How The Discourse is funded
Our business model is based on a simple concept: that people will pay for journalism that matters to their community.
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The Discourse’s do-or-die moment
Together, we’ve built a new future for community-powered news. Now is the moment of truth: Is The Discourse valuable enough that you’ll pay for it?
Small towns need investigative journalism, too
How Jacqueline Ronson is reimagining in-depth journalism in her Cowichan Valley community.
What if women owned the press?
News media has a diversity problem. The Discourse is handing power to people who are underrepresented to shape their own stories — but there are barriers.
Will parachuting in white journalists reduce racism in Thunder Bay?
The Globe’s new Thunder Bay bureau raises questions The Discourse grapples with every day: Who should tell a community’s stories? And for whom?
4 reasons millennials make me hopeful about the future of news
Media has accused this much-loathed generation of killing everything from marriage to beer. But millennials might actually save journalism.
The business case for asking our audience what to investigate next
Seeking audience input is not only good journalism but sound business practice.
Can we crowdsource a better policy to support journalism?
After we argued that the Liberals’ tax measures for journalism hurt startups, The Discourse got a chance to make our case to government. Will you help us write a better policy?
Liberals’ journalism funding makes it harder to launch news startups
We’re not looking for a handout. But we didn’t expect the government to distort the playing field so dramatically.
Canadian Journalism Innovators launches to accelerate digital media growth
In the wake of massive journalism layoffs, a new journalist-led initiative aims to accelerate what is succeeding in Canadian media.