John,
We want to be transparent with you.
Midway through January, COURIER is behind where we need to be on fundraising to sustain our reporting pace this year.
Before I explain more, if you’re able to help us close a small mid-month gap, we’d be grateful.
Here’s why this matters right now.
In just the first few weeks of the year, COURIER has:
- Pushed back against MAGA lies after an ICE agent murdered a mother in Minneapolis, when right-wing media tried to rewrite what people could clearly see with their own eyes.
- Covered the permanent shutdown of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and what it means for rural and local news.
- Exposed the real stakes of Trump’s actions in Venezuela, cutting through propaganda and “both sides” coverage dominating the media.
Our work reaches millions of people — often in moments when legacy outlets hesitate, sanitize the truth, or stay afraid and silent.
And the media environment is only getting harder.
Billionaire-owned outlets are retreating. Public broadcasting has been gutted. Trump-aligned media is filling the void with propaganda and intimidation — at the very start of a consequential election cycle.
So here’s our ask:
We need to raise $10,000 in the next 48 hours to stay on track toward our January goal of $75,000.
If we hit this mini-goal, we can:
- Keep rapid-response reporting fully funded
- Continue covering stories other outlets are pulling away from
- Expand our reach in communities losing access to real journalism
If we don’t, we’ll have to slow down at exactly the wrong moment.
Can you chip in $27 today to help us raise $10,000 in the next 48 hours?
Your support right now helps determine how strong our reporting can be for the rest of the year.
If you can help before this 48-hour window closes, it would make a real difference.
In solidarity,
COURIER Newsroom