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Crowdfunding can be a great way of financing journalism, and contributors may even be up for lending a hand when it comes to researching your feature, podcast, or documentary as well.
But as many journalism ideas never reach their crowdfunding goal, what can you do to ensure your campaign is successful?
Radiotopia recently raised more than $600,000 (£382,312) on Kickstarter to create more public radio shows.
Josh Stearns, director for journalism and sustainability at the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, explained on Medium what journalists can learn from Radiotopia's campaign.
The article includes many useful pointers such as details about the types of contributor rewards that work best in crowdfunding, and tips on how to best tell your story.
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