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Got a digital news project that needs funding?

By Julie Starr | Published: November 9, 2009
Got a great idea for an open-source, digital, local news project? Need some money? It’s not too late to apply for this year’s Knight News Challenge in the US. The deadline for entries has been extended until December 15 and Knight does sometimes fund projects outside the US. They are looking for projects that: Use [...]
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Never mind think pieces, tell me how stuff works

By Julie Starr | Published: August 12, 2009
An interesting observation from Spot.us founder David Cohn in this Nieman Lab video interview  - readers will pay for stories that explain how things work in their community, but not for think pieces. Spot.us works by inviting members of its community to suggest and respond to story ideas and then to pay for those which they most [...]
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Twitter raises $35m

By Julie Starr | Published: February 17, 2009
Twitter has raised $35m in new financing. “The round valued Twitter at slightly more than $250 million, according to a source familiar with the situation. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone announced the funding on the company’s blog. “With … this new funding, we are in a position to move more confidently toward our vision for a [...]
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