After shutdown, former Bay Guardian editor turns to crowdfunding
Part of the cover from the Guardian’s commemorative issue. Screenshot from 48hillsonline.org. After putting two…
May 4, 2015
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Fresh from Ferguson Fellowship, Beacon eyes new projects
Earlier this year, The New York Times profiled Beacon, a crowdfunding platform for journalists. The…
September 12, 2014
David Cohn: ‘Spot.Us is no longer the best place for me’
DigiDave David Cohn has decided to leave Spot.Us four months after the crowdfunded journalism site…
April 4, 2012
Columbia Missourian turns to online donations to fund records request
Spot.us The Columbia Missourian is using crowdfunding site Spot.us to raise $500 for an open-records…
October 21, 2011
Berkeley j-school hires Spot.Us founder to research online business models
Romenesko+ Misc. | DigiDave David Cohn, who launched community-funded reporting site Spot.Us in 2008, will…
September 19, 2011