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Christine SchmidtJune 3, 2019

Here’s The Salt Lake Tribune’s plan for securing 501(c)(3) status

Now it’ll take the IRS judging whether a nonprofit newspaper needs to stick to hard news of civic importance — or whether it can cover Jazz games too.

Joseph LichtermanOctober 9, 2015

If the Philadelphia newspapers wanted to convert to nonprofits, what would stand in their way?

Some sort of attachment with Temple University could be in the works. But nonprofit law could throw up a number of obstacles to making that happen.

The Digital Media Law Project is shutting down, but its most important projects will find new homes

What are the kinds of legal problems online publishers run into today? Here’s an analysis

New U.S. guidelines on protections for journalists aren’t clear on who they apply to

Joshua BentonSeptember 24, 2013

Reporters, bloggers, news photogs, citizen journalists: Please take this survey about press credentials

Nieman Lab and some other organizations dedicated to journalism are asking people who gather news for publication to take a survey on press passes, access, and other issues around media credentials. We’d love your help.

Justin EllisAugust 26, 2013

Honolulu Civil Beat creates a legal aid clinic to help the public fight for better records access

The Civil Beat Law Center for Public Interest will be independent of the news site and offer counsel and representation in challenges to information requests.

Jeffrey HermesMay 2, 2013

When the media — traditional or new — gets a suspect wrong, what are the legal ramifications?

From Lockerbie to Richard Jewell to anthrax: The Boston Marathon bombings were far from the first incident to spark inaccurate reporting about an alleged suspect. Here’s what the case law tells us about liability.

Joshua BentonMarch 14, 2013

Paul Salopek’s slow-journalism walk around the world earns nonprofit status from the IRS

It’s good news for his remarkable project, but also encouraging news for nonprofit news organizations in general.

Justin EllisMarch 4, 2013

Report: The IRS’s “antiquated and counterproductive” rules are hurting nonprofit news orgs

The new report from the Council on Foundations and the Knight Foundation says the IRS process for granting 501(c)(3) status to news organizations is “archaic” and “obsolete” and suggests fixes.

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