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May 6th, 2018 by Suzanne Kelly

Running a media platform is a rough business these days. Especially for a small start-up, determined to keep a solid focus on the incredibly important topic of national security and determined to keep the quality of that focus high.

As an industry-wide exodus of advertising revenue continues to put smaller, independent, high-quality publications at risk, more platforms are turning directly to their readers for support. If you enjoy reading The Cipher Brief, I’m asking you to consider making a contribution to help us with our mission. While a donation to The Cipher Brief doesn’t constitute a charitable donation and won’t get you a tax break, it will allow us continue to cut through the politics of the day, and bring you the expert insight you deserve. Every donation, helps. Every. One. Just $10 from every reader of The Cipher Brief will significantly aid in our ability to continue to bring you the very best national security content out there.

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