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# Bring news back to Albany: Help us raise $50,000 by April 30
- URL: https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/02/16/editors-desk/help-albany-scanner-launch-fund-a-reporter/
- Published: 2026-02-16T22:30:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-28T04:38:16.000Z
- Description: All the money we raise in the "Bring News Back to Albany" campaign will go toward reporting and reporting alone.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Editor's desk, #articles

Who will save movies on Solano Avenue? How radioactive is the Albany Bulb? What’s happening with Golden Gate Fields?

We’re launching a new local news site, [Albany Scanner](https://www.albanyscanner.com/), to report on Albany’s most vital stories — which currently go uncovered.

But we can’t do it alone.

**Please help us jumpstart this effort by** [**making a direct gift today**](https://buy.stripe.com/fZuaEZ89C2fMe6M3ub5c400?ref=albanyscanner.com)**!**

[Yes! I want to bring news back to Albany!](https://buy.stripe.com/fZuaEZ89C2fMe6M3ub5c400?ref=albanyscanner.com)

We need to raise **$50,000 by April 30** so we can start to publish stories. 

- All the money we raise in the "Bring News Back to Albany" campaign will go toward **reporting and reporting alone**
- After we reach this target, we’ll bring on professional freelancers and start to publish stories as we build our sustainable newsroom through **monthly memberships**
- Our ultimate plan is to **hire a dedicated reporter,** who will live and breathe Albany news, once we hit 500 monthly members

**But we’ll say it again: We can’t get there without you.**

If you believe Albany deserves independent, unbiased news coverage, consider becoming a Sustaining Member today.

[Join Albany Scanner right now](https://buy.stripe.com/fZuaEZ89C2fMe6M3ub5c400?ref=albanyscanner.com)

Any amount helps, and we have special instructions for those interested in making a [major gift of $1,000 or more](https://www.albanyscanner.com/major-gifts/).

All gifts will be crucial as we build community support to get Albany Scanner off the ground.

Questions? Email [fundraising@albanyscanner.com](mailto:fundraising@albanyscanner.com).

Thank you,

Albany Scanner publisher Emilie Raguso (The Berkeley Scanner, Albany Patch, Berkeleyside) and your neighbors at the [Albany News Project](https://www.albanyscanner.com/albany-news-project-members-who-are-the-volunteers/)

**P.S.** Please join us today in [giving as generously as you can](https://buy.stripe.com/fZuaEZ89C2fMe6M3ub5c400?ref=albanyscanner.com) to the "Bring News Back to Albany" campaign. Many thanks!

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