Become a Member

Testing the waters

$2.00/month
  •  Access to patron-only feed
  •  Signed up for our Daily Flip micronewspaper for the smartphone

Believer - BEST VALUE

$10.00/month

  • Access to patron-only feed

  • Believer care package: Water bottle and cell phone popper

  • Signed up for the Daily Flip micronewspaper for your smartphone 

  • Participate in content polls 

  • Access to tickets, contests and more. 

  • Buried Ledes short-form podcast

  • Access to exclusive content that's NOT on the website 

Community News Booster

$25.00/month

  • Access to all of the other tier rewards. 

  • LWC Booster Care Package - Branded water bottle, enviro-bag for groceries and handy cell-phone popper and LWC branded T-shirt!

PLUS:

  • Exclusive access to bonus content from our Ward Zero municipal politics and issues podcast.

  • Member exclusive Mayor and Me podcast. A monthly conversation on news, politics and life with Mayor Jyoti Gondek and LWC Editor Darren Krause.

  • A feeling that you are doing something amazing for local journalism!

NEW: Community partners

$500.00/month
This tier is designed for foundations, accelerators, incubators, philanthropists and others dedicated to catapulting the start-up local news scene forward. You are setting us up for the next stage in growth!

  • Annual profile (once tier fills) of your organization, or the work it's doing, or the people on your team. 
  • Audio/video/live credits to your organization in podcasts, live broadcasts, video segments.
  • Open to presenting, listening, teaching, speaking or brainstorming with your organization. 
  • 'Office hours' for your organization or ones you work with (media focused).
  • How can WE help YOU? 
  • Pride in ensuring a trusted voice in local media survives and thrives.
With this support, we will be hiring a full time journalist to produce more great local content. With a full cohort of partners, we'll also add a part-time social-media/marketing/partnerships coordinator.