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Firm Name
Thorim
Which grant pool are you applying for?
News and Media
How do you plan on using your grant funding?
THE DC WEEKLY
Budget:
20.000$ - Salary for 4 journalists
10.000$ - Company website
10.000$ - Company discord
Total - 40.000$
Purpose:
The DC Weekly will be a weekly news outlet focusing not only on the biggest here-and-now news but also on the smaller day-to-day news. I think it is important that DC has news that is not only active, when big events are happening, and I don’t believe this role of weekly news is being filled at the moment, with other weekly news outlets being inactive.
Value:
I believe, if given the grant, The DC Weekly can bring tremendous value to DC. The way the grant is applied, by buying websites and discords from playerrun companies, directly leans into the grant policy’s focus on economic worth. This grant will not only create a new-thinking news company, but will contribute to the economy at large by spending the grant in the playerrun part of the economy.
Future Funding:
This grant will plant the seed for The DC Weekly, but to continue running, I expect The DC Weekly to continue running on a mix of advertisements and paid articles, which is something I believe should be tried. I believe there could be a demand for premium high quality articles that requires just a small payment to access. Furthermore I believe in the goals The DC Weekly is trying to achieve and will therefore also put extra effort into finding alternative revenue sources.
Ideal Grant Amount 40.000
If awarded, I intend to use the grant money allocated to me for its intended purpose on which it was approved for, and provide a breakdown in my application thread of how the funding was used.
Yes
