Nieman Journalism Lab: For-profit model can’t support investigative journalism, says Len Downie
March 25th, 2010Posted by Joel Gunter in Editors' pick, Journalism
From Nieman, former Washington Post executive editor and Centre for Investigative Reporting board member Len Downie claims that the for-profit model can no longer support the kinds of investigative journalism that society needs. Journalists must instead embrace a variety of new economic models, he says. Downie also questions the sustainability of the non-profit organisations that have launched in recent years:
That leads to the other big question of sustainability: it’s not clear that all the non-profits that have launched in recent years will survive. “How many will succeed and for how long?” Downie wondered. A related question: how will the collaborative model settle out, and where will non-profits find productive niches?
Tags: center for investigative reporting, investigative journalism, investigative reporting, len downie, nieman journalism lab, non-profit
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