A message about the trajectory of the Bowne Report
This is show #36 of the Bowne Report. I began doing these shows right as Hurricane Helene hit and I have been knocking them out Monday thru Friday. I am of course a one man band here aside from the occasional production help of my wife. I am the writer/producer, the camera man, the IT guy, the archivist, the sales guy, the researcher, the editor, the anchorman, the social media guy and the janitor.
I began by adjusting the format of the show and creating a rundown as I learned years ago doing local news. And I found that doing the show everyday was always something I couldn't wait to do. I gave the show away for free as many kind souls offered their support by joining as a paid subscriber at substack. I had intended to offer a subscription at X as well, but they still have yet to approve my subscription. And with the looming Shutdown chaos at Infowars I had to create not only a source of income, but also an outlet to provide information that the public would need to continue fighting for our liberties. Plus, I don't want to ask the public for money. I want to earn it.
Once I went to paid subscriptions two shows ago, my viewer base significantly dropped without X blasting it out as predicted. So I figured I need to change my approach. Doing 5 shows a week is not only grueling, although I enjoyed it, it tends to promote quantity over quality. Plus, I am about to begin posting the collaborative reports I am doing with Founding Members. A founding member is given the option to give me a topic and anything they want communicated in the report twice a year and I will turn it into a Bowne Report. And I still have 16 slots to fill for founding members. I want these reports to be well edited and impactful. Also putting the show up at 6pm, although competing with the Mockingbird media dinner swill, isn't completely necessary in the social media world. And stories can break in the evening.
So to make a long story short. I think the best approach for the Bowne Report is to go three days a week. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8pm Central. And give the Wednesday show away to the masses so that I can still reach them and grow the bownereport.substack.com subscriptions. Because not only am I still doing other projects to maintain an income outside of the Bowne Report that also take up time. But the more time I have to put into a show and Founding Members reports the better the quality and depth will be. Thanks to everyone taking this journey with me. Have a great weekend I will see you on Monday at the new time 8pm Central at bownereport.substack.com
