Diversity in journalism revenue streams: a reality check – Athens County Independent

Diversity in journalism revenue streams: a reality check – Athens County Independent

The Athens County Independent is a signatory on this letter from the Rural News Network urging philanthropic organizations to direct more support to rural newsrooms. There are few revenue wells to draw from in the journalism world. Without relying on an ancillary business, like some outlets do, publishers are mostly limited to ad revenue, reader revenue, and, if they’re in the right networks, philanthropic funds. While the nonprofit news sector …