Tortoise Media is a British news website co-founded in 2018 by former BBC News director and The Times editor James Harding and former US ambassador to the United Kingdom Matthew Barzun.

Permanent invitations to ThinkIns and Discussion Lates were part of higher-tier Kickstarter reward packages.

She said there was a trend of increased involvement of private wealth in the journalism industry, comparing Tortoise and its wealthy, well-connected founders and backers to Mark Benioff's purchase of Time and Jeff Bezos's purchase of the Washington Post.

She also said that Tortoise's financial strength allowed it to attract high-profile journalists.

[9] As the strike was taking place, the Scott Trust agreed in principle to go through with the sale.