• Reuters, Friday, October 23, 2009 9:45 AM

The Chicago News Cooperative, a new nonprofit reporting organization launched Oct. 22 and immediately announced a deal to provide content to the New York Times.

The Times will use news from the CNC to feed its new local edition pages in Chicago, similar to what it's doing in San Francisco.

The CNC is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and comprises former Chicago Tribune journalists and other editorial staff. CNC journalists will provide two pages of CNC branded news and commentary to The New York Times twice a week in its Chicago editions on Friday and Sunday starting Nov. 20.

CNC plans to operate a stand-alone newsroom while developing deals with other media in Chicago to share resources and, over time, jointly produce content. CNC Editor is James O'Shea, the former editor of the Los Angeles Times and former managing editor of the Chicago Tribune.

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