Those working at nonprofit newsrooms or those who have worked for nonprofits before may be eligible to receive credit toward public service loan forgiveness via a temporarily expanded federal program. This is different from the $10,000 or $20,000 in one-time forgiveness on federal loans. The temporarily expanded public service loan forgiveness program is a special benefit made available during the Covid-19 pandemic with an Oct. 31 deadline to employees of certain public service organizations — including nonprofit newsrooms.
Quick links:
Columbia Journalism Review article
Who should take note?
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Those who work or have worked at nonprofit newsrooms
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Those that have worked for nonprofits in the past
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Those who have worked for state or federal governments before
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Those who have participated in national service programs (Peace Corps, Americorps) or the military