Description: | Newsdesk.org is a commercial-free, non-politicized news source covering important but overlooked issues from around the world — and your own backyard. Our weekly roundup of important but overlookded news from around the world has been published Wednesdays since February 2002, and draws from news outlets worldwide. |
Begun: | 2002 |
Website: | http://newsdesk.org |
Office Location: | P.O. Box 420442 San Francisco, CA |
Structure: | 501 (c)(3) organization--a project of Independent Arts and Media |
Founder: | Josh Wilson (co-founder) |
Executive Director: | Christine McClintock (executive editor); Josh Wilson (publisher); 10-member board of advisers listed on the site |
Approximate number of full-time staff: | 1 |
Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 1 |
Annual operating budget: | $10,000 from individual donors |
Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | No salaries paid |
Editorial/ethics policy statement: | No
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Diversity statement: | No |
IRS 990 form posted on website: | No |
Major donors disclosed: | Yes |
INN Member: | Yes |
Awards: | Society of Professional Journalists' Award for Excellence in Online Journalism; 2009 Ashoka Changemakers finalist in The Power of Us:Re-Imagine Media competition |
Contact: | editor@newsdesk.org 415-321-4902 |