Informative story on philanthropist Warren Hellman's support of a new local journalism venture in the San Francisco Bay Area. This news report is factual and fair, though it primarily quotes stakeholders in the new venture -- with few independent perspectives besides the SF Chronicle's publisher. Nonetheless, it's a timely story about a promising new development.

Everybody seems to agree that news needs to change. And that it will change. So it's nice to hear of new ideas--even though it's hard to tell how it will turn out. The article also raises some questions about how new developments will impact existing media outlets.

This story focuses on an important Bay Area development, especilly since the region has long lacked daily publications of the same caliber as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and several other publications. The proposed involvement of KQED and Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism sounds promising, with the caveat that a new publication will need to court some weighty libertarian/conservative voices to counter what many perceive as an ... More »

Big news for bay area news. After the long decline in newspaper quality a non profit is stepping in to fill the void. This could be an example of a new model for news organizations.

This is quality journalism for Hellman is working hard to save the news that has been affected over the past several years due to the influx of internet coverage and paperless media. With the heavy donation and a potential boost to the nonprofit journalism outlets, Hellman hopes to create a greater sense of strength for the regional news coverage that has lost strength because more and more people are turning away from paper media. With this story centrally focussed on saving good ... More »

This story has all the attributes of what good journalism is and should be. And it's about journalism no less. Great short concise paragraphs that hold attention and is very well set up. Great writing!