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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,631 posts) Sun Nov 28, 2021, 06:29 PM Nov 2021

Now nonprofit, The Salt Lake Tribune has achieved something rare for a local newspaper.

David Weigel Retweeted

⁩The Salt Lake Tribune ⁦
@sltrib
⁩ is the first (and so far only) major newspaper to become a nonprofit, dodge hedge fund ownership, be financially sustainable and, after years of layoffs and cuts, grow its newsroom. via ⁦
@NiemanLab

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Now nonprofit, The Salt Lake Tribune has achieved something rare for a local newspaper: financial...
The Salt Lake Tribune’s transition to nonprofit status has been closely watched in the news industry. "The opportunity for us to prove that this can work is ...

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Now nonprofit, The Salt Lake Tribune has achieved something rare for a local newspaper. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

Excellent! I'm all for it Walleye Nov 2021 #1

Hope its blueprint to save real journalism Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #2

Same here. 2naSalit Nov 2021 #7

I'll bet this will increase it's subscriptions. panader0 Nov 2021 #3

Is this new news? Seems like this happened back in 2019. Still good news, I hope. erronis Nov 2021 #4

This is about how the SLT has been doing since the 2019 change. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #5

YES! Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #6

Walleye

(31,062 posts)

1. Excellent! I'm all for it

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Sun Nov 28, 2021, 07:12 PM

Nov 2021

Demovictory9

(32,475 posts)

2. Hope its blueprint to save real journalism

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Sun Nov 28, 2021, 07:46 PM

Nov 2021

2naSalit

(86,808 posts)

7. Same here.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 10:21 PM

Nov 2021

Our local (county as are all our papers in the immediate area) papers are thin and contain news from outside sources for the majority of the content. Except the local high school sports.