Membership Puzzle Project came to a close on Aug. 31, 2021.

After more than four years of studying and supporting journalism’s experiment with membership, we’re shutting down. Why? Read our signoff note

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3 lessons from a project devoted to understanding membership

Poynter Aug 18, 2021

Making the Membership Guide

Hacks/Hackers London Oct 26, 2020

Considering a Membership Model for Your Newsroom? There’s a Guide for That

Global Investigative Journalism Network Sep 23, 2020

The Membership Puzzle Project launches a guide to building a sustainable business model for your newsroom

Journalism.co.uk Sep 21, 2020

Are you ready for Membership?

Splice Jan 30, 2020

Ariel Zirulnick of the Membership Puzzle P… 👀

Galley by CJR Nov, 2019

Adhésion, participation, engagement des publics : des modèles venus d’ailleurs pourraient inspirer les médias

EJO Nov 13, 2019

Demystifying reader loyalty metrics with the Membership Puzzle Project

Chartbeat Nov 04, 2019

‘Con Trump ya no hay Casa Blanca. Es una presidencia de uno’

El Tiempo Oct 03, 2019

“At 7,000 members our lives are already changed for the better”: How the Daily Maverick developed its membership program

NiemanLab Aug 29, 2019

Is your organization thinking about membership? Take some ideas (and maybe some money) from the Membership Puzzle Project

NiemanLab May 9, 2019

Traditional business models aren’t working out. Maybe membership is the answer.

Splice May 3, 2019

What journalists learned about crowdsourcing from Join the Beat

Columbia Journalism Review. January 23, 2019

“What voices are not heard” – How journalism is changing and how we want to be a part of the change

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism November 16, 2018

Demystifying ‘membership lite’: Why membership and subscription serve different goals

Poynter. September 11, 2018

Join the club: how Burning Man festival and co-ops are helping shape journalism

The Guardian September 8, 2018

3 questions to ask before starting that membership program

Poynter. April 25, 2018

Local news is dead. Long live local news

Dame March 14, 2018

A new report offers a primer (and a reality check) on the news membership model

NiemanLab February 8, 2018

How reader funding is helping save independent media across the world

The Guardian December 25, 2017

3 tips for news organisations looking to launch membership models

Journalism.co.uk November 14, 2017

“De Correspondent” and the blueprint for a successful membership model

Monday Note October 16, 2017

What can newsrooms learn from churches? More than a month in, the Membership Puzzle Project is asking big questions

Poynter. July 3, 2017

Q&A with Emily Goligoski, MPP Research Director

Source May 3, 2017

De Correspondent: a new kind of journalism

The Coral Project May 3, 2017

Is trust-based journalism the future? Jay Rosen thinks so

WGBH News April 5, 2017

This is what a news organization built on reader trust looks like

NiemanLab March 27, 2017

The antidote to scale? Dutch site De Correspondent has an alternative model for web journalism – and it’s paying off

The Drum February 2, 2017