Beacon announced its shutdown in September 2016.[1]
- http://www.poynter.org/2015/are-matching-donations-key-to-crowdfunding-journalism-beacon-is-betting-on-it/372188/
- http://ajr.org/2015/04/15/beacon-crowdfunding-journalism/
- https://gigaom.com/2013/11/15/beyond-the-paywall-beacon-wants-to-make-it-easier-for-journalists-to-become-like-andrew-sullivan/
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/09/17/meet-beacon-the-netflix-for-news/
- https://pando.com/2013/11/20/dan-fletcher-has-built-a-home-for-journalism-outside-of-facebook-where-it-belongs/
- http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/20/business/media/a-website-asks-readers-to-finance-independent-journalists.html?_r=0