Spot.Us is a platform that can be used by other news organizations to fundraise for their freelancers. Below are just some of the news organizations that have used Spot.Us to fund reporting projects. We also make our content available for them to republish.
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We sent a reporter to the Pacific Garbage Patch who chronicled her voyage and published a final story in The New York Times.
Our partnering organization in Los Angeles.
With the Oakland Tribune we funded an investigation into the growing problem of potholes. We also organized "the great pothole bike search" and produced a map that located major potholes in Oakland.
Not every reporting project is text. With the San Francisco Magazine we funded an info graphic on what happens to recycables in San Francisco.
We have funded two feature projects for the Earth Island Journal.
We worked with the East Bay Express and National Radio Project to examine the citizen oversight of Oakland Police.
Two of the NPR stations we are proud to work with.
All played a role in our collaboration to investigate the regents of the University of California.
Our local sister organization which has used Spot.Us to fund several stories.
Our local brother organization which has used Spot.Us to fund several stories including the City Budget Watchdog series and the Bay Bridge Explained Report.
We organized California Data Camp with the Center for Investigative Reporting, a one day event and hackathon that produced informational web applications using government data from the city of San Francisco.
We have also worked with...