THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2005
Editor & Publisher
Medill business journalism prof
Joe Mathewson notes that Poynter's St. Petersburg Times is a rare example of a nonprofit paper. "How could other newspapers be liberated from the for-profit world to concentrate on their mission? " he asks. "There are two tax-favored models before us: public broadcasting and real estate investment trusts." He explains them, then writes: "If all of this sounds like a substantial re-thinking of the economics of American newspapers, that's what it is. And it's time."
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