Update on the political ad fact-checking project, a Public Press collaboration with Newsdesk.org:
As of Aug. 24 we have raised 89 percent of the $2,500 goal, courtesy of David Cohn’s experimental "crowdfunding" tool, Spot.us.
We’re already working with two reporters who have started researching ballot initiatives and candidacies on the Nov. 4 election in San Francisco. The goal is to scrutinize claims from all sides of these political contests, research where the money is coming from and hold the partisans to account.
We need 12 more people to donate $25 each to make the project happen. An article in the New York Times Week in Review section this morning that highlighted the project will no doubt help. If you haven’t given to the project, please do!
The collaboration with Spot.us is only a piece of the funding puzzle for a startup news organization. Please also consider giving directly to the Public Press (select us from the project dropdown list under "Please direct my contribution to"). Your donation is 100 percent tax-deductible.
