Blankspot

{{Short description|Swedish online media outlet}}

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Blankspot (sometimes spelled Blank Spot) is a crowdfunded,{{cite book |last1=Nikunen |first1=Kaarina |title=Media Solidarities |date=2019 |publisher=SAGE |isbn=9781473994102 |page=56 |url=}} Swedish media outlet that publishes long-form journalism.{{cite AV media |people= |date=July 26, 2023 |title=Turning Point: Blankspot |trans-title= |type=podcast |language=en |url=https://shows.acast.com/the-turning-point/episodes/blankspot |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |time= |work=Financial Times }} According to Blankspot, its "goal is to tell the stories that do not get told".{{cite web |title=About Blankspot |url=https://blankspot.se/in-english/ |website=blankspot.se |publisher=Blankspot |access-date=March 26, 2024}} Inspired by the success of El Español,{{cite book |last1=Marsden |first1=Paul |title=Entrepreneurial Journalism: How to go it alone and launch your dream digital project |date=2017 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=69HzDQAAQBAJ|publisher=Routledge |isbn=1317278976 |page=232 |access-date=March 26, 2024}} it was established in 2015 with support from a crowdfunding campaign that generated more than €122,000 in startup costs.{{cite news |last1=Albeanu |first1=Catalina |title=In Sweden, Blankspot aims to cover underreported stories while promoting trust in journalism and media literacy |url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/in-sweden-blankspot-aims-to-cover-underreported-stories-while-promoting-trust-in-journalism-and-media-literacy/s2/a705948/ |access-date=26 March 2024 |work=Journalism.co.uk |date=21 June 2017|quote=Blankspot, which started operating after a crowdfunding campaign raised more than €122,000 in 2015, aims to cover ...}}