Grassroots Funding from complete strangers

Despite the previous post, we are simply blown away by the power of the Internet. There are people out there–complete strangers!!–who have opened up their pocket books to support this project. This, in the age of phishing, spyware, nigerian scam email letters, and other nefarious electronic methods to separate people from their saving or identity.

If you are on the fence about providing support, please do. we are still short at this time and need to book our travel. Please donate at deepnews.org If already have provided support, THANK YOU!

Torn about fundraising

This is the first time that we are both involved in fundraising for our own projects. A very difficult experience indeed.

but
mostly difficult because we both ***hate**** asking anyone for $$$. But
so many people have responded with such great words of support–along
with some $$.

Others, both close and dear friends and family,
haven’t responded at all. That’s okay. We dont begrudge them at all.
everyone is busy, everyone wants support for something or another, and
they most likely value other causes more dearly.

it is awkward though, asking friends and family for money.

BBC Interview about grassroots journalism

Just a day after Glenn Reynolds posted a link to this project on his website Instapundit, the BBC called for an interview about the project.

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Grassroots Internet Journalism

Most of the large news organizations–espcially in broadcast–are owned by a handful of MEDIA companies. The criteria for what is considered news has shifted over the years to become more about entertainment news. While some news organizations–like the New York Times–certainly continue to report on critical issues of the day, many topics are not reported in great detail.

We are hoping to bypass the entertainment companies narrow interests to present this topic on the Internet. Grassroots here will mean posting the presentation on smaller web sites run by like-minded people who will tell others about it by email and word-of-mouth. Let’s see how far and wide the story can spread on the Internet.