Who can become a Journalist?
Anyone can be a journalist. I decided NOT to try and define who is and isn’t a journalist. I thought that would be a step backwards. BUT: On a pitch you must explain your qualifications and journalists are encouraged to fill out their profiles which include giving their work history and work samples. We also encourage donors to look at a journalists profile before they donate. Q: How are the prices set? Right now the prices are set by the independent freelance journalists. But you must explain what you will deliver and justify the money you are asking for. Q: How is the money split up, where does it go? 90% of the money goes to the reporter who pitched the investigation. The other 10% goes to an independent fact-check editor that is assigned to the story. This person is actually another journalist in our system, not a Spot.Us staffer. The Fact-Check editor’s job is to do fact-checking and ensure fairness in the reporting. They must approve the final story before it is published. Q: Whe
