PSA from John Cusack: Democracy is under attack — and paywalls shouldn’t stand in the way of accessing vital public records. News outlets, it’s time to drop the paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. @Wired did it. 404 Media did it. Now, it’s your turn.

@johncusack @WIRED @404mediaco Thank you for doing this. That’s a real, concrete step to democratize access to information, and by extension, increase transparency & accountability

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@johncusack @WIRED @404mediaco I refuse to subscribe to any "news" outlet.

@johncusack @WIRED @404mediaco Thank you. I am sick of paywalls from the experts we need now more than ever. We get a taste in YouTube interviews and are directed to articless in substacks of expensive journals. I already pay fror NYT, WP anf WSJ and now even Reuters. PEOPLE NEED REAL NEWS for FREE.

@johncusack @WIRED @404mediaco well said!

@johncusack @WIRED @404mediaco Good on you @johncusack . 😊

@johncusack @WIRED @404mediaco 💯

@johncusack @WIRED @404mediaco Sir, you dropped this 👑 Well said! 👊

@johncusack @WIRED @404mediaco Just asking though, who will pay the reporting staff? Reporting, maintaing websites, producing newspapers is not free, so, someone has to pay for it. Otherwise, it's all free, and each news organization has to beg for money to stay in business.

@johncusack @WIRED @404mediaco Bravo @johncusack. Thank you.

@johncusack @WIRED @404mediaco Thank you! I’m marching tomorrow in Middletown, CT. Home of Wesleyan University!