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Two years ago, Beacon was focused on recurring payments and exclusive access. But it turns out that most donors prefer one-time payments and want the projects they fund to be widely available.
“It’s not, Hey I’m asking for this money, help me out as a charitable thing. It’s like, You value these stories, you value the work that I do, and you’re going to pay for it.”
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O'Donovan, Caroline. "Turn your followers into gold: Beacon won’t be the Netflix of journalism, but it might help you make rent." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Sep. 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2025.
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O'Donovan, C. (2013, Sep. 23). Turn your followers into gold: Beacon won’t be the Netflix of journalism, but it might help you make rent. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 27, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/09/turn-your-followers-into-gold-beacon-wont-be-the-netflix-of-journalism-but-it-might-help-you-make-rent/
Chicago
O'Donovan, Caroline. "Turn your followers into gold: Beacon won’t be the Netflix of journalism, but it might help you make rent." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 23, 2013. Accessed March 27, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/09/turn-your-followers-into-gold-beacon-wont-be-the-netflix-of-journalism-but-it-might-help-you-make-rent/.
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