| Description: | The Chicago News Cooperative produces public-interest journalism focused on Chicago, its politics and policy, culture and the arts, and the diverse communities of the metropolitan area. |
| Begun: | 2009 |
| Website: | http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/ |
| Office Location: | 70 East Lake St., #810 Chicago, IL |
| Structure: | 501 (c)(3) organization status pending |
| Founder: | James O’Shea |
| Executive Director: | James O’Shea (executive editor) |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 11 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 10 |
| Annual operating budget: | $1.4 million |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | No |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | "We adhere to the ethics and diversity policies of The New York Times." |
| Diversity statement: | "We adhere to the ethics and diversity policies of The New York Times." |
| IRS 990 form posted on website: | No |
| Major donors disclosed: | Yes |
| INN Member: | No |
| Awards: | City hall bureau chief won a Peter Lisagor award for his city hall coverage, and columnist James Warren won Education Writers of America first-place award for small market opinion. Warren also was a finalist in the ASNE writing awards, and Maribeh Knight was a Lisagor finalist for feature-writing. |
| Contact: | info@chicagonewscoop.org |
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