As we move forward in the Internet Age, Spot.Us, along with the help of its generous sponsors, has been trying to understand the changing world of journalism.

After the last survey, we learned what the community thought about objectivity in journalism.

Now, we’ve got another hot-button issue to tackle: Private or Public? In exchange for your contributions on this topic we will let you fund the reporting project of your choice. It’s our budget, but your decision — thanks to our sponsor Free Press.

While a large chunk of the mainstream media is privately owned (Rupert Murdoch of Fox News), public forms of media have existed for quite some time and enjoy a healthy, albeit cult-like following of users.

In this time of transition, questions have come up about the role that public media should play in journalism’s future. Should it expand to cover the gaps left in the shrinking private news business? Can it expand without government support and would this be compromising?

Or maybe a heavily subsidized public media would serve us better than the private media ever did with advertising dollars. Then again, private media seems to have done fine for most of the 20th century. Perhaps after a comeback this conversation would be moot?

This is where your voice matters. With the sponsorship from Free Press, Spot.Us is able to continue to try to understand how people perceive the role of media in our changing world. Free Press is working to identify public policies that will advance and support the future of quality news and independent journalism, and so with a few minutes of your time you can answer the very short survey and claim your Spot.Us credits!

From there – it’s your choice which independent reporter you want to support. We have a fantastic list of pitches to choose from and an easier way to navigate through them.

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