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Reporting in Somalia, Afghanistan and Syria was tough work for reporter Jane Ferguson. So is launching a new journalism platform from scratch. That’s Ferguson’s latest project — Noosphere, a subscription-based site for independent reporters looking for a place to showcase their work. Some are international reporters she knew from the field, but Ferguson also has signed on some domestic U.S. reporters, including former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza, formerly of CNN. Ferguson says founding the startup is a high pressure challenge, but that she’s “used to pressure in the field.”