<div>We're building a paper that fights for the forgotten. Join us.
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<div>The Berkshires need a newspaper that doesn’t answer to real estate developers, corporate advertisers, or party bosses. We need a paper that answers to you.
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<div>That’s what the Greylock Guardian is all about — fearless, independent journalism printed every other week and rooted in the everyday lives of working people.
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<div>What Is the Greylock Guardian?
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<div>The Guardian is a new biweekly print newspaper from longtime independent journalist Jason Velázquez, founder of the Greylock Glass. It will cover labor, housing, inequality, corruption, and community stories that the corporate-owned press won't touch.
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<div>Imagine the best of the alt-weekly tradition — bold reporting, biting commentary, local voices, and regional culture — with a clear working-class lens.
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<div>This paper isn’t trying to please everyone. It’s trying to tell the truth.
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<div>Why Now?
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<div>As newsrooms shutter and billionaires buy up what’s left, we’re betting on something radical: real journalism on real paper. A broadsheet you can hold in your hands. A story that can’t be shadowbanned, throttled, or disappeared.
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<div>With the 2026 elections approaching and economic pressure mounting on working families, the need for community-rooted reporting has never been more urgent.
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<div>What Your Contribution Supports
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<div>We’re seeking $42,000 to fund six months of print operations — enough runway to prove this paper matters and build the ad revenue we need to sustain it long-term.
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<div>Here’s what your donation helps cover:
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<div>Printing costs – $920/month for two 16-page, black-and-white issues
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<div>Office space &amp; utilities – $1,200/month
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<div>One fair wage – For the full-time publisher/editor/designer/distributor (that’s me)
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<div>Freelance budget – To pay at least two contributing writers per issue
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<div>Transportation &amp; distribution – Getting the paper out into diners, barber shops, cafés, laundromats, and community centers across the Berkshires
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<div>Help Us Build This Together
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<div>If you believe in local journalism that punches up — not down — we need your help.
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<div>Donate whatever you can. Share this campaign. Tell your neighbors. Ask your union to pitch in. Every dollar gets us closer to print day.
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<div>No corporate owners. No hedge fund vultures. Just truth, grit, and ink on paper.
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<div>Let’s build the paper our community deserves.
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<div>Let’s launch the Greylock Guardian.
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<div> Rewards for Our Backers
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<div>We're a working-class paper, so we're not offering yachts or private tours of the newsroom (it’s a folding table and a battered laptop). But we are offering these symbolic rewards as a way of saying thanks — and welcoming you into the story of the Greylock Guardian.
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<div> $10 — Inky Fingers Club
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<div>You’re part of the ink-stained resistance.
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<div>Your name will be printed in scattered thank-you lists throughout the paper — tucked between articles, just like a real newspaper should do it.
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<div>digital badge for social media: “I got my hands dirty for the Guardian.”
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<div> $25 — The Crow’s Nest
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<div>Sharp eyes. Sharper beaks.
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<div>You’re part of our watchful crew now.
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<div>You’ll receive an exclusive sticker from our rotating crow-themed series (first edition!) — plus early peeks behind the scenes from the newsroom.
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<div> $50 — Paper Trail Patron
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<div>Help us build a trail of truth — and we’ll send it right to your mailbox.
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<div>Home delivery of the Greylock Guardian for 3 months (6 issues)
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<div>A special “Delivered with thanks to…” line in the issue index (space permitting)
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<div>all previous perks
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<div>️ $100 — Press Backer
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<div>You’re putting real wind under our wings.
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<div>6-month subscription (12 issues)
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<div>Limited-edition Print Ain’t Dead postcard — perfect for your bulletin board, fridge, or passive-aggressive landlord
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<div>Name listed in our quarterly thank-you page
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<div>️ $250 — Guardian Angel
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<div>You’re not just supporting the paper — you’re protecting its future.
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<div>Your name featured in a full-page “Guardian Angels” tribute once per quarter
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<div>Invitation to a quarterly editorial Q&amp;A (virtual or in-person when possible)
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<div> $500 — The Signal Fire
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<div>You’re not just backing the press — you’re lighting the way.
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<div>Your name will appear on the masthead as a Founding Member, permanently part of the paper’s origin story
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<div>Limited-edition t-shirt: “I Lit the Fire.”
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<div>A short (25-word) dedication printed in a special “Why We Gave” section
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<div>️ $1,000 — Patron Saint of the Press
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<div>Legend status.
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<div>A full page in a future issue dedicated to your message, quote, or cause (subject to editorial review)
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<div>A handwritten thank-you letter from the editor
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