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The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit online news organization based in Austin, Texas, that focuses on political and civic issues. The site was founded in 2009 by venture capitalist John Thornton and former Texas Monthly editor Evan Smith. Thornton raised $4 million in startup funds for the site, including $1 million of his own money…

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Ken Doctor    May 9, 2013
In the U.S. and abroad, a new set of B2B media products are showing there’s room for growth in niches — and that there’s new power in incumbency.
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Ken Doctor    April 18, 2013
Could it be that investing in the newsroom isn’t just good for journalism — that it’s also good for the bottom line?
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Justin Ellis    March 29, 2013
The twice-a-month newsletter on water issues is part of a broader plan to grow its email newsletter business.
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Justin Ellis    March 4, 2013
The new report from the Council on Foundations and the Knight Foundation says the IRS process for granting 501(c)(3) status to news organizations is “archaic” and “obsolete” and suggests fixes.
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Joshua Benton    February 20, 2013
The head of Knight’s journalism initiatives talks about who it funds and how it tries to give its projects life beyond a grant’s expiration date.
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Jonathan Groves    February 15, 2013
At Knight’s Media Learning Seminar, community foundations talked about rebuilding the information ecosystems hurt by traditional media’s decline.
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Martin Langeveld    December 21, 2012
“Ultimately, consolidation is just a mop-up strategy — one that simply squeezes out the final remaining profits before the lights are turned out.”
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Ken Doctor    December 20, 2012
2013 could end up making 2012 seem calm by comparison.
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Justin Ellis    June 5, 2012
The analytics company has venture funding from the Knight Foundation to help publishers get better data for advertising and editorial purposes.
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Ken Doctor    May 24, 2012
Rupert Murdoch might be thinking about putting his British newspapers into a trust. Why haven’t we seen more innovation in how news organizations get owned and governed?
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Ken Doctor    May 17, 2012
Journalism and education are both about knowledge. Could their post-disruption business models start to blur?
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Ken Doctor    April 12, 2012
The days when publishers could rely on two big revenue streams — advertising and circulation — are over, and they’re not coming back. It’s time to search for smaller golden eggs.
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Ken Doctor    February 8, 2012
In the Bay Area, in Los Angeles, in San Diego — the traditional boundaries of California journalism are shifting fast.
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The nonprofit news site already had the governor covered when he announced his campaign for president. The reward was record pageviews and new funding.
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Andrew Phelps    December 7, 2011
News outlets increasingly try to make money by selling non-news products. Here are some examples, just in time for the holiday season.