Nonprofit Journalism

Downie Study: Government Should Subsidize Local Journalism

Washington Post | Leonard Downie Jr. And Michael Schudson | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media


American society must now take some collective responsibility for supporting news reporting -- as society has, at much greater expense, for public edu...

Traditional Media Falters While Non-Profit Journalism Grows

John Mecklin | Posted 10.12.2009 | Media


John Mecklin

What sustains a not-for-profit magazine is a balanced approach to revenue that includes advertising, subscriptions, charitable donations and, as goody-goody as it may sound, a real belief that the journalism being done is important, and would not be done otherwise.

Chi-Town Daily News Abandoning Non-Profit Model In Shakeup

Huffington Post | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago


The local news site Chi-Town Daily News is abandoning its non-profit structure four years after launching, saying its business model is unsustainable....

A.P. In Deal To Deliver Nonprofits' Investigative Journalism

New York Times | Richard Perez-Pena | Posted 07.14.2009 | Media


Four nonprofit groups devoted to investigative journalism will have their work distributed by The Associated Press, The A.P. will announce on Saturday...