Public service journalism, or public service media, or public service internet, is when mission-driven, (typically independent and not-for-profit) organizations report the news and have editorial independence from governments (unlike state media) and for-profit companies (unlike some commercial media).[1][2]

Public service outlets place more emphasis on public-interest reporting such as investigative journalism.[3] In the United States, many struggling for-profit newspapers and radio stations have transformed into nonprofits in order to continue to serve their constituents with the help of new funding streams like foundation grants.[4]

History

For-profit newspapers have been declining in the United States, for example, with the rise of the internet, cable TV and other forms of information and entertainment.[5]

Non-commercial outlets

Nonprofit business model

Of the members surveyed for the Institute for Nonprofit News, most revenue as of 2022 typically comes from foundation grants and other donations.[6]

Bill Birnbauer argues that nonprofits can reduce influence from their funders with total transparency.[7]

Tara McGowan criticizes commercial news organizations that put paywalls up for their most important content, especially before big elections. She also believes modern media creates content with too much bias, negativity, and false equivalency.[8]

Industry associations

Institute for Nonprofit News

The Institute for Nonprofit News serves hundreds of nonprofit news groups, mostly in the United States, but also in other countries and publications with a global reach.[9]

Public Media Alliance

The Public Media Alliance is a global network of self-described "Public service media" organizations, whose members have, historically, delivered most content through broadcasting on radio and television.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Public Service Broadcasting". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Jackie (2019-03-26), "Public Service Journalism", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.867, ISBN 978-0-19-022861-3, retrieved 2023-11-08
  3. ↑ Cheruiyot, David (January 2021). "Journalism Without Profit: Making News When the Market Fails". International Journal of Communication (Book Review). 15: 403–406.
  4. ↑ Seelye, Katharine Q. (2021-06-20). "When the Local Paper Shrank, These Journalists Started an Alternative". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  5. ↑ Waldman, Steven (2020-10-26). "The Coming Era of "Civic News"". Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  6. ↑ "Revenue Growth". Institute for Nonprofit News. May 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  7. ↑ Edmonds, Rick (2019-01-07). "A fresh look at the rise of nonprofit journalism — and the issues that remain". Poynter (Book Review). Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  8. ↑ Sherman, Ella (2022-11-01). "Tara McGowan Thinks Paywalls Are Hurting Journalism". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  9. ↑ Bauder, David (2021-11-18). "Independent websites team up to boost rural journalism". AP News. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  10. ↑ "What is PSM?". Public Media Alliance. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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