Why letting the IRS decide the future of news is a bad idea
- Written by Magda Konieczna, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Temple University
Throngs of Santa Barbara News-Press readers, rallying in 2006AP Photo/Michael A. MariantAfter nearly 150 years in business – as a business – The Salt Lake Tribune wants to become a nonprofit.
But first its owner must get approval from the Internal Revenue Service. The federal agency in charge of collecting taxes also gets to say which...
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