Episode 21
How funding mechanisms impact the journalism of local papers
The nation is losing newspapers. Local journalists are rallying for better pay from hedge-fund controlled media companies. And some papers are going not-for-profit. Professor Dan Kennedy explains how the funding model of a newspaper can change its incentives and its ability to sustain good reporting.
Civic · Laura Wenus, Mel Baker
November 22, 201931m 0s
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Show Notes
The nation is losing newspapers. Local journalists are rallying for better pay from hedge-fund controlled media companies. And some papers are going not-for-profit. Professor Dan Kennedy explains how the funding model of a newspaper can change its incentives and its ability to sustain good reporting.
Topics
investmentnewspapersnews mediahedge fundnonprofit newsjournalism