In Memphis, a Non-Profit Site Will Launch With a Staff of 25 and a Huge War Chest

Posted Friday, August 3, 2018 9:30 am

Rick Edmonds | Poynter

Digital local news start-ups now number in the hundreds but one taking shape for a fall launch in Memphis is different -- and just plain bigger -- in several ways.

The Daily Memphian will begin life with a news staff of 25 and $6.5 million in seed money in the bank.

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In Memphis, a Non-Profit Site Will Launch With a Staff of 25 and a Huge War Chest

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