| Description: | Aspen Journalism is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to produce investigative journalism in the local public interest. It comes from the concept of "The Aspen Center for Investigative Journalism." Our geographic area of concern is the Roaming Fork River watershed, with an emphasis on Pitkin County and the county seat of Aspen. |
| Begun: | January 2011 |
| Website: | http://aspenjournalism.org/ |
| Office Location: | 1280 S. Ute Ave. Aspen, CO |
| Structure: | Applied for 501 (c)(3) status in January 2011 |
| Founder: | Founding board of directors: Tim McFlynn, Michael McVoy and Brent Gardner-Smith |
| Executive Director: | Brent Gardner-Smith (editor and executive director) |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 1 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 1 |
| Annual operating budget: | $55,000 |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | No Applicable |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | No |
| Diversity statement: | No
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| IRS 990 form posted on website: | Not Applicable |
| Major donors disclosed: | Yes |
| INN Member: | Yes |
| Awards: | None |
| Contact: | bgardnersmith@gmail.com or 970-948-1930 |
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Investigative News Network
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World Investigative Reporting Enterprises
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