This is the third in a series of guest blog posts on the future of news by former staff of the Rocky Mountain News, marking the six-month anniversary since the 150-year-old paper published its final edition. Join us this Thursday at 5 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. MT to chat live with these writers.

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One of the questions we at the Rocky Mountain Independent hear a lot is, “Did you guys think about operating as a nonprofit?” After all, similar online news ventures in Minneapolis and San Diego seem to be doing well with that model. Why not Denver?