John Thornton, Venture Capitalist Who Founded The Texas Tribune, Dies at 59

John Thornton, Venture Capitalist Who Founded The Texas Tribune, Dies at 59
He founded The Texas Tribune, a model for nonprofit grass-roots news organizations nationwide, and the American Journalism Project, which supports them.
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