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You've Enabled Community Funded Reporting!!!!

David Cohn Sep 5, 2008
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  • David_square
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    David Cohn started this discussion on Sep 5, 2008

    Helllo Spot.Us Supporters!!!!

    *About one month ago we formed a little group that funded Alexis Madrigal’s reporting on biofuel usage in California. It was the first ever example of “community funded reporting” organized by Spot.Us – I can’t thank you enough.

    *We know it goes against the immediate gratification of the web – but I’m proud to finally announce that you can read the full investigation online.

    Links:

    *On Spot.Us:

    *On Gas2.org:

    *On Celsias:

    *The reporting also caught the eye of: BioFuel Digest, Huffington Post and countless others..

    *On BioFuel Daily: http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/09/04/thre…

    *On Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/ethano…

    *Together we’ve made journalism happen. In doing so, we’ve done a small part to help keep our democracy strong by informing the public. This group has set a precedent that has been followed up.

    *Spot.Us has also successfully funded a reporter who will fact-check political advertisements for 10 weeks preceeding the local SF Election.

    *This effort (and our fundraising for the ethanol story) caught the attention of the NY Times!!!

    *http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/weekinreview/…

    We are ONLY $20 shy of funding another environmental investigation – into California’s cement industry and how they can stay in business while trying to reduce their c02 output!!!!

    *details here: http://wiki.spot.us/cement

    *As we get more success stories from spot.us – more reporters are creating pitches about important issues. Just this week we launched our 4th and final pre-beta pitch – looking into how the Bay Area will cope with the growing elderly population.

    *Details on that pitch here: http://wiki.spot.us/longevity

    *Bottom line – the ethanol investigation was a history making event for spot.us. It would have been impossible without you joining us, believing in us and helping us move forward. Thank you!!!!!

    David Cohn

    Director Spot.us

  • David_square
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    David Cohn replied on Sep 5, 2008

    You’ve Enabled Community Funded Reporting!!!!

    Helllo Spot.Us Supporters!!!!

    *About one month ago we formed a little group that funded Alexis Madrigal’s reporting on biofuel usage in California. It was the first ever example of “community funded reporting” organized by Spot.Us – I can’t thank you enough.

    *We know it goes against the immediate gratification of the web – but I’m proud to finally announce that you can read the full investigation online.

    Links:

    *On Spot.Us:

    *On Gas2.org:

    *On Celsias:

    *The reporting also caught the eye of: BioFuel Digest, Huffington Post and countless others..

    • Together we’ve made journalism happen. In doing so, we’ve done a small part to help keep our democracy strong by informing the public. This group has set a precedent that has been followed up.
    • Spot.Us has also successfully funded a reporter who will fact-check political advertisements for 10 weeks preceeding the local SF Election.

    We are ONLY $20 shy of funding another environmental investigation – into California’s cement industry and how they can stay in business while trying to reduce their c02 output!!!!

    • As we get more success stories from spot.us – more reporters are creating pitches about important issues. Just this week we launched our 4th and final pre-beta pitch – looking into how the Bay Area will cope with the growing elderly population.
    • Bottom line – the ethanol investigation was a history making event for spot.us. It would have been impossible without you joining us, believing in us and helping us move forward. Thank you!!!!!
    • David Cohn
    • Director Spot.us
  • David_square
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    David Cohn replied on Sep 5, 2008

    I really have to make a complaint to ThePoint.

    I just want to be able to make line breaks. I shouldn’t have to test it like this.

  • David_square
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    David Cohn replied on Sep 5, 2008

    You’ve Enabled Community Funded Reporting!!!!

    Helllo Spot.Us Supporters!!!!

    About one month ago we formed a little group that funded Alexis Madrigal’s reporting on biofuel usage in California. It was the first ever example of “community funded reporting” organized by Spot.Us – I can’t thank you enough.

    *We know it goes against the immediate gratification of the web – but I’m proud to finally announce that you can read the full investigation online.

    Links:

    Together we’ve made journalism happen. In doing so, we’ve done a small part to help keep our democracy strong by informing the public. This group has set a precedent that has been followed up.

    Spot.Us has also successfully funded a reporter who will fact-check political advertisements for 10 weeks preceding the local SF Election.

    This effort (and our fundraising for the ethanol story) caught the attention of the NY Times!!!

    *http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/weekinreview/…

    We are ONLY $20 shy of funding another environmental investigation – into California’s cement industry and how they can stay in business while trying to reduce their c02 output!!!!

    *details here: http://wiki.spot.us/cement

    As we get more success stories from spot.us – more reporters are creating pitches about important issues. Just this week we launched our 4th and final pre-beta pitch – looking into how the Bay Area will cope with the growing elderly population.

    Details on that pitch here: http://wiki.spot.us/longevity

    Bottom line – the ethanol investigation was a history making event for spot.us. It would have been impossible without you joining us, believing in us and helping us move forward. Thank you!!!!!

    David Cohn

    Director Spot.us