| Description: | New America Media, founded in 1997 by the nonprofit Pacific News Service, is the first and largest network of ethnic news organizations in the United States. NAM operates as a multimedia content producer and aggregator, a media organizer and marketer, and an incubator of youth-led communications projects in underserved communities. Headquarters in San Francisco; offices in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. |
| Begun: | 1996 |
| Website: | http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/ |
| Office Location: | 275 9th St. San Francisco, CA |
| Structure: | 501(c)(3) organization (a division of the Pacific News Service) |
| Founder: | Sandy Close, Pacific News Service and NAM |
| Executive Director: | Sandy Close |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 25 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 22 |
| Annual operating budget: | $5.5 million |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | No |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | No |
| Diversity statement: | As an organization dedicated to ethnic media, NAM is among the most diverse news and communications agencies in the U.S. |
| IRS 990 form posted on website: | No |
| Major donors disclosed: | Yes |
| INN Member: | Yes |
| Awards: | Runs regional and national Ethnic Media Awards |
| Contact: | dlevine@newamericamedia.org (Dana Levine) or 415-503-4170 |
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