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A fresh start for local news.

Break free from legacy CMS products and clunky home-grown solutions, with an open platform designed for modern media.

Ghost is an independent non-profit foundation building open source technology for modern newsrooms.

We make a powerful platform for running a website, growing an audience, sending email newsletters, and collecting subscription revenue from members.

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It's time to write a new(s) story.

Amidst all the struggles of modern media and its place in an ever-changing society, we see opportunity.

Advertising models may never return to their heyday, but reader-driven, subscription-funded models are re-aligning incentives and bringing communities back together.

Quality, rather than quantity, is what works in 2024.

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We work with local news publishers and independent journalists all over the world to help them build a sustainable business to fund their reporting.

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Today, Ghost is is one of the most widely adopted platforms in the world for independent news. There are far more news sites running on Ghost than on Newspack, at a fraction of the cost.

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Kyiv Independent

Kyiv Independent

News, analyses, investigations, opinions, podcasts and more. On-the-ground reporting from Ukraine

https://kyivindependent.com

Hellgate NYC

Hellgate NYC

A subscriber-funded, worker-owned news outlet about New York City, named for the city's sturdiest (and handsomest) bridge over its most treacherous currents.

https://hellgatenyc.com

Raincross Gazette

Raincross Gazette

Local news and events for Riverside published by Riversiders.

https://www.raincrossgazette.com

The Maple

The Maple

A reader-funded Canadian publication that puts the working class first. Fiercely critical and dedicated to investigating stories and exploring ideas no one else will.

https://www.readthemaple.com

Winchester News

Winchester News

A trusted and reliable source of local news in Winchester, Massachusetts. MA USA

https://winchesternews.org

Napa Valley Insider

Napa Valley Insider

Discover the best of Napa Valley. Get the latest updates on news, events, food & wine, and more. Stay informed with the premier platform for local Napa journalism.

https://www.napavalleyinsider.com

The Berkeley Scanner

The Berkeley Scanner

Timely, comprehensive crime and safety news to Berkeley, CA. Editor-in-chief: Award-winning veteran news reporter Emilie Raguso.

https://www.berkeleyscanner.com

Roanoke Rambler

Roanoke Rambler

A trusted and reliable source of local news in Winchester, Massachusetts. MA USA

https://www.roanokerambler.com

Austin Politics

Austin Politics

Politics & policy in America's fastest growing city.

https://www.austinpolitics.net

Daily Detroit

Daily Detroit

What to know and where to go in Metro Detroit on our daily podcast and newsletter.

https://www.dailydetroit.com

Lookout Phoenix

Lookout Phoenix

A nonprofit news site dedicated to covering Arizona's LGBTQ+ community.

https://www.lookoutphx.org

The Ingleside Light

The Ingleside Light

An independent news organization dedicated to delivering reliable and essential coverage of San Francisco's Ingleside neighborhood.

https://www.inglesidelight.com

Great Central Gazette

Great Central Gazette

Investigations, features, culture and events to keep you informed of what’s happening around Leicester. Owned by the community, for the community.

https://www.greatcentralgazette.org

South Dakota News Watch

South Dakota News Watch

An independent, nonprofit organization reporting untold stories that help South Dakotans be informed and engaged citizens.

https://www.sdnewswatch.org

The Savannahian

The Savannahian

The only destination for completely independent journalism, arts, and culture in Savannah, GA.

https://www.thesavannahian.com

Bklyner

Bklyner

Brooklyn’s largest local news site, covering the diversity of the Brooklyn neighborhoods since 2008, and the news, issues, events, and businesses that matter to their residents.

https://bklyner.com

Tangle

Tangle

An independent, ad-free, non-partisan politics newsletter. Isaac Saul dives deep into the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the news of the day.

https://readtangle.com

The Lever

The Lever

Award-winning journalist and Oscar-nominated writer David Sirota conducts investigative journalism about holding people and corporations manipulating the levers of power accountable.

https://levernews.com

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