Tiny News Collective aims to launch 500 new local news organizations in three years At least half of the new newsrooms will be “based in communities that are unserved or underserved, run by founders who have historically been shut out.” By Sarah Scire@SarahScire Jan. 12, 2021, 10:40 a.m. Jan. 12, 2021, 10:40 a.m. The project will offer entrepreneurial journalists a tech stack, business training, legal assistance, and back-office services like payroll for around $100 a month. From the announcement: [We’re] proud to announce a new effort to make the path to journalism entrepreneurship easier: The Tiny News Collective, a new partnership providing the tools, resources and commonwealth of knowledge to help people build sustainable news organizations that reflect and serve their communities.