Comments on: A new convert to nonprofit journalism out west? http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/01/a-new-convert-to-nonprofit-journalism-out-west/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan Weber http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/01/a-new-convert-to-nonprofit-journalism-out-west/comment-page-1/#comment-72005 Jonathan Weber Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:29:59 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=12184#comment-72005 Jim, thanks for the warm welcome, and for the thoughtful post. A very good point in your penultimate graf. I look forward to further conversation! Jim, thanks for the warm welcome, and for the thoughtful post. A very good point in your penultimate graf. I look forward to further conversation!

]]> By: Vadim Lavrusik » Blog Archive » Nonprofit journalism startups’ CEO pay: How much is too much? | New Media Journalist - Social Media Consultant http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/01/a-new-convert-to-nonprofit-journalism-out-west/comment-page-1/#comment-71336 Vadim Lavrusik » Blog Archive » Nonprofit journalism startups’ CEO pay: How much is too much? | New Media Journalist - Social Media Consultant Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:10:33 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=12184#comment-71336 [...] + '&'; } } document.write(''); })(); //]]> Bay Area News Project’s CEO Lisa Frazier has a $400,000 salary, which reminds me of the news and criticisms about Paul Steiger getting $570,000 to run ProPublica. [...] [...] + '&'; } } document.write(''); })(); //]]> Bay Area News Project’s CEO Lisa Frazier has a $400,000 salary, which reminds me of the news and criticisms about Paul Steiger getting $570,000 to run ProPublica. [...]

]]> By: Vadim Lavrusik http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/01/a-new-convert-to-nonprofit-journalism-out-west/comment-page-1/#comment-71329 Vadim Lavrusik Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:47:35 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=12184#comment-71329 I still think that the salary is an important question to consider. A lot of the defense for such high pay is that these are people who are very qualified and some earned much more at previous jobs (where they also managed larger operations). Look at most startup models where the CEO or founders don't get paid all that much until the model is proven sustainable. Why should journalism startups be any different? It also begs the question of sustainability in the longterm. In the PaidContent article, the headline read that the project is about creating jobs for journos. How many more jobs would be created if the CEO salary was half what it is? I'm guessing about 4. I still think that the salary is an important question to consider. A lot of the defense for such high pay is that these are people who are very qualified and some earned much more at previous jobs (where they also managed larger operations). Look at most startup models where the CEO or founders don’t get paid all that much until the model is proven sustainable. Why should journalism startups be any different?

It also begs the question of sustainability in the longterm. In the PaidContent article, the headline read that the project is about creating jobs for journos. How many more jobs would be created if the CEO salary was half what it is? I’m guessing about 4.

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