Commissioned story · Members
October's commissioned story
Commissioned storyBinding · queued, not yet open
The winner gets written and carries a line saying who commissioned it. Founders nominate the topics; the shortlist needs a clear question, sources we can verify, and not a single story.
The case against each option
Local press ownership is the hardest to source and the one nobody else will write. Chip money is well covered by the wires, so our piece must add the follow-the-money angle or it adds nothing. Housing across four capitals needs data two of them publish late. The AI Act is early: a piece written now may age within weeks.
- What it costs us
- Part of the deep dive we already produce, plus two days of sourcing.
- How we measure
- Read-through and shares against the trailing four deep dives.
- Who votes
- Founders (42)
- Binding
- Whatever wins, happens. One quarter, then five Founders can reopen it.
This ballot opens with a coming cycle: the next one if the Commissioned story slot is free, later if its previous decision has not shipped yet.
Options
Founders vote on this one. The memo, the options and the result are public. Become a Founder
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