Business Booms at N.Y. Times, WSJ as Showdown With Trump Looms
- Newspaper shares rise in aftermath of hotly contested election
- Nonprofit news organizations also register increase in support
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The nonprofit news organization ProPublica typically receives about 10 donations a day. On Monday, its website was deluged with about three every minute.
ProPublica is one of several outlets, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, witnessing a swell in donations or subscriptions since Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 8 election. ProPublica, the Times and the Washington Post got a boost Sunday from HBO comic John Oliver, who lamented “fake facts” that circulated on social media during the campaign and urged viewers to “support actual journalism.”