Non profit and cooperative news information
Non-profit journalism (Wikipedia) — Non-profit journalism (abbreviated as NPJ, also known as a not-for-profit journalism or think tank journalism) is the practice of journalism as a non-profit organization instead of a for-profit business. NPJ groups are able to operate and serve the public good without the concern of debt, dividends and the need to make a profit. Just like all non-profit organizations, NPJ outfits depends on private donations and or foundation grants to pay for operational expenses.
Media cooperatives (Wikipedia) — Media cooperatives are a form of cooperative that report on news based on the geographic location of their membership, or the general interests of the membership.[1] Often they are a form of alternative media, critical of mainstream perspectives, with progressive society stances.[2][3] However, several cooperatives outside of the West are established mainstream media outlets. Media cooperatives often unite customers and service providers to oppose a pure profit motive in the media.[4] In contrast to mainstream media companies, media cooperatives are able to report independently, due to the minimization of the Principal–agent problem.[citation needed] Media cooperatives are growing in popularity as a form of organization for media reporting, however access to capital and lack of awareness in society present challenges to proliferation.[5]
Examples are: in Germany Junge Welt (1947) and Die Tageszeitung (1978), in Italy Il manifesto (1969), in Switzerland WOZ Die Wochenzeitung (2012) and in Europe Voxeurop (2014). In Hamburg, there is also the “media puzzle factory” as an association of providers to the media and cultural industry.
Some media cooperatives publish the local edition of Le Monde diplomatique.