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Katharine Viner: 'The Guardian's reader funding model is working. It's inspiring'

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  1. dainumer
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    I love this people-powered funding model and it's great to see it adopted by the Guardian. They've got a great newsletter called The Upside that shares good news and solutions to world problems...

    I love this people-powered funding model and it's great to see it adopted by the Guardian. They've got a great newsletter called The Upside that shares good news and solutions to world problems which I prefer to the usual doom and gloom headlines of most news sites.

    I just sent them a $5 donation to show my support.

    5 votes
  2. EightRoundsRapid
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    I contribute to The Guardian. I used to buy a paper copy every day of the week, so have no issue chucking a few quid their way. If people dont chip in a small amount for the quality media then we...

    I contribute to The Guardian. I used to buy a paper copy every day of the week, so have no issue chucking a few quid their way. If people dont chip in a small amount for the quality media then we are all poorer for it. I don't like imagining a world without good and reputable news outlets and that's where we headed unless people get over the spoiled brat attitude of "gimme free content, and no, I'm not gonna disable my adblocker for your content".

    5 votes
  3. Neverland
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    This was news meta, so I posted in ~misc. I have been wondering how this would work out for a long time, and this is really encouraging. It also applies to Tildes, which I obviously hope can make...

    This was news meta, so I posted in ~misc. I have been wondering how this would work out for a long time, and this is really encouraging. It also applies to Tildes, which I obviously hope can make this model work as well.

    2 votes
  4. patience_limited
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    I have to give The Guardian a good deal of credit for building a great mobile app. I've got an annual subscription and the app actually let me know when it was due for renewal.

    I have to give The Guardian a good deal of credit for building a great mobile app.

    I've got an annual subscription and the app actually let me know when it was due for renewal.

    1 vote