Canada’s The Logic is a New Subscription News Outlet Focused on the Innovation Economy, à la The Information

Posted Tuesday, June 12, 2018 9:23 am

Shan Wang | Nieman Lab

Information wants to be $300 a year -- and it wants to be exclusive, high quality, and lower quantity.

At least that’s the bet being made by The Logic, the new Canadian subscription news outlet that soft-launches today. Modeled in large part after Silicon Valley news site The Information, its focus will be on the innovation economy and its impacts across business, policy, culture, and more.

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Canada’s The Logic is a New Subscription News Outlet Focused on the Innovation Economy, à la The Information

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