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Support Community Funded Journalism and Get a Free T-Shirt

Fibers.com has teamed up with Spot.us by donating journalism t-shirts to the next ten people who contribute $20 or more to support a pitch. Spot.us is an incredibly innovative and interesting project that facilitates community funded reporting. In their own words:

Through Spot.Us the public can commission journalists to do reporting on important and perhaps overlooked topics. Contributions are tax deductible and if a news organization buys exclusive rights to the content, your donation will be reimbursed. Otherwise, all content is made available through a Creative Commons license. It’s a marketplace where independent reporters, community members and news organizations can come together and collaborate.

You can also check out this video that explains how they work:

Whether or not you want a free journalist t-shirt please go checck them out and their open projects. Some of the interesting projects include:

• The Story Behind the World’s Biggest Dam Removal
• Who benefits from the legalization of medical marijuana?
• The cost of the DNA backlog
• Bay Bridge Explained

For more information check out the Spot.us blog or visit Spot.us.