 The "AJR" was not named as a defendant, but agreed to pay Paterno's legal bills and indemnify her against any judgment.Paterno, as a freelancer, had written for the "AJR" for about ten years.In August 2007, "The Washington Post" reported that the "AJR" could shut down by the end of 2007 if it could not reduce its operating deficit, then running at about $200,000 per year (with a total budget of about $800,000).