Get debriefed in ten minutes
A daily newspaper you finish.
One edition every morning. Read it in about ten minutes, then put it down and get on with your day.
Debriefd is a daily newspaper for iPhone, modeled on a printed one. It arrives once, at six in the morning, with a single push. There is no feed to scroll, no algorithm deciding what comes next, and nothing new until tomorrow. You read the lead, the world and national briefs, the opinion column, the almanac, the crossword, and the cartoon, and then the paper says finis.
Every edition is edited by Margot, who picks the stories, writes the headlines, and signs the column. Every story carries cited, linked sources you can open in a tap.
What it isn’t
The things a phone usually does to you, it doesn’t.
- No infinite scroll. The paper has a back page. You reach it.
- No notifications during the day. One push at six a.m. when the edition lands. That is the only one.
- No breaking news. One edition a day, fixed once it’s printed. No alerts, no live updates.
- No algorithm. Everyone in a city reads the same paper. Margot sets the lineup, not your past taps.
- No likes, comments, or followers. It’s a newspaper, not a feed.
What it costs
The first edition is free.
After that it’s a subscription, billed weekly or yearly through the App Store. Cancel any morning. The subscription pays for the editor and the servers, so the paper stays free of the usual machinery.
Where it publishes
One national edition, with cities on the way.
The Debrief Daily is the national edition — read it from anywhere, today. Local city editions launch one at a time as readers arrive, beginning with Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Sioux Falls. Read today’s edition.
Tomorrow’s paper is being set right now.
Debriefd is a daily newspaper, edited by Margot. iPhone only.