News cooperatives

Tom Stites describes his model for forming news cooperatives to get around areas where market forces have taken news coverage away.

Tom StitesDecember 7, 2011

Tom Stites: Taking stock of the state of web journalism

We may be five years into the big push for web journalism, argues the veteran editor, but we’re still a long way from a sustainable model to support the knowledge needed in local communities. Part 1 of 3.

Tom StitesDecember 8, 2011

Tom Stites: Layoffs and cutbacks lead to a new world of news deserts

The veteran editor asks what happens when a community loses a newspaper — or the reporting heart of one. Part 2 of 3.

Tom StitesDecember 9, 2011

Tom Stites: Might the new web journalism model be neither for-profit nor nonprofit?

There’s a third option, the veteran editor argues: a co-op model that lets communities advance their own interests. Part 3 of 3.