Contributoria

Contributoria was an independent journalism network founded by Matt McAlister, Sarah Hartley and Dan Catt.[1] It operated as a division of Guardian Media Group, the company that owns British daily national newspaper The Guardian.[2] It launched on 6 January 2014, and published its final issue on 1 September 2015 after running for 21 issues in print and online.[3]

Purpose

Sarah Hartley, editor and co-founder of the platform has said,[4] "Contributoria is designed to operate like a cooperative and inspire professional writers and journalists to support each other. Finding new ways to fund quality journalism for freelance writers will help keep a diversity of published voices online. I encourage all journalists and writers to join up and help shape what could be the future of writing."[5]

Funding

The platform was initially funded as a winner of the News Innovation Contest from the International Press Institute and sponsored by Google.[5]

Development

In March 2015, Contributoria introduced a new feature called 'Topics' which allows NGOs, media outlets and commercial companies to commission stories through the platform.[6]

References
  1. "Business". Contributoria - the independent journalism network. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. Paul Sawers (7 January 2014). "Contributoria: Guardian Open Journalism Project". The Next Web. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. "Contributoria". Contributoria. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. "GMG develops innovative digital writing and journalism platform Contributoria - Prolific North". 6 January 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  5. "Contributoria writing platform launches in beta". gmgplc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  6. "Contributoria 'Topics' allow the public to commission stories". journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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