Free Press‘ new report suggesting “how the government should respond to the current crisis in journalism”–“Saving the News: Toward a National Journalism Strategy” (5/12/09)–addresses both “short- and long-term strategies.” Among their transformative ideas:
- New Ownership Structures. Encouraging the establishment of nonprofit and low-profit news organizations through tax-exempt and low-profit limited liability company (L3C) models.
- New Incentives. Creating tax incentives and revising bankruptcy laws to encourage local, diverse, nonprofit, low-profit and employee ownership.
- Journalism Jobs Program. Funding training and retraining for novice and veteran journalists in multimedia and investigative reporting.
- R&D Fund for Journalism Innovation. Investing in innovative projects and experimenting to identify and nurture new models.
Free Press’ Victor Pickard warns that “the collapse of advertising-supported journalism may leave whole sections of the population without a fully functional press, and that is simply unacceptable for a democracy.” He urges consideration of these imaginative initiatives “to help keep reporters on the beat, while also investing in long-term models for public service journalism.”
Unlike traditional agriculture where you needed plants
growing vegetables, with aquaponics you need water and fish in order to have
healthy food on your table each and every day. You can
use the lake for your garden to lower the waste, but 360 liters is always to much for
a standard sized garden. It is very important that you just know what
is in the water before you decide to expose either fish or plant life to it.