The Aporia · Behind the Blog: Early Birthday Reflections

JASON, the founder of 404 Media, reflects on the company's three-year anniversary, which falls on the next day. He acknowledges that he and his team often don't publicly acknowledge milestones, but expresses gratitude for subscribers who have supported their work. JASON notes that starting 404 Media was a gamble, but it has proven to be a successful venture, with significant impact through their journalism.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-08-24, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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The online news organization 404 Media is celebrating its third anniversary, with Jason Koebler mentioning that they're planning a party in New York in a few weeks. In his behind-the-scenes post, Jason reflects on how starting 404 Media has impacted the lives of its team members and notes that their journalism has had a significant impact, with no specific details provided on what this impact is. He also thanks subscribers for their support, stating that they couldn't be doing it without them.

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If you haven’t been paying attention to us yammering on about this on the podcast and in our emails, you can celebrate with us at our party in New York in a few weeks.

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🔮 I don’t think we’ll have much of a public post this year on the actual anniversary, but maybe some public celebrating closer to the party and panel we’re throwing.

2026-08-24 · 404 Media

Behind the Blog: Early Birthday Reflections · assertive framing

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. asserted

few → share → week

This week, we discuss three years of 404 Media. asserted

we → discuss → Media

If you haven’t been paying attention to us yammering on about this on the podcast and in our emails, you can celebrate with us at our party in New York in a few weeks. asserted

you → pay → weeks

Anniversaries are a good time to take stock of things, but they always seem to sneak up on us. asserted

they → take → us

I don’t think we’ll have much of a public post this year on the actual anniversary, but maybe some public celebrating closer to the party and panel we’re throwing. asserted

we → think → party

First off, if you’re reading this, thank you for your support and for being a subscriber. asserted

you → read → support

We could not be doing this without you. uncertain

We → do → you

Starting 404 Media has changed all of our lives; we’ve said it a million times at this point, but it was not clear when we started this that it would actually work. asserted

it → start → this

Three years in, it is extremely working, and we are very proud of the work we’ve done, what we’ve built, and the impact our journalism has had. asserted

journalism → do → what

These are going to be disorganized, off the dome thoughts, but a few things: asserted

These → go → dome

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