Ownership and Funding
Last updated: 10 June 2026
Readers deserve to know who owns a news site and who pays for it, because ownership and money are where editorial pressure usually comes from. This page lays it out completely.
Who owns AkronScore
AkronScore is an independent digital publication, founded in 2026 in its current form and owned and operated by its founder and editor, Ethan Caldwell. There is no parent media company, no outside investor, no political organization, and no silent partner behind the site. One owner, fully accountable, reachable at the address below.
What “independent” means here
- No corporate group sets our agenda or shares our content decisions
- No political party, campaign, or advocacy group funds us
- No government money is involved
- No advertiser owns any part of the publication
How the site makes money
AkronScore is funded by advertising. Specifically:
- Display advertising served by third-party networks, which may include Google
- Clearly labeled sponsored content, if and when it appears, sold under the strict labeling rules in our Ethics Policy
If we ever add other revenue streams, such as affiliate links or reader support, this page will be updated first and any affiliate relationship will be disclosed inside the article where it appears.
What money cannot buy here
- News coverage, positive or negative
- Removal or softening of accurate reporting
- Advance preview of stories
- Influence over what we cover or how we frame it
The separation between advertising and editorial is described in our Editorial Policy and enforced without exceptions. An advertiser unhappy with our coverage has exactly one option: stop advertising. The coverage stays.
A note on the domain’s history
In the interest of full transparency: the domain akronscore.org previously belonged to a regional chapter of SCORE, an American small-business mentoring nonprofit. That organization moved to its own national platform, and the domain was later purchased independently. AkronScore the news publication has no connection to, affiliation with, or endorsement from SCORE, and no content on this site originates from that organization.
Questions
Ownership and funding questions are welcome: support@akronscore.org. We answer them plainly, because a funding model that cannot survive sunlight is not worth having.
