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README.textile
Spot.Us
Community Funded Reporting
“Spot Us” is a project of the nonprofit Center for Media
Change that allows an individual or group to take control of
news by sharing the cost (crowdfunding) to commission freelance
journalists. Spot.Us is made possible by the Knight
Foundation. Read more.
Spot.Us won’t be ready until the Fall – but we’ve received lots of interest. So we’ve
launched a wiki to capture ideas and test the concept of
“community funded reporting” in Northern California’s Bay Area.
We are looking to partner with news organizations, freelance journalists and civic leaders in the
Bay Area. Don’t hesitate to contact us.
How does Spot.Us work?
- An individual or journalist creates a pitch that outlines an untold story in a local community.
- Members of your community vote, with their money, on what stories are most important to them.
- A journalist researches the facts and puts together an article. Editors provide check-and-balance
on the story. - Spot.Us publishes the story in its news feeds and works with local media outlets to have the
articles published more widely.
