| Description: | The SF Public Press is a startup, nonprofit news organization that provides public interest local news and hard-hitting accountability reporting to the San Francisco Bay area, with the initiative to produce the first truly noncommercial, general-interest daily web-and-print publication. Professional journalists working as volunteers and freelancers create the original news content published on the website. |
| Begun: | March 2009 |
| Website: | http://sfpublicpress.org/ |
| Office Location: | 965 Mission St., Suite 220 San Francisco, CA |
| Structure: | 501(c)(3) organization (fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts & Media of San Francisco) |
| Founder: | Michael Stoll |
| Executive Director: | Michael Stoll (executive editor); Richard Pestorich (news editor); Lila LaHood (Operations/. |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 2 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 2 |
| Annual operating budget: | $80.000 |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | Yes, via Independent Arts and Media Form 990 |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | Yes |
| Diversity statement: | Yes, in Strategic Plan on the site |
| IRS 990 form posted on website: | Yes, via Independent Arts & Media |
| Major donors disclosed: | Yes |
| INN Member: | Yes |
| Awards: | James Madison Freedom Award in New Media from the Society of Professional Journalists (2010) Excellentce in Journalism for Explanatory Journalism form SPJ Northern California |
| Contact: | http://sfpublicpress.org/contact (email) or 415-495-7377 |
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