Funding investigative journalism is a unique challenge. On The Rebooting Show, I spoke to Scott Stedman, an independent investigative journalist who is using a coffee subscription service as a business model to fund his open-source investigations at The Newsground. He’s attempting to recreate the news subsidy that was lost with the unbundling of media. Scott and I discuss his career, why he doesn’t believe in the business model of journalism companies and why accountability journalism will find innovative models.

Chapters:

• 00:00 Beehiiv Spot

• 01:29 Welcome

• 02:07 Why Investigative Journalism

• 04:28 Making It Sustainable

• 06:43 Freedom Over Newsrooms

• 13:05 Creators And Video Shift

• 19:03 Newsground Coffee Model

• 27:48 Behind The Scenes Journalism

• 32:45 Crowdfunding And Growth

• 35:31 Inspirations And Future