GoFundMe program allocates major payouts to journalists

Paige Cornwell, a reporter with The Seattle Times, started the Journalist Furlough GoFundMe on March 31. On April 9, the fund distributed about a quarter of the donations gathered to furloughed and laid-off journalists. Within nine days, with just a few advertisements in journalism trade publications, the fund attracted 170 requests for help and 600 […]