A nonprofit blueprint to save a national newspaper
TL;DR
Robert Kuttner argues that the Washington Post’s 30% layoffs under owner Jeff Bezos threaten democracy by eroding independent journalism. He contends legacy ownership is unreliable and proposes a Guardian-like nonprofit trust to sustain a national daily, citing The Guardian and the Baltimore Banner as practical models and urging philanthropic funding to create a nonprofit DC-based national newspaper.
Topics:businessmedia#baltimore-banner#independent-press#jeff-bezos#media#nonprofit-journalism#washington-post
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