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Editor’s Circle – $5,000 |
Supports one investigative story
Includes benefits below plus an off the record gathering with the founders and editor at a local restaurant
Investigator – $2,500 |
Supports the development and maintenance of The Lens’ website
Includes benefits below plus tour of the newsroom, lunch with an editor or reporter
Scribe – $1,000 |
Supports up to six months of access to the Public Insight Network (PIN), a nationally-recognized engagement platform for directly connecting a diverse network of sources with journalists in
New Orleans and across the country
Includes benefits below plus tour of the Newsroom
News-shark – $500 |
Supports community engagement efforts
Includes benefits below plus a coffee with reporters
News-hound – $250 |
Supports the purchase of supplies such as a portable scanner used to copy government records on-site to avoid document fees
Includes benefits below plus an autographed book written by a friend of The Lens
Scoop – $100 |
Supports the coverage of two Charter School Reporting Corps’ board meetings
Includes benefits below plus a tote bag
Tipster – $50 |
Supports the editing of at least one Over the Transom piece
Includes benefits below plus a Lens coffee mug
Friend – $35 |
Supports the endless cups of coffee Lens reporters drink.
Includes a Lens decal, recognition on The Lens website, invitations to Lens events, Year in Review
Supporter – $10 |
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