At its peak, Meeks estimated that CyberWire Dispatch was distributed to more than 800,000 readers via mailing lists and newsgroups.
Meeks did pay his lawyers, including several noted First Amendment specialists who donated the vast majority of their time.
From 1997 to 2006, Meeks served as chief Washington correspondent for MSNBC.com, covering a variety of policy-related technology topics, including civil liberties and legislative attempts to control the Internet.
[5] During his ten years with MSNBC.com, Meeks appeared regularly on TV for MSNBC cable and did occasional on-air spots for NBC Nightly News.
[11] In 2007 Meeks joined the Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based, non-profit public interest group, as Director of Communications.