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Source: Dani Rosales

How 100 Days in Appalachia Used Crowdfunding to Fund Local Journalism

Dani Rosales | January 2019

In May 2018, 100 Days in Appalachia held The Pittsburgh Pitch, an event that used crowdfunding to fund local journalism. Modeled after Wheeling Heritage’s Show of Hands, 100 Days in Appalachia and the Center for Innovation at Point Park University asked local journalists in Pittsburgh to submit pitches under one theme.

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