Newspaper revenue experiment throwdown: crowdfunding vs underwriting July 11, 2014 By Corey Hutchins Crowdfunded beats might not work, but there are good reasons for newspapers to give them a try
Long all-volunteer, Guernica Mag looks toward paying its contributors July 10, 2014 By Julie Lasson Fromowitz The 10-year-old online mag hired its first full-time employee and is launching a second Kickstarter
Matter shows a Kickstarter risk–the project you back may not be what ultimately emerges June 16, 2014 By Sarah Laskow As Kickstarter gives more prominence to journalism projects, one crowdsourcing success story has disillusioned its funders
Must-reads of the week June 13, 2014 By The Editors BuzzFeed, the racism beat, and turning 14 in Cincinnati
Kickstarting coverage of middle America October 28, 2013 By Naomi Sharp An NPR veteran hopes to crowdfund coverage of the heartland
A print mag just for interns August 5, 2013 By Molly Mirhashem A magazine project on Kickstarter aims to be a forum for otherwise-unpaid creative types
Foreign news startup Worldcrunch looks to expand its impact June 28, 2013 By Justin Peters Kickstarter project would take deep dives into global development issues
ProPublica kickstarts its internship investigation June 4, 2013 By Sara Morrison Investigative journalism site experiments with crowdsourcing and crowdfunding
Content economics, part 2: payments March 5, 2013 By Felix Salmon How and why people fork over money for media
Two music journos plan a longform site November 14, 2012 By Hazel Sheffield The duo is running a Kickstarter campaign to finance UNCOOL
Homicide Watch revs back up September 11, 2012 By Brent Cunningham Kickstarter cash in hand, the site will restart this fall as a student-reporting project
The Kickstarter Chronicles July 13, 2012 By Sara Morrison A newspaper funnies funnyman branches out and the other Jersey Shore gets it due
Tomorrow meets its Kickstarter goal in hours June 26, 2012 By Kira Goldenberg Former GOOD editors will make their dream mag
The Kickstarter Chronicles June 22, 2012 By Alysia Santo Recycling old interviews, questioning the American dream, and Catholic parents head to Burning Man
Learning from others’ Kickstarter mistakes June 12, 2012 By Alysia Santo Infographic compares successful projects with those that failed
The Kickstarter Chronicles June 8, 2012 By Alysia Santo Education in America, My Little Pony’s bronies, and paranormal investigations
The Kickstarter Chronicles May 25, 2012 By Alysia Santo Community radio, burning-man culture, and a crowd-funded movie about crowdfunding
The Kickstarter Chronicles May 4, 2012 By Alysia Santo China’s green technology, a call-girl confesses, and the running world’s Tim Tebow
The Kickstarter Chronicles April 20, 2012 By Alysia Santo Conflict in Afghanistan, Occupy Brooklyn, and Star Wars figurines
The Kickstarter Chronicles April 13, 2012 By Alysia Santo Investigating a mysterious illness, Zelda’s Christian ties, and small-town basketball
The Kickstarter Chronicles April 6, 2012 By Alysia Santo Comics journalism, drone aircraft, and a tea partier’s personal tale
The Kickstarter Chronicles March 23, 2012 By Alysia Santo Open-source robots, David Lynch, and the “Eat More Kale” guy
The Kickstarter Chronicles March 16, 2012 By Alysia Santo Four decades of mystery, seven deadly sins in Las Vegas, and pro-frack America
The Kickstarter Chronicles March 9, 2012 By Alysia Santo Hyperlocal news, jam bands, and how to make a baby
The Downsides of Crowd-Funding March 31, 2011 By Lauren Kirchner Wired shows potential limitations of Kickstarter, Emphas.is