Press StartinPress Start BlogTatiana Kozak used her successful Press Start fundraising campaign to continue her reporting trips…Watch this space for a report on her trip to Abkhazia, the unrecognized (by 99 percent of the world outside Russia) state that broke away…May 2, 20181May 2, 20181
Press StartinPress Start BlogMeet our Journalist: Hicham MansouriPress Start recently had a chat with Moroccan journalist Hicham Mansouri, a respected free-press advocate for whom we are currently…Oct 11, 2017Oct 11, 2017
Press StartinPress Start BlogMeet our journalist: Maxim SarychauMaxim Sarychau is crowdfunding now. For Press Start, he is reporting on violence in the prisons of Belarus. His previous work has been…Aug 10, 2017Aug 10, 2017
Press StartinPress Start BlogTorture in a forgotten corner of EuropeInhumane conditions, violence, even torture are staples of Belarus’ police and prison systems. Whether you’re an accused car thief or an…Aug 4, 2017Aug 4, 2017
Press StartinPress Start BlogJoin us at the Global Media ForumPress Start: Crowdfunding Journalism does work is the title of our presentation at Deutsche Welle’s Global Media Forum in Bonn today.Jun 19, 2017Jun 19, 2017
Press StartinPress Start BlogApply for a journalism crowdfunding campaignIf you’re a journalist from a country that is not free or partly free (to see how your country rates, click here) and you have an idea for…Apr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017
Press StartinPress Start BlogGet involvedMedia freedom around the world is at its lowest point in years. We’re trying to do something about that. You can, too. Please consider…Apr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017
Press StartinPress Start BlogAbout usPress Start is the first global crowdfunding platform for journalists in countries where the press cannot work freely. It was created in…Apr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017
Press StartinPress Start BlogCould crowdfunding — yes, crowdfunding — save journalism in partly free societies?After the Cold War, our attempts to encourage independent media in transition states didn’t have the success we hoped. Could crowdfunding…Mar 22, 2017Mar 22, 2017
Press StartinPress Start BlogMax SarychauMax Sarychau is a journalist in Belarus working on a project about politically motivated arrests. This preview of “Stolen Days” was…Mar 21, 2017Mar 21, 2017