NYMHM: Your Support Will Help Us Thrive

[nymhm at lists.artsandmedia.net]

News You Might Have Missed was founded in the wake of the terror 
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as a means of giving Americans access to 
important world and national news that gets continually shut out or 
overlooked by profit-focused news media.

We've published NYMHM every Wednesday since February 2002, with only 
one paid freelancer backed by a team of pro bono editors.

But there's no edition of NYMHM this week. We're taking this time out 
to ask for your support.

$2,000. That's how much we need to raise, in order to keep NYMHM alive 
and thriving this fall and winter.

      Donate here:
      https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=695

It's an absurdly small amount of money. $2,000. In big media, $2,000 
wouldn't even fund a CEO's weekend junket to a D.C. business conference 
and awards ceremony.

But for Newsdesk.org, $2,000 is months of news programming. The money 
goes directly Julia Scott, the freelance editor and journalist who has 
researched and written NYMHM every week since 2004.

      Donate here:
      https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=695

Over the years, Newsdesk.org and News You Might Have Missed have 
remained a vital source for important journalism thanks to the support 
of individual donors like you.

We have big plans to develop income through syndication and, yes, 
grantseeking. But we need to sustain the foundation of our coverage as 
we take it to the next level.

That foundation is News You Might Have Missed.

It's a demonstration of our values and intent as editors and 
journalists.

It's a showcase for the important news the mainstream misses the boat 
on day after day, week after week, year after year.

And it's just the beginning of our efforts to build a new kind of 
nonprofit, commercial-free news outlet for the digital age.

      Donate here:
      https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=695

We need $2,000 to keep NYMHM alive for the rest of the year. We need 
another $6,500 to publish it every week throughout 2008 -- a crucial 
year for news media and democracy in general, with the presidential 
elections coming up amidst war, terrorism, and economic and 
environmental uncertainty.

$2,000. Think about everything we've achieved on such small sums of 
money.

Now imagine what we could do with a real newsroom budget!

Well, we have a bit of work left before we're running a million-dollar 
newsroom. But we're building it brick by brick.

And we're going to succeed, with your help. So, thank you for your 
support. The value of your donations are multiplied many times over by 
our hardworking, and mostly volunteer, staff.

We're grateful for your investment in journalism and democracy!

      Donate here:
      https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=695

Sincerely,

Josh Wilson
Editor * Newsdesk.org