July 4 launch week package
Homepage, ranking page, and newsletter placement during launch week. Sponsor label required.
Advertise Without Buying The Scoreboard
The Ledger can carry sponsors, paid briefs, and data products. Every paid placement is labeled. Sponsors get audience, not editorial control.
The July 4 launch package is built for readers arriving from public communities, search, newsletters, and citation traffic. It favors plain labels, fast pages, and no popups.
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Homepage analyst panel
High-visibility slot below the main dashboard.
Ledger and ranking pages
Contextual sponsorship beside searchable civic data.
Paid brief sponsorship
Sponsor label on a specific public report. No claim control.
Research desk retainer
Recurring source-backed briefs, corrections, and score audits.
Advertising Rules
- Accepted: civic tools, research products, books, podcasts, newsletters, data services, conferences, and institutions willing to be labeled.
- Rejected: candidate ads, PAC ads, anonymous influence buys, government propaganda, scam finance offers, and health claims without evidence.
- Paid briefs may be commissioned, but the brief must disclose the client and keep sources, counterarguments, and score logic visible.
- Traffic-based pricing can replace founding rates once analytics are available.