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Jeffrey HermesMay 2, 2013

When the media — traditional or new — gets a suspect wrong, what are the legal ramifications?

From Lockerbie to Richard Jewell to anthrax: The Boston Marathon bombings were far from the first incident to spark inaccurate reporting about an alleged suspect. Here’s what the case law tells us about liability.

Christine SchmidtNovember 4, 2019

Meet The Salt Lake Tribune, 501(c)(3): The IRS has granted nonprofit status to a daily newspaper for the first time

It’s a big step for Salt Lake City — but also a major opening for other newspapers who might find nonprofit status a more appealing alternative than selling or closing down.

Christine SchmidtJune 3, 2019

Here’s The Salt Lake Tribune’s plan for securing 501(c)(3) status

Now it’ll take the IRS judging whether a nonprofit newspaper needs to stick to hard news of civic importance — or whether it can cover Jazz games too.

Christine Schmidt and Joshua BentonMay 9, 2019

The Salt Lake Tribune wants to go nonprofit in a new and unproven way, and now the IRS will have its say

If the Tribune can pull it off, it could point the way forward for other metro newspapers with civic-minded owners.

Joseph LichtermanOctober 9, 2015

If the Philadelphia newspapers wanted to convert to nonprofits, what would stand in their way?

Some sort of attachment with Temple University could be in the works. But nonprofit law could throw up a number of obstacles to making that happen.

Joseph LichtermanJune 5, 2014

Who gets press passes? A new survey looks at how journalists are being credentialed (or not)

Freelancers, photographers, and activists all have a harder time getting that laminated press badge than full-time, words-based employees at established news organizations, according to this survey of more than 1,300 journalists.

What are the kinds of legal problems online publishers run into today? Here’s an analysis