INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
previously served as editor in chief at The Next Web) said this campaign is meant to test the waters of whether United States readers are
If it raises the money, it will launch in the United States next spring
to replicate in the United States , is a news organization with a direct connection to readers
For one thing, that means foregoing any ad revenue and relying entirely on readers for support
and promote stories they think are important by sharing the individual links.For another, it means treating readers as a key source for
Shell had detailed knowledge about the dangers of climate change as far back as 1991
And apparently it obtained the crucial material from a reader.Pfauth said that in most cases, reporters at The Correspondent will share
their story ideas with members as soon as they start working on it, which allows readers to share their perspectives as the story develops
That can mean talking to doctors about hospital bureaucracy, or interviewing refugees about their experiences
It also means that The Correspondent encourages its journalists to spend 30 to 50 percent of their time going through the comments section
who are trying to convince me to write about their companies.So how do you get people to share their perspective in a less self-interested
(or, in the case of comments, less rant-y) way Pfauth pointed to tactics like making sure to verify the identity of sources and asking
journalist and investor Om Malik and others.
