SeattlePostGlobe.org, the first of two employee startups to come out of the Seattle PI, has just launched. It has partnered with Seattle public TV station KCTS — as well as Seattle Weekly on the advertising front — to provide a non-profit approach to local news. “As in Denver, where the journalists of the now-defunct Rocky Mountain News also are starting their own news site, we’re forging on because we believe newspaper-quality journalism needs to continue even as newspapers close,” wrote Kery Murakami in a welcome message. “We’re relying on you — the community — to keep us going.” Murakami told a group at a panel discussion last week that the plan is to bundle donations with public TV and radio, which would greatly expand its fundraising reach — a unique approach that could reach a meaningful number when combined with advertising. The question, of course, is whether SeattlePostGlobe can carve out a niche and build a loyal audience with its base of 20 contributors.
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