Here’s the TLDR:
Hey John, I’m Tara McGowan — Founder and Publisher of Courier Newsroom.
In a moment, I’m going to share how you can help us fight back against our country’s growing information crisis.
But if you’re short on time, here’s the TLDR:
Right now, our local newsrooms in eight battleground states are fighting the spread of misinformation with factual journalism and meaningful stories in the communities and online spaces where misinformation spreads.
We make our news freely available to anyone who wants it but, in order to keep it that way, we need your help before our upcoming end-of-quarter fundraising deadline.
John, I’ll be direct. Our March fundraising has been a lot slower than we expected. Right now, we’re facing a $15,500 gap that we need to close in the next 48 hours. So I’m personally asking: will you chip in $5 now to fuel our local newsrooms and fight disinformation?
Chip in $5 »
I founded Courier Newsroom because the way Americans get their news has changed.
Local newsrooms keep closing, and millions of Americans now solely rely on social media feeds and inboxes to learn about important local issues and news.
It’s an alarming trend, and bad actors are filling the void with dangerous misinformation. They are dividing our communities, and even stoking political violence like we saw on January 6th.
At Courier Newsroom, we believe the best antidote to bad information is good information. Our mission is to deliver factual, relevant local journalism to the communities and online spaces where disinformation spreads.
To accomplish that, we do things a little differently. For example, we do NOT:
- Hide our stories behind paywalls — and we never will.
- Publish sensational stories — instead, we focus on the issues that actually matter like what’s going on in your state and local government.
- Let profit drive our reporting — because of our grassroots supporters, we’re free to cover stories that actually matter to our readers.
And while major news groups like The Washington Post, Vox, and CNN are announcing massive layoffs, we’re not.
Because of ongoing support from grassroots donors like you, we’re able to retain our talented reporters and run a unique news model.
But our fundraising has slowed way down recently. To keep the lights on in our existing newsrooms and expand into even more communities, we need to close our $15,500 budget gap before March wraps. So I’m asking one more time:
Will you chip in $5 to support our newsrooms and fight back against disinformation?
Chip in $5 »
Thanks so much,
Tara McGowan
Founder & Publisher
Courier Newsroom
