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Atlas Pulse

Independent journalism didn't disappear — it reorganized. Here's where it's publishing.

Pulse monitors RSS feeds from 883 verified Atlas creators — newsletters, video, podcasts, websites. Updated 2–3× per week.

Beta · Updated weekly. Pulse monitors 883 creator feeds via RSS — newsletters, videos, podcasts, websites. Posts are organized by beat tag. Not every creator has a feed yet; the 570 without one are tracked in the Atlas database but don't appear here. Learn how the Atlas works →

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What independent journalists are publishing right now — filter by beat or search by creator.

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Publishing activity by beat — last 30 days
Publishing rhythm
Beat co-occurrence
Which topics travel together — where beats overlap in the same creator's work.
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Weekly intelligence brief
Synthesized from this week's posts across the creator ecosystem.
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Chicago Media Ecosystem

76 independent creators. 245 outlets across all models. The Atlas has mapped who's covering Chicago — beat by beat, neighborhood by neighborhood.

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39 Journalism creators 37 Lifestyle & culture 245 Total outlets mapped