Organizations Filed Purposes:
MISSISSIPPI NEWS AND INFORMATION CORPORATION, OPERATING AS MISSISSIPPI TODAY, IS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT DIGITAL NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCE THAT AGGRESIVELY AND OBJECTIVELY COVERS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY ISSUES, INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY AND RACE, AS WELL AS MISSISSIPPI'S SOCIAL CULTURE. THE STAFF PRODUCES HIGH-QUALITY REPORTING TO ACT AS A GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG, SUPPORTS THE FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY AND HELPS SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE STATE. INCREASING CITIZEN AWARENESS, INCLUDING HOW GOVERNMENT ACTION AFFECTS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES, MAY LEAD TO GREATER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. MISSISSIPPI TODAY IS HELPING TO CREATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF DISTINGUISHED JOURNALISTS BY RECRUITING EXCEPTIONAL GRADUATES OF JOURNALISM, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND WORKING WITH CURRENT STUDENTS AT THE STATE'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO DEVELOP SKILLS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR PRODUCTIVE CAREERS.
DIGITAL NEWS/INFORMATION RESOURCE COVERING STATE/LOCAL GOVERMENT AND COMMUNITY ISSUES.
MISSISSIPPI TODAY IS THE STATE'S ONLY FULLY STAFFED NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN NEWSROOM, OFFERING INDEPTH INVESTIGATIVE AND ENTERPRISE REPORTING FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE STATE. THERE IS NEVER A PAYWALL TO VIEW THE REPORTING, LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST OR ACCESS THE DATA SETS ON OUR SITE. THE PRESENCE OF MISSISSIPPI TODAY JOURNALISTS CREATES A HIGHER LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AMONG ELECTED OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS THAN SEEN IN RECENT HISTORY. MISSISSIPPI TODAY REPORTING IN THE AREAS OF POLITICS, EDUCATION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, WORKFORCE AND EQUITY HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY IMPACTFUL OVER THE PAST YEAR, PROVIDING INSIGHT AND EXPLANATION OF BREAKING NEWS AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT HAVE LONG GONE UNREPORTED. OUR TOTAL SITE TRAFFIC IN 2019 SAW AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 145% PAGE VIEWS FROM 2018. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 4.5 MILLION PAGE VIEWS, UP FROM 1.9 MILLION IN 2018. WE ALSO HAD A 130% INCREASE IN USERS. WE HAD CLOSE TO 2.5 MILLION USERS IN 2019, WHICH WAS MORE THAN OUR SITE USERS FROM 2017 AND 2018 COMBINED.
MISSISSIPPI TODAY HOSTS A NUMBER OF EVENTS RANGING FROM FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING TO TICKETED EVENTS WITH NATIONAL NEWSMAKERS. THESE EVENTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR MISSION OF PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM, OFFERING A VENUE FOR READERS TO ENGAGE WITH REPORTERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE SHAPING MISSISSIPPI. MISSISSIPPI TODAY HOSTED 20 EVENTS IN 2019 REACHING MORE THAN 500 PATRONS IN-PERSON, AND COUNTLESS READERS THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AND LIVESTREAM POSTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Thomas Ramsey | HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE | 40 | $106,849 |
| Mary Margaret White | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $96,530 |
| Ryan L Nave | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | 40 | $90,868 |
| Seetha Srinivasan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Pittman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Overby | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Will Norton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tray Hairston | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Barksdale | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Lack | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Barksdale | EXECUTIVE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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