An Irish news publisher has created a new crowdfunding platform for in-depth reports and investigations into stories suggested by the public.

Noteworthy, owned Journal Media, which publishes news website The Journal, aims to turn readers suggestions into full proposals that the public can then pay towards to turn them into stories.

The scheme has received backing from Google’s Digital News Innovation fund, although the amount received has not been made public.  Further funding for stories will also come from Noteworthy itself.