ABSTRACT
The university nonprofits of this study are not the only newsrooms established as a direct result of the so-called journalism crisis. Several alternative forms of ownership and financing of journalism emerged in the aftermath of the recession, turning the news institution into a multifaceted net. The central question of this chapter is how the characteristics of this new institution influence the journalism produced. Is it, for instance, harder for small and fragile newsrooms, like the university nonprofits, to produce investigative reporting challenging powerful groups and institutions? The chapter also discusses the effects the crisis has had on the journalism profession, the growing crisis of confidence, and the various attempts of saving public service reporting.
