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GothamSchools


Site Url: http://gothamschools.org

Feed Url:

Target community: New York City mainly, some national education coverage

Is the site active? --

Professional journalists? --

Paid staff? --

Is the site part of a network? --

Is the site a media affiliate? --

Content created by:

Who contributes to your content?

  • Professional journalists: %
  • Community members: 25%
  • Students:
  • Aggregate content of others: %
  • Others:

Site's focus: independent coverage of the New York City public schools

Target audience size: more than 1 million

Year founded: 2008

Who or what started your project?

  • a professional journalist(s)
  • a nonprofit
  • a philanthropic individual or organization

Update frequency: multiple times a day

Which online networks do you use?

  • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/GothamSchoolsorg/45830815529
  • Twitter: GothamSchools

Does your site aggregate content from other online sites? Yes

Does your site provide training? Yes

Business model: Nonprofit

What are your sources of revenue?

  • advertising
  • donors

How are you staffed?

  • How many full time staffers: 4
  • How many part-time staffers: 3
  • How many volunteers: 2
  • How many students: 0

Annual operating budget: $300,000 to $500,000 per year

Contact Information

Location: New York, NY, United States of America
Contact URL: http://gothamschools.org/contact/

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

1 means "not very important" and 6 means "very important"

  • Covering news not covered: 6
  • Watchdogging local government and public officials: 6
  • Investigating issues or wrongdoings: 6
  • Helping your community solve problems: 3
  • Empowering community members: 1
  • Developing opportunities for community dialogue: 5
  • Collaborating with local partners: 4
  • Involving community to shape local content: 4
  • Making a profit: 1
  • Being a sustainable operation:

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