Nonprofit Journalism Comes at a Cost
The downside of nonprofit news organizations like MinnPost, Voice of San Diego, and the Washington Independent.
But before we get out the party hats and noise-makers to celebrate the rise of nonprofit journalism, here's the bad news. In the current arrangement, we're substituting one flawed business model for another. For-profit newspapers lose money accidentally. Nonprofit news operations lose money deliberately. No matter how good the nonprofit operation is, it always ends up sustaining itself with handouts, and handouts come with conditions. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Alexis Madrigal, MuckRack
This one made me think a little more than I anticipated.I wonder if we could form a journalism website like Act Blue and donate to publications we actually use and read.I actually think that is a good fair way for big newpapers like the New York Times to be compensated for foreign offices or some of the Washington DC papers that do extensive investigative journalism pieces