up and running
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Memberships may be easily upgraded, downgraded or cancelled from your account page.
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FAQ
Can I change my membership later?
Yes, you can change or cancel your membership at any time from “My Account“.
What kinds of articles do you publish?
You can see our vision and what kinds of articles we publish here.
What are your moderation rules?
Our moderation rules are to delete comments that have devolved into overt personal attacks on other members or that threaten imminent violence towards self or others. We reserve the right to revoke memberships at our discretion without refund.
What is 2ndLook's political leaning?
2ndLook News is non-partisan. We work with authors across the political spectrum who adhere to our 7 Tenets. We aim to make those 7 Tenents our “known bias.” All of our articles are checked against this standard.
Do you offer refunds on membership subscriptions?
We do not offer refunds at this time but you may upgrade, downgrade, or cancel your subscription at any time from your account page.
How do the Clarity Town Halls work?
The livestream Clarity Town Hall will be held for an hour on the last Sunday of the month. Clarity Members will be reminded by email one week as well as one day before.
There will be an opportunity to post questions and comments up to a week ahead of time and access the Town Hall recorded video afterwards, in case you can’t be present during the live hour.
During the stream our team will give exclusive, early updates about what we’ve been working on and Clarity members can interact with us live through chat comments on the video.
Get to know our team and tell us what’s been on your mind. Feel free to ask us about any of the articles we’ve published or any that we’re working on.
We look forward to seeing you there!
What is a Members' Salon?
Our Members’ Salon is a private, member-only forum where we share and discuss current events, history, and local news.
Historically, the salon was a place where people would gather to have intellectual, and often entertaining, discussions in 17th and 18th century France. Notable thinkers would gather at the salon to discuss everything from current news to literature to philosophy. They would exchange ideas with their compatriots in an effort to improve their understanding through dialectic.
Even Martha Washington (wife of George) held weekly gatherings where everyone from members of Congress to ordinary citizens were invited to the executive mansion for discussions. Conduct in the salon was expected to be exemplary of polite society and intellectualism.
2ndLook believes that we can all benefit by returning to the traditions of dialogue found in the salons.
Historically, the salon was a place where people would gather to have intellectual, and often entertaining, discussions in 17th and 18th century France. Notable thinkers would gather at the salon to discuss everything from current news to literature to philosophy. They would exchange ideas with their compatriots in an effort to improve their understanding through dialectic.
Even Martha Washington (wife of George) held weekly gatherings where everyone from members of Congress to ordinary citizens were invited to the executive mansion for discussions. Conduct in the salon was expected to be exemplary of polite society and intellectualism.
2ndLook believes that we can all benefit by returning to the traditions of dialogue found in the salons.
What do you mean by "Newsroom Hotline"?
Our Newsroom Hotline is a page where you can send links and stories that are top of your mind directly to our team. We’ll take a look and may write an article on them or put together a round table panel. This is a direct way to let our journalists know what topics you want to know more about.
