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Articles tagged nonprofit (167)

Sophie CulpepperJanuary 10, 2024

The Houston Landing’s newsroom is “blindsided” by the firing of its top editor and a star reporter

“I was not given a reason beyond ‘the company needs a reset, and you’re not part of it.'”

Joshua BentonNovember 20, 2023

What does OpenAI’s rapid unscheduled disassembly mean for the future of AI?

Swinging from an $80 billion valuation to an existential crisis, in less time than it takes to rewatch five seasons of “The Wire”? That’s Tronc-level management.

Joshua BentonAugust 9, 2021

With a tight focus on inequality and a new CEO, the Center for Public Integrity plots a path forward

“I’m not worried about the journalism. But if you don’t have the business and technical infrastructure to support the journalism, then it’s just not going to thrive.”

“The market’s failure to support journalism at a systemic level necessitates nonmarket approaches”

Ken DoctorJanuary 24, 2020

Newsonomics: Here are 20 epiphanies for the news business of the 2020s

After ten years of writing for Nieman Lab, Ken takes a big look back and ahead, defining the state of affairs for the troubled world of journalism.

Four ways Mother Jones became profitable in this turbulent industry

Emily Ramshaw and Amanda Zamora are launching a national news nonprofit aimed at women and we’re dying to know more

Karen LongwellNovember 6, 2019

When a newspaper struggles, you don’t have to close it — you can give it to its community

In Quebec, a community facing the death of its local paper instead worked together to rebuild it as a community nonprofit.

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 13, 2019

Investigative Network aims to bring more documentary video to local TV (but it’ll need funding first)

“What I’ve seen with most nonprofits is they’re driven by former print people who have transitioned to digital. I can’t tell you how many times I see a digital story and think it would have been a good 10-minute, 15-minute, hour-long documentary piece.”

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