Jason Deans

Crowdfunding website Kickstarter is putting a new focus on journalism and linking with the Guardian to highlight projects with journalistic potential.

Kickstarter will have a dedicated category for journalism projects seeking financial backing, as it already does for sectors including technology and film. At the same time the Guardian is launching a curated page on the Kickstarter site on which it will pick out noteworthy projects.

“Kickstarter’s journalism category will be a home for projects that have until now landed in other areas of the website, and it reflects our interest in helping new journalistic models thrive,” the online crowdfunding service said. “Against a backdrop of flux and confusion in the journalism business, more than $10 million has been pledged to 2,000-plus journalism, periodical, radio, and podcast projects on Kickstarter to date.”