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Downie-Schudson: Who counts as a nonprofit news org?

The Len Downie/Michael Schudson report on reconstructing journalism joins the growing consensus that journalism — the kind of accountability, watchdog and investigative reporting that helps provide checks and balances in a democracy — has become a public good in the digital age. We all need it, but few are willing to pay for it in [...]

3 comments | Posted by Jim Barnett | October 19, 2009 | 3:02 pm

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An important analysis of nonprofit law for newspapers

Our friend Marion Fremont-Smith at the Harvard Kennedy School has just issued an important paper on the nonprofit model in journalism. If you’re part of a news organization that is considering switching to nonprofit status, it’s definitely worth a read.
While there are plenty of news organizations operating as nonprofits, there have been looming questions around [...]