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THE FOUNDATION ALSO PUBLISHED THE NONZERO NEWSLETTER SEVERAL TIMES PER MONTH.BLOGGINGHEADS.TV, FOUNDED IN NOVEMBER 2005, WAS THE FIRST WEBSITE DEVOTED TO SPLIT-SCREEN VIDEO DIALOGUES ABOUT POLITICS AND IDEAS.COMBINING SOPHISTICATED CONVERSATION WITH A CASUAL LOOK-AND-FEEL, BLOGGINGHEADS.TV (BHTV) HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE BLOGOSPHERE'S PREMIER SITE FOR VIDEO DIALOGUE ABOUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS. ITS CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN BLOGGERS, JOURNALISTS AND SCHOLARS REACH AN ENGAGED AND INFLUENTIAL AUDIENCE BOTH ONSITE AND THROUGH A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK THAT INCLUDES HIGH-TRAFFIC BLOGS AND OTHER MAJOR WEBSITES.THE IDEOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND CIVIL TONE FOUND IN BHTV DIALOGUES STANDS IN CONTRAST TO THE TENDENCY OF THE INTERNET TO CREATE IDEOLOGICALLY HOMOGENOUS "COCOONS" OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE WHO DISPARAGE OPPOSING VIEWS WITHOUT CLOSELY EXAMINING THEM. IN THAT SENSE BLOGGINGHEADS IS COUNTERACTING THE TRIBALIZING TENDENCY OF THE INTERNET -- A TENDENCY THAT IS PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MUCH-NOTED POLARIZATION OF AMERICAN POLITICS. BLOGGINGHEADS HAS SHOWN ITS ABILITY TO BRIDGE NOT JUST IDEOLOGICAL CHASMS WITHIN AMERICA BUT GAPS BETWEEN CULTURES AND NATIONS, HOSTING, FOR EXAMPLE, A CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATION BETWEEN AN ISRAELI JOURNALIST AND AN EGYPTIAN AL JAZEERA CORRESPONDENT.BHTV TAKES PRIDE IN THE DIVERSITY OF OPINIONS AIRED IN ITS DIALOGUES -- AND ALSO IN ITS VIEWER FORUM, WHERE THOUGHTFUL DISAGREEMENT IS EXPRESSED IN (MOSTLY) CIVIL TERMS. THIS CONTRASTS WITH THE STRONG IDEOLOGICAL BENT OF MOST POLITICALLY ORIENTED WEBSITES, AND WITH THE ACRIMONIOUS ATMOSPHERE OF MANY COMMENT SECTIONS ON THE INTERNET.MEANINGOFLIFE.TV, A SPINOFF OF BLOGGINGHEADS.TV, WAS LAUNCHED IN JULY 2015. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY THE DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G EDITING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 35,642. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,642. VIDEO PRODUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 33,696. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,696. RESEARCH AND WRITING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,785. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,785. 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