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Simon Davis-Cohen

@eartotheground

Simon Davis-Cohen, also known as eartotheground, is the creator of the Ear to the Ground newsletter. This newsletter is a refreshing alternative to the viral news cycle and online algorithms that dominate our information consumption. Simon's mission is to uncover the blind spots of the Information Age and mass media, focusing primarily on local life and state governments. By scanning for trends and unearthing clues to new paradigms, Simon brings attention to what doesn't go viral and what algorithms can't predict. The Ear to the Ground newsletter sources under-appreciated information from local newspapers, state legislatures, organizations, industry sources, and court watchdogs. By mining these lesser-known sources, Simon provides essential civic intelligence directly to your inbox. From revealing the use of mandatory checkpoints by some sheriffs to tracking regressive state bills and highlighting the expansion of cloud seeding in drought-stricken states, this newsletter keeps you informed on important issues that may not be widely covered elsewhere. With short paragraphs that won't consume too much of your time, Simon's briefings are informative yet concise. For just $1/month, you can subscribe to this invaluable service and gain access to original reporting, thought-provoking conversation starters, and information that your algorithm won't tell you. Spread the word about Ear to the Ground and join Simon in his mission to create a more informed public. Subscribe today and keep your ear to the ground as our world continues to change.
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Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith

@brandonsmith

creating independent investigative journalism Hi everyone, I’m Brandon Smith, and I'm an independent investigative reporter. I sued the City of Chicago and won, forcing them to release the video of Laquan McDonald being killed. Since the Laquan story, I’ve won scads of journalism’s biggest honors for columns about it in outlets across the web.<br><br>You might think this page is about a donation. In fact, it's about a new kind of product. If you're into the idea of investigative reporting and holding powerful people to account, read further, or just read the "rewards" sidebar.<br><br>I want you to be a part of my stories from the inside out.<br><br>With my accountability work, I'm just getting started. Since 2015's push for the Laquan tape, concerned citizens from all over have brought me evidence of some serious fishy stuff. I’m working hard, every day, to verify all this and surround it with context for publication. My primary objectives are to hold accountable those who have power—the power to change things or ignore them, for instance—and to advocate for leveling the playing field for everyone. In three words, transparency, accountability, and justice.<br><br>But I need your help. And there are some KILLER opportunities to get nerdy about investigative journalism awaiting those who chip in.<br><br>Why do I need your help? Despite writing about Chicago for two solid years, landing in half a dozen well-respected outlets, from the Chicago Reader to The Guardian; from Al Jazeera to In These Times magazine, my average hourly wage in journalism remains less than this city's minimum wage.<br><br>So to be able to keep doing the craft of journalism, I need contributions from people who love the results. Maybe you want to know more about the process. By supporting me, you'll get that, too. The sidebar labeled "rewards" describes all the different ways you can be involved in the process of my work. Or at least get to follow it, as if it's it's own story.<br><br>Maybe even more than money, I'm using this as a way to get to know people who're gung-ho for this kind of work. If you've read this far, I want to get to know *you*.<br><br>Think of freelance journalists like me as independent operators. We don’t rely on massive news organizations’ selection bias to determine the stories we work on. Independents produce a crucial chunk of our collective knowledge about our world. Without us lone rangers, so many stories wouldn’t get told. Laquan McDonald’s story wouldn’t have gotten told as it did.<br><br>I get volunteer help from non-journalist friends who think critically about the world. When I can't spare the time, they read and make notes about big batches of boring documents. (If you'd like to help in this way, hit me up at [email protected] and we can meet for coffee.) But this doesn’t cut it. I’m still working from dawn to dusk: a few hours at various part-time jobs, and the rest of the time reporting stories.<br><br>That’s where you come in.<br><br>Patreon allows people who believe in my work to chip in monthly, at whatever amount you’d like. The system automatically charges you each month, so once you sign up, you don't have to think about it.<br><br>Here's the clincher: I don't care how little you give, but I want you to give forever. I want this to be a life-long relationship.<br><br>For that to happen, I don’t want you to contribute any more per month than would ever make you re-evaluate it due to the cost. Whatever amount would make you reconsider it later, sign up for less than that.<br><br>Once again, this isn't a donation but rather, a new kind of product. I'm providing a service to folks who want to know more about what we muckrakers do. In the "rewards" sidebar you'll see that, if you choose to support me with any amount, you and I will connect in various ways going forward, and we'll each learn a bit about each other, and this process of digging up the truth.<br><br>Just a small disclaimer: if I were to land a full-time journalism job or a full-support fellowship, I would let you know, and I'd temporarily suspend the Patreon. No need to double-dip with your hard-earned cash. But when the fellowship ends, or if I have to quit my job (maybe editors are being heinous about what I’m allowed to cover!)... only then will I write to let you know I'm re-starting the Patreon, and ask if you want to step up to the plate once again.<br><br>If I had a safety net like that, I'd never have to bend to the will of big media executives, even if I worked for them. I'd know you'd have my back if I had to leave.<br><br>My first goal is to get 250 supporters at a small average amount. My next goal is to cover all my expenses, which are small for Chicago at roughly $1600 per month. With an outpouring of support like that, I could put my full effort into accountability reporting.<br><br>I thank you for everything you do, for me and for the world.<br><br>Hope to talk soon,<br>Brandon
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