ProPublica

I was really impressed when I took a look at ProPublica for the first time last week. It was similar to most of the other websites we've taken a look at, yet in certain ways very different, very clever. I personally thought it was a good idea to incorporate a "donate" button throughout the webpage, occurring at least 3 times, from the top all the way down to the bottom. I also thought the MuckReads section was a nice touch for citizens to learn what other people are doing and who is watching them and taking notes on it...aka the journalists. However, what I found most interesting about the site from class were the revenue streams that ProPublica relies on: funding by big foundations and small donors from the donation button throughout the site. I'll definitely be keeping my eye on this one. http://www.propublica.org/