Trash or Treasure? The New York Times Tries Crowdfunding

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under Social media | November 16th, 2009

Last week the New York Times published a story by freelance journalist Lindsey Hoshaw on a plastic garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean that’s twice the size of Texas. The piece, though well-written, was unspectacular on its own. What makes Hoshaw’s article special is how it was made: it was the first piece of completely crowdfunded reporting from community-funded journalism site Spot.Us to make the leap to the New York Times , a publication that many consider to be the pinnacle of mainstream American journalism.

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Trash or Treasure? The New York Times Tries Crowdfunding