Press Start: The first victories in a journalism crowdfunding platform
By Ana Ribeiro
After a longer gestation time than expected, Press Start is now up and running. In the first round of crowdfunding via the platform, three out of five journalists - from Macedonia, Armenia and Congo - reached their funding goals within the initial period.
Screenshot from crowdfunding platform press start.
The other two journalists - from Lebanon and Honduras - have an extra 13 days as of today to reach their respective goals. All five campaigns selected for participation deal with investigating and exposing abuses or shortcomings in their societies.
Press Start sets itself apart from other…
