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‘Trib Talk’: The Tribune’s editor answers readers’ questions about newspaper’s plan to become a nonprofit

(Paul Fraughton | Tribune file photo) The Salt Lake Tribune office building at the Gateway mall.

The Salt Lake Tribune is currently seeking approval from the IRS to move to a nonprofit model, supported by donations and a separate foundation focused on local journalism.

The move is intended to stabilize and sustain The Tribune’s operations after years of declining revenue, staff layoffs and turbulent ownership changes. But the newspaper’s plans are also largely unprecedented, prompting questions about structure, content and editorial tone from readers and observers both inside and outside the state.

On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Tribune Editor Jennifer Napier-Pearce joins reporter Benjamin Wood to discuss the future of The Salt Lake Tribune and journalism in Utah.

Click here to listen now. Listeners can also subscribe to “Trib Talk” on SoundCloud, iTunes and Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and other major podcast platforms.

“Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.

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