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Saving the newS: toward a national JournaliSm Strategy
Table of ConTenTs
Saving the newS 4
t Pc S 7a Pc Pb 8t n Js S 10
new ideaS or Challenging timeS 12
npf, l-Pf Cp ms 13
Nonprot Ownership 14L3Cs: A Low-Prot Alternative 16 Worker-Owned Media and Cooperatives 18
C mcp ms 19
Community-Based Projects 19Municipal Ownership 21
e Spp 22
Foundation-Supported News Operations 22Private Endowments 23
Pbc g ms 24
The Public Media Model 24New Government Programs & Institutions 25Journalism Experimentation Fund 26Journalism Jobs Program 27
n Cc ms 27
Media Consolidation 28Micropayments 28Micropayment Alternatives 30 What Should Google Do? 30 The ‘Do Nothing’ Approach 31Lowering the Cost o Journalism 32
Pbc Sbss Pc is 33
International Subsidy Models 34Prepackaged Bankruptcies 35 Tax Certicates and Credits 36