| Description: | The Michigan News Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, web-based journalism organization dedicated to improving the quality and relevance of local news and launched out of necessity after for-profit mainstream media started slashing budgets in the last few years to deal with their own financial crisis. |
| Begun: | 2010 |
| Website: | http://michigannewscenter.org/ |
| Office Location: | 5000 Town Center, Suite 1303 Southfield, MI |
| Structure: | 501(c)(3) organization status application pending; using no fiscal agent at this time |
| Founder: | Steve Wilson |
| Executive Director: | Steve Wilson |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 2 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 2 |
| Annual operating budget: | "Under development" |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | No |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | No |
| Diversity statement: | No |
| IRS 990 form posted on website: | No |
| Major donors disclosed: | No |
| INN Member: | Yes |
| Awards: | None |
| Contact: | Wilson@MichiganNewsCenter.org |
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