As the for profit model for news organizations struggles, the nonprofit model becomes more viable; and this report by the Los Angeles Times, that a nonprofit news organization has won a Pulitzer Prize, signifies the steady advancement of the nonprofit model.
An excerpt.
“The nonprofit investigative news organization ProPublica won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for its detailed look at the actions of an overwhelmed staff at a New Orleans hospital during Hurricane Katrina, underscoring the growing impact of nontraditional business models in the struggling newspaper industry.
“The majority of Pulitzers went to mainstream newspapers -- the Washington Post won four and the New York Times won three.
“ProPublica's investigative reporting win for a story by Sheri Fink was co-published by the New York Times Magazine. ProPublica, which began publishing in June 2008, produces material free of charge to news organizations, many that have slashed their own investigative staff in the face of declining ad revenue and newsroom cuts.
“ProPublica also was a finalist for a project done with the Los Angeles Times that exposed gaps in California's oversight of dangerous and incompetent nurses.”
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.