The Arizona Guardian
Posted by jessdrkn on June 2, 2009
Location: Phoenix
Focus: Arizona state capitol, legislative issues
Launched: January 2009
Founders: 4 reporters laid off from the East Valley Tribune.
Funding: LLC owners, subscription service paywall.
Web site: arizonaguardian.com
Location: Phoenix
Sample stories: “[Gov. Jan] Brewer unveils budget, girds for legislative battle”; “[Sen. John] McCain staffer wanted by Phoenix authorities”
From “About us” page: “[The founding reporters] also have broken ground in the creation of a new business model for Arizona journalism. Epler, Giblin, Reinhart and Welch serve as equal co-owners of Arizona Guardian, L.L.C., the Guardian’s parent company. Joining the four is publisher Bob Grossfeld who is the fifth equal co-owner and responsible for all non-editorial operations.”
In the news: Here’s a February 2009 MediaShift story — good depth — about The Arizona Guardian (and Heat City, another AZ news start-up).
