Non-profit or for-profit
A non-profit media is an organization whose primary objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes, without concern for monetary profit. These interests may be focused on a specific subject, or on general principles. An example is Newstrust, which promotes quality journalism and aims to “help citizens make informed decisions about democracy.”
A for-profit media is organized as a business with the primary purpose of generating profit. An example is The New York Times.
Most experts consider the legal and ethical restrictions on the distribution of profits to owners or shareholders as what fundamentally distinguishes non-profit organizations from commercial enterprises.
(The above is an edited excerpt of the Wikipedia entry Non-profit organizations.)
Analysis
The New York Times: For-profit
del.icio.us: For-profit
jezebel.com: For-profit
boingboing.com: For-profit
newstrust.org: Non-profit
Monocle Magazine: For-profit
reddit.com: For-profit
digg.com: For-profit
technorati.com: For-profit
techmeme.com: For-profit
Google News: For-profit
daylife.org: For-profit
Newsblogger: For-profit
huffingtonpost.com: For-profit
talkingpointsmemo.com: For-profit
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