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GothamSchools







Site URL:http://gothamschools.org
Target community:New York City mainly, some national education coverage

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:50%
Community members:25%

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?

Project started by:a professional journalist(s)
Project started by:a nonprofit organization
Project started by:a philanthropic foundation
Update frequency: multiple times a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://www.facebook.com/pages/GothamSchoolsorg/45830815529
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/GothamSchools
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?Yes
Business model:Nonprofit
What are your sources of revenue?
Advertising:Yes
Donors:Yes

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
City:New York
State/Province:NY
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:http://gothamschools.org/contact/

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

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:6
This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but if you’re an owner or founder of this site and the information here is incorrect, please e-mail Lisa Rowan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with corrections.






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