The Sensible and the Insane

[florafloraflora]

Two ends of the spectrum in today's New York Times:

First, here's what strikes me as a smart proposal to reincorporate newspapers as nonprofits. Strong news reporting is a public good. Stories aren't going to report themselves, and web ads can't cover the cost of keeping bureaus around the world and digging up the tough news here at home. I

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[wyldanthem]

Going nonprofit certainly has worked for NPR (they have a mix of advertising and donations, right?). But I think the Poynter Institute's model with the St. Petersburg Times would work better for most newspapers. If the paper itself is a 501(c)(3), it's subject to editorial restrictions, but if the paper is *owned* by a 501(c)(3), those restrictions don't apply