China's 1st crowdfunding platform for media  

國內首個“新聞眾籌”平臺成立

昨日，國內首個“新聞眾籌”平臺正式宣告成立，媒體記者和自媒體人可以通過這個平臺發起新聞報道項目，接受網友的資助。自媒體人信海光在發布會后對新京報記者表示，如果這種方式在中國得到認可，將為自媒體人提供經濟上的支持。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- China's first crowdfunding platform for media was launched Thursday, aimed at bringing more original reports to readers, the Beijing News reported.

Crowdfunding websites, which gather money from the public to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations, have gained more attention in China and abroad.

The crowdfunding platform for media is an attempt by Zhongchou.com, a Chinese crowd funding website, at We-Media, allowing everyone to post his reporting plan and raise funds to carry out investigations.

Twelve netizens have posted reporting plans and asked for financial support from 1,000 yuan ($164) to 8,000 yuan ($1,313). An investigation on mobile games has collected 3,175 yuan from 46 supporters.

Xin Haiguang, a freelance journalist, praised it for initiating a way of winning financial support for independent reporters.