John Christie Follow Up...

I loved John's visit! I thought he had a really good model for his journalism and actually had some goals on where he wants to go in the future.  I also liked his "how we got started" story because it was basically John saw a need and he thought of a way to fix it- very entrepreneurial of him!  I twas also interesting for me to hear about how his organization functions as a non-profit.  Throughout the semester we've talked a lot about different way to make money on our journalism, whether it's through advertisements, investors or events.  However, we haven't really talked in depth about running a non-profit so it was really interesting and helpful for me to hear John's story so I could understand what that whole area is like.  As it turns out, it can actually be profitable!  Overall, I though John's visit was great.  he was engaging and informative and just seemed like a nice guy.