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Joshua BentonAugust 6, 2020

In the arena: Ken Doctor is moving from “media analyst” to “media CEO” with Lookout, his plan for quality local news

Lookout doesn’t want its local news sites to be a supplement or alternative to the local daily. They aim to be the news source of record in their communities, outgunning their shrunken newsprint rivals from Day 1.

Ken DoctorJanuary 24, 2020

Newsonomics: Here are 20 epiphanies for the news business of the 2020s

After ten years of writing for Nieman Lab, Ken takes a big look back and ahead, defining the state of affairs for the troubled world of journalism.

Ken DoctorNovember 6, 2018

Newsonomics: Newspapers are shells of their former selves. So who’s going to build what comes next in local?

There seems to be some momentum among those with deep pockets to address the local news crisis. But if that money appears, where should it be directed?

Christine SchmidtOctober 10, 2018

Venture philanthropy for local news might not be as scary as it sounds

The American Journalism Project, led by two top nonprofit news veterans, aims to propel $1 billion in annual investments to mission-driven local news outlets.

For the Texas Tribune, “events are journalism” — and money makers

The Texas Tribune Festival is a way to use the nonprofit’s convening power to build engagement and help accomplish its ambitious fundraising aims. Andrew Phelps

August 18, 2010

Seeking Sustainability, Part 2: John Thornton and others on strategies for nonprofit revenue generation

April 20, 2010

“Revenue promiscuity”: The many ways in-depth and investigative reporting will be funded (hopefully)

April 2, 2010

This Week in Review: The iPad’s skeptics, Murdoch’s first paywall move and a ‘Chatroulette for news’

March 31, 2010

John Thornton: Nonprofit news outlets will be a bigger part of our future than Alan Mutter thinks

January 25, 2010

How two nonprofits saw the path to sustainability in 2009

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