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One Portland publisher blew past 7,000 subscribers, added 30 new members in a month, and got booked on his old station's flagship radio show✚ A $2,500 fellowship landed in one reader's lap via a member's weekly opportunities roundup, about 31 years of her subscription fee✚ Surveillance cameras went up in Altadena without the town council knowing; one member's public-records scoop just told the whole town✚ Nearly 200 people joined one Bend, Oregon publisher's brand-new subreddit in its first 48 hours, and a local internet provider has already traded free service for an ad✚ Ping: one member's Instagram just ticked past 11,000 followers✚ Hamburg came calling: one member spent the weekend in Germany preaching co-op journalism at a festival for independent publishers from around the world✚ No. 52 and climbing: one member's publication just cracked Substack's Rising chart in News, out of thousands✚ First the Pulitzer Center, now The Onion's satire writing workshop: one member is collecting fellowships like bylines✚ One Portland publisher blew past 7,000 subscribers, added 30 new members in a month, and got booked on his old station's flagship radio show✚ A $2,500 fellowship landed in one reader's lap via a member's weekly opportunities roundup, about 31 years of her subscription fee✚ Surveillance cameras went up in Altadena without the town council knowing; one member's public-records scoop just told the whole town✚ Nearly 200 people joined one Bend, Oregon publisher's brand-new subreddit in its first 48 hours, and a local internet provider has already traded free service for an ad✚ Ping: one member's Instagram just ticked past 11,000 followers✚ Hamburg came calling: one member spent the weekend in Germany preaching co-op journalism at a festival for independent publishers from around the world✚ No. 52 and climbing: one member's publication just cracked Substack's Rising chart in News, out of thousands✚ First the Pulitzer Center, now The Onion's satire writing workshop: one member is collecting fellowships like bylines✚

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Original research and reporting on where independent journalism is heading. Latest: our CNTI study on America's indie info providers.

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Cohort Spotlight

Meet the Muslim Creator Journalism Accelerator

Sixteen Muslim creator-journalists from across the U.S. — covering everything from immigration and foreign policy to sports and parenting wellness — building sustainable, audience-supported journalism on their own platforms.

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Where creator journalists build together

More than a chat. 200+ working journalists building independent media, with a members-only resource hub and a Slack that genuinely stays open at the top of your sidebar.

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The Project C Slack has been a huge win for me. It's now the top Slack channel in my right rail.

Bryan Vance · Stumptown Savings

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It helps me see that I'm far from alone. We're all struggling and succeeding in this weirdly complicated creator economy, at every stage of growth.

Chris Hutton · TTRPG Insider

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Finally hit 100 paid subs! Didn't think I'd be here till next year. This group and trying things Project C put out, like the indie media drive, was huge.

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Creator journalism is happening with or without proper infrastructure. Audiences, especially next-generation audiences, have already left legacy institutions. They're not coming back.

Liz Kelly Nelson, writing in Nieman Journalism Lab · December 2025

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