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Hold Fast

The Unadulterated Story of the World’s Most Scandalous Website


Hold Fast is the uncompromising story of Backpage.com, the world’s most scandalous website, and the rise and fall of alternative weekly newspapers nationwide.

Reported, written, and hosted by Trevor Aaronson, Sam Eifling, and Michael Mooney, Hold Fast is a romp through the weird history and boundary-pushing culture of alternative newspapers; the controversies surrounding Backpage.com and the government investigations; and the fraught frontiers of free speech in America.

You can learn more about Hold Fast in On The Media, Columbia Journalism Review, and the Dallas Morning News.

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