In this week’s podcast, we speak to Jessica Best, operations lead and engagement editor, The Correspondent.

After a successful $2.5m crowdfunding campaign, the Dutch publication De Correspondent is now launching its English-language version, The Correspondent, promising to be an antidote to breaking news.

Given that this is the publisher's second successful crowdfunding campaign, they may know a thing or two about sustainable journalism, interacting with audiences, and building a true sense of community.

So how did the team manage to convince the readers to chip in? And what are the dos and don'ts of crowdfunding? Listen to find out.

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