Latest links related to news organizations as nonprofits:
NPR's Ron Schiller: "A concrete and hopeful message" can raise fundsBy Jim Barnett, Nieman Journalism Lab, Feb. 1, 2010
2009: a Remarkable Year for MinnPost Joel Kramer, MinnPost, Jan. 25, 2010
Texas Tribune Raised Nearly $4 Million In 2009 But Can't Rest Staci D. Kramer, paidContent, Jan. 25, 2010
A new convert to nonprofit journalism out west?Jim Barnett, Nieman Journalism Lab, Jan. 22, 2010
Can newspaper muckraking carry on in nonprofits?Andrew Vanacore, AP/San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 17, 2010
Non-profit news publisher helps readers dig for storiesElizabeth Redman, Editors Weblog, Jan. 6, 2010
Can non-profit journalism make it in Canada?Bilbo Poynter, Posted by Regan Ray
The Canadian Journalism Project, Dec. 22, 2009
A Perception IssueJim Barnett, The NonProfit Road, Dec. 20, 2009
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Nonprofits and Journalism: An Interview with Mark JurkowitzThe Editors, The Nonprofit Quarterly, Fall 2009)
The man who may supersize non-profit news, Part One (
Past Two)
Alan D. Mutter, Reflections of a Newsosaur, Dec. 3, 2009
(See also:
The pioneers who paved way for non-profit newsSteve Katz, Reflections of a Newsosaur, Dec. 7, 2009)
Why Nonprofits Need NewspapersPablo Eisenberg, Carnegie Reporter,
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Fall 2009
The Texas Tribune: A case study on non-profit news Jennifer Lush, Editors Weblog, Nov. 9, 2009
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Nonprofit Texas Tribune Launches With Budget Covered For Two YearsStaci D. Kramer, paidContent, Nov. 3, 2009)
Part I: The Demise of the Newspaper and the Nonprofit Option (
Part II)
Rick Cohen, The Nonprofit Quarterly, Nov. 4, 2009
Hechinger announces new nonprofit to cover educationJoshua Benton, Nieman Journalism Lab, Oct. 27, 2009
NY Times Chicago edition to get help from non-profit news groupLeah McBride Mensching, sfnblog.com, Oct. 22, 2009
(See also:
Chicago News Cooperative begins building its base, Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, Oct. 23, 2009)
2009: a Remarkable Year for MinnPostJoel Kramer, MinnPost, Jan. 25, 2010
Texas Tribune Raised Nearly $4 Million In 2009 But Can�t RestStaci D. Kramer, paidContent, Jan. 25, 2010
Nonprofit Connecticut Mirror Targets Gaps in Political Coverage and DataBill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Jan. 25, 2010
Can Nonprofits Save Journalism? Legal Constraints and OpportunitiesMarion R. Fremont-Smith, Joan Shorenstein Center, Harvard, October 2009
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An Important Analysis of Nonprofit Law for NewspapersJoshua Benton, Nieman Journalism Lab, Oct. 19, 2009)
Charlottesville nonprofit finds a path to a bigger audience: the local paperMac Slocum, Nieman Journalism Lab, Oct. 8, 2009
Nonprofit Journalism Comes at a CostJack Shafer, Slate, Sep. 30, 2009
The Road to Non-Profit (Audio)
Bob Garfield's Interview with Jim Barnett, On the Media, Aug. 21, 2009
Nonprofit Globe No Easy FixJay Fitzgerald, Boston Herald, Aug. 3, 2009
Nonprofits See a Revenue Model: UniversitiesDavid Westphal, Communication Leadership Blog, Jul. 23, 2009
One Newspaper, Many Checkbooks Clark Hoyt, New York Times, Jul. 18, 2009
New York Times Considers Foundation Funding for News Bill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Jul. 17, 2009
Deja Vu Not: Washington Post, Kaiser in Promising New VentureBill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Jul. 8, 2009
Nonprofit news organizations form network but bring different prioritiesLois Beckett, Nieman Journalism Lab, Jul. 7, 2009
The low-profit newspaper route James T. Hamilton, The News & Observer, Jul. 6, 2009
CCLP Report Details Growing Philanthropic Support for Journalism Geoffrey Baum, Communication Leadership Blog, Jul. 3, 2009
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Philanthropic Foundations: Growing Funders of the News David Westphal, Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, Jul. 2009)
The Pocantico Declaration: Creating a Nonprofit Investigative News NetworkBuilding an Investigative News Network Conference, Jul. 1, 2009
(See also:
Center Joins New Nonprofit Investigative News NetworkCenter for Public Integrity, Jul. 2, 2009)
Getting It for Free: When Foundations Provide the News on HealthMaralee Schwartz, Shorenstein Center, Jun. 2009
Group Explores National Investigative Reporting NetworkDavid Westphal, NewsPay, Jun. 29, 2009
Will Philanthropy And Media Team Up To Create An Investigative-News Network? David Kaplan, paidContent, Jun. 25, 2009
A.P. in Deal to Deliver Nonprofits' Journalism Richard Perez-Pena, New York Times Jun. 13, 2009
New Media Makers ToolkitJ-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism,
Knight Citizen News Network, June 2, 2009
(See also:
Funding Database and
Report)
Kaiser Family Foundation Launches New Non-Profit Health Policy News Service Kaiser Family Foundation, June 1, 2009
Duke Nonprofit Media Conference Sanford Institute of Public Policy, May 4-5, 2009
(See also:
The Road Ahead for Media Hybrids)
Bullish: Investigative reporting nonprofits David Westphal, Communication Leadership Blog, May 12, 2009
Non-For-Profit Isn't A Business Model For NewspapersLauren Rich Fine, paidContent.org, May 7, 2009
Senate Hearing Weighs Newspapers as NonprofitsBill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, May 6, 2009
A Nonprofit Times?Steve Coll, Think Tank/The New Yorker, Apr. 27, 2009
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A Nonprofit Model for The New York Times? Penelope Muse Abernathy, Duke Nonprofit Media Conference, May 2009)
Spare change for newsKatharine Mieszkowski, Salon, Apr. 13, 2009
News University Course: Reporting on NonprofitsSuzanne Coffman and Chuck McLean, Poynter/GuideStar, Apr. 2009
A Plan to Save Our Free PressBenjamin L. Cardin,
The Washington Post, Apr. 3, 2009
Huffington Post Investigative Team a Nonprofit Model in the MakingBill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Apr. 2, 2009
Newspapers as non-profits? Tax savings but some big downsidesDavid Westphal, Communication Leadership & Policy, Mar. 27, 2009
Nonprofit Newspaper Bill: No Help for Web-Only OperationsSteve Myers, Poynter, Mar. 26, 2009
A Morning-After Take on the Nonprofit Newspaper BillRick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Mar. 25, 2009
Analysis of the Newspaper Revitalization ActRobert G. Picard, The Media Business, Mar. 25, 2009
Editors Give Cardin Nonprofit Newspaper Proposal Mixed ReviewsMaren Wright, Southern Maryland Online, Mar. 24, 2009
Senator Cardin Introduces Bill that Would Allow American Newspapers to Operate as Non-ProfitsPress Release of Senator Cardin, Mar. 24, 2009
(See also: full text of the
Newspaper Revitalization bill)
Definition of Nonprofit OrganizationCitizen Media Law Project, Berkman Center, Harvard University
Maryland Senator Introduces Bill Allowing Newspapers to Become Nonprofits Rick Edmonds, Poynter, Mar. 24, 2009
Businessmen Offer Help to Turn SF Chronicle Into NonprofitJulie Moos, Poynter, Mar. 22, 2009
It's Time for Newspapers to Become Nonprofit OrganizationsVince Stehle,
The Chronicle of Philanthropy/GFEM Mar. 12, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle: Who Would Fund America's Largest Nonprofit Newspaper?Ryan Tate, Valleyway, Gawker.com, Mar 10, 2009
Nonprofit Status More Tool than Solution for Mother JonesBill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Mar. 7, 2009
Mother Jones Tests Nonprofit Model in Race to Survive the RecessionTim Arango,
The New York Times, Mar. 6, 2009
L3Cs a "Low-Profit" Business Model for NewsBill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Mar. 2, 2009
A Nonprofit Panacea For Newspapers? Part Two (Part
One) (Audio)
David Folkenflik, NPR, Feb. 6, 2009
ProPublica: could the non-profit model be the saviour of the newspaper industry?Emma Heald, Editors Weblog, Feb. 6, 2009
Nonprofit Newspapers (Part
Two)
Steve Coll, Think Tank: Online Only:
The New Yorker, Jan. 28, 2009
Non-profit Endowments as a Future for NewsBill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Jan. 28, 2009
News You Can EndowBy David Swensen and Michael Schmidt,
The New York Times, Jan. 27, 2009
Sure, Newspapers Could Just Die A Painful Death; But Here's Another OptionLauren Rich Fine, paidContent.org, Dec. 4, 2008
Bill Baker: Is there a nonprofit future for American journalism?Edward J. Delaney, Nieman Journalism Lab, Dec. 2, 2008
The Nightly News, Not-For-ProfitGilbert Cruz,
Time, Jul. 9, 2008
Non-profit Groups Financing Independent JournalismPBS Online NewsHour, June 24, 2008
MinnPost: Nonprofit News Site Reaches Six MonthsRick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, May 8, 2008
Seeking New Ways to Nurture the Capacity to Report Charles Lewis, Nieman Reports, Spring 2008
New Sources of Funding, New Sources of Reporting Gilbert Cranberg, Nieman Reports, Spring 2008
Going Online With Watchdog Journalism Paul E. Steiger, Nieman Reports, Spring 2008
Watchdog Reporting: Exploring Its MythFlorence Graves, Nieman Reports, Spring 2008
Understanding the Value of Investigative Reporting Bill Buzenberg, Nieman Reports, Spring 2008
When a Few Dollars Make a Big Difference John Hyde, Nieman Reports, Spring 2008
Fund for Investigative Journalism: Practices and Policies John Hyde, Nieman Reports, Spring 2008
Seeking Support for Investigative Projects Rachel Schaff, Nieman Reports, Spring 2008
Good Journalism Can Be Good Business Daniel Brogan, Nieman Reports, Spring 2008
Poynter's St. Petersburg Times Model Not an Easy Solution for NewspapersCarolyn Lo, Editors Weblog, Mar. 19, 2008
Nonprofit NewsCarol Guensburg, AJR, Feb./Mar. 2008
Nonprofit Journalism on the RiseRandy Dotinga,
Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 12, 2008
Nonprofit News Hounds: Philanthropists pay to start journalism venturesSuzanne Perry,
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Nov. 1, 2007
The Nonprofit Road: It's Paved Not with Gold, but with Good JournalismCharles Lewis, CJR, Sep.- Oct. 2007
The Growing Importance of Nonprofit JournalismCharles Lewis, Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, 2007
The History and Importance of Nonprofit OwnershipKaren Dunlap, Poynter, Nov. 4, 2004
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