ABSTRACT

He’s off to a strong start. Just four months after he returned to Aspen, Aspen Journalism secured a one-year, $, start-up grant from a local community foundation. GardnerSmith has formed a non-profi t corporation, populated a board, applied for non-profi t status, opened a bank account, secured an Internet connection in a small offi ce near downtown, bought libel insurance, and leaned on his talented -something son to set up a WordPress.