The merger of a long-standing newspaper and a public media organisation under a no-cash deal ... which has been under consideration since September ... points to both peril (a free newspaper is a gift which requires long and careful consideration) and promise (non-profit news organisations) as the future of journalism.

There are numerous factors of concern, from workers to audience to paywalls. Among the more interesting to me is that as a not-for-profit organisation, the Sun Times will no longer be able to endorse candidates for political office.