A Community Working Group led by Ed Baum, Karen Sabath, Zach Silber and Lloyd Trufelman, along with 18 volunteers, worked together to organize this effort.

The Recorder now consists of a small core staff of experienced editorial, advertising and business professionals, along with a team of seasoned freelance writers and photographers. We are pleased to announce that Thane Grauel has joined The Recorder as our Editor and that Zach Silber has joined the board.

Contact Information:

Ed Baum, EdBaum@therecorder.org

Karen Sabath, info@therecorder.org

Zach Silber, zach@therecorder.org

Thane Grauel, thane@therecorder.org

How can I donate to the start up?

Your support at this crucial stage will provide the necessary funds to successfully launch this community news platform. This will allow The Recorder to begin operations while it builds relationships with and secures revenue from community members, advertisers and foundations that support local journalism.

Donor Acknowledgement:

All donations will be accepted with the understanding that the donation is given freely and without expectation of influence over the content or editorial direction of The Recorder. The Recorder will maintain editorial independence and is committed to upholding journalistic integrity, ensuring that the reporting remains independent, nonpartisan, unbiased, accurate and free from external influence. There is no cap on donations.

The Recorder is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization:

The Recorder has been approved as a 501(c)(30 nonprofit organization, which means that all donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

How to Donate:

There are many ways to donate to The Recorder.

By Credit Card: Please use this link.

By Check: Please make your check payable to The Recorder News Inc. and mail it to 282 Katonah Avenue, Suite 186, Katonah, NY 10536

By Wire or ACH: Please contact Karen Sabath at ksabath@gmail.com to get the details.

By Donating Securities: Please contact Karen Sabath at ksabath@gmail.com to get the details.

Following the initial round of fundraising, the plan is to ask community members to sustain The Recorder via annual tax-deductible donations — much as they would support other essential non-profits in the community, such as the volunteer ambulance, libraries and fire departments. The expectation is that residents will view having a robust, reliable and independent outlet for local news and information as an essential part of local life and equally important as other institutions and non-profits to ensure the community’s ongoing vitality and health.

There will also be a dedicated outreach efforts to advertisers and sponsors, along with grants, to support the organization.

The Record-Review publisher has been unsuccessfully looking for a buyer for many months. We believe that a purchase doesn’t make economic sense.

Why will this effort be successful when the previous one wasn’t?

We plan to do several things differently. For example, by setting up as a nonprofit, the organization will be positioned to receive tax-deductible individual donations as well as grants from local journalism foundations.

We also plan to extensively market the business to maximize revenue, using automated promotion and communication tools.

Yes. We are planning to apply for relevant grants as soon as practical. Grant applications will be the responsibility of volunteer or paid staff, depending on what capacity is available.

Is there any research available on the current state of local journalism?

Yes, there is an excellent source of information through The American Journalism Project. They have tremendous resources on their website: https://www.theajp.org/

We are thrilled to be providing news through the website now and we will begin publishing The Recorder in print in September -- with the inaugural issue expected on September 13th.

We are counting on the interest and generosity of our member subscribers, donors, and sponsoring advertisers to eliminate the need for a paywall and to keep The Recorder online free of charge to our communities.

For the printed paper, we will send the first four issues of The Recorder for FREE throughout our readership area and, beginning on October 11th, we will mail the printed newspaper only to our Subscribing Members, Subscribing Supporters and Subscribing Patrons.

Information about becoming a subscriber to The Recorder is available here.

Details about the subscription to The Recorder are available here.

Yes! We are counting on the mutually-beneficial support of our community businesses, services and organizations. We are currently accepting commitments for both digital and print display advertising. We are excited to present advertising opportunities to reach target markets with special print publications and special content pages. We will also offer a variety of attractive sponsorship packages.

To inquire about advertising or sponsorships, please send an email to advertising@therecorder.org and we will get back to you as soon as possible.