Nonprofit newsrooms and donor data security
GiveButter’s “free” fundraising tier can cost nonprofits control over donor data, fees, and security transparency. Here’s what newsrooms must verify.
Guides
How To Launch A Givebutter Fundraiser For Your Newsroom
Setting up donation forms, campaign pages and events on a free-tier fundraising platform.
AI Web Scraping: The Invisible Threat to Websites
Digital Trends used TollBit to track AI bot scraping, revealing how AI overviews erode search traffic.
TollBit tracks bot traffic Google Analytics misses
Free analytics, licensing infrastructure and minimal implementation overhead address three barriers keeping cash-strapped outlets from quantifying what's gutting their search referrals.
Google Pinpoint vs. DocumentCloud: Which is right for your newsroom?
Both platforms target document-heavy investigations, but Pinpoint prioritizes machine learning search while DocumentCloud emphasizes annotation and newsroom-specific collaboration features.
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What are Google Pinpoint’s security risks for investigative newsrooms?
Google Pinpoint for investigations offers the benefits of instant search vs cloud security risks, key controls, and a due-diligence checklist for newsrooms.
How Zetland reclaimed 200+ journalist-hours weekly with Good Tape
A Danish outlet built their own transcription tool after reporters spent up to seven hours each, every week, manually transcribing.
Why journalists choose Good Tape for interview transcription
A newsroom-built tool balances affordability, security, and accuracy for reporters who can't compromise on source protection.
How a Small Newsroom Used Google Pinpoint for Investigative Journalism
A seven-person newsroom used free document analysis tools to track developer fraud across three North Carolina cities.
Why small newsrooms are using Google Pinpoint for document-heavy investigations
Free access and collaborative features help small outlets tackle big FOIA investigations.