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Survey Topline Survey results are based on national samples. Due to rounding, percentages may not total 100%. The topline “total” columns show 100%, because they are based on unrounded numbers. Since 2007, the Global Attitudes Project has used an automated process to generate toplines. As a result, numbers may differ slightly from those published prior […]
Though many of the 172 journalism nonprofits identified in the landscape audit of the Pew Research study operate autonomously, only about a third are fully independent, meaning they have 501(c)(3) tax status. Those include a number of well-known outlets, such as the Center for Investigative Reporting, the St. Louis Beacon and the Texas Tribune. The […]
According to a number of industry experts and analysts, evaluating the financial health and future prospects of a nonprofit organization is more an art than a science. There are few magic numbers or hard and fast benchmarks that define economic health, and a number of factors that contribute to an organization’s financial well-being. Business-Side Focus: […]
Inequality is on the rise in most advanced economies, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. People at the upper end of the income and wealth distribution in most societies receive far more income and control significantly more wealth than those at the lower end. A 2013 report from the […]
Contact: Amy Mitchell, Acting Director, Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism amitchell@pewresearch.org, 202-419-3650 Mark Jurkowitz, Associate Director, Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism mjurkowitz@pewresearch.org, 202-419-3650 Pew Research Study of the Economics of Nonprofit News Outlets Reveals a Growing but Fragile Part of the Media Landscape June 10, 2013 – As the […]
Despite the challenges, an overwhelming number of the survey respondents are optimistic about their future. Eighty-five percent reported that they are on stable footing now, and about the same proportion said they were either “very” (26%) or “somewhat” (55%) confident that they’ll be financially solvent in five years. Just 14% said they are not too […]