News Ownership and Leadership Models

Colorado sun poised to become a nonprofit | The Colorado Sun Link toColorado sun poised to become a nonprofit | The Colorado Sun

"It often took lengthy efforts to explain what a public benefit corporation is and how it works. "

Media Policy for an Informed Citizenry: Revisiting the Information Needs of Communities for Democracy in Crisis | The ANNALS of the AAPSS Link toMedia Policy for an Informed Citizenry: Revisiting the Information Needs of Communities for Democracy in Crisis | The ANNALS of the AAPSS

Elements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 2: Money: Where to get it Link toElements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 2: Money: Where to get it

Gifts of money are the indispensable fuel of nonprofit journalism. This next section considers a range of key questions and…

Elements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 3: The Board Link toElements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 3: The Board

Nonprofit boards are somewhat paradoxical. Like for-profit and foundation boards, they are recruited mostly by the staff whom they then…

Elements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 4: People Link toElements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 4: People

Nonprofit news organizations are a classic example of the old saw, from pre-pandemic days, about how “the most important assets…

Elements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 5: Law and the newsroom Link toElements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 5: Law and the newsroom

One of the blessings of the American press is to operate under a legal system that generally is the world’s…

Elements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 6: Sustainability Link toElements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 6: Sustainability

Finally, at the other end of the spectrum from where we began, with issues around getting started, is the aim…

Elements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 1: Getting started Link toElements of Nonprofit News Management Chapter 1: Getting started

Editorial vision  All great news products must in some sense begin with a visionary editor.   Many news nonprofits reflect the…

The Collaborative Sustainability Guide: How journalism collaboratives earn the revenue they need to grow and thrive Link toThe Collaborative Sustainability Guide: How journalism collaboratives earn the revenue they need to grow and thrive

The field of collaborative journalism is growing not just in size, but also in scope. An increasing number of local…

How sharing back-office services helps sustain collaborative journalism — and Alaska radio stations  Link toHow sharing back-office services helps sustain collaborative journalism — and Alaska radio stations 

In the world of 21st-century public radio, collaborations have become commonplace — from statewide partnerships in California, Texas and the…