California Sunday Magazine recently shut down after its primary funder, Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective, cut its support. It’s a reminder that billionaire patrons’ commitment to civic good isn’t immune to concerns of profitability.
Read MoreAt a time when accurate information can save lives, the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa moves to build media capacity and improve access to the kind of independent data and analysis that shapes policy and public opinion.
Read MoreJournalism outlets have enjoyed a surge of new readers hungry for trusted local news. A growing body of funder-generated insights provides a roadmap for outlets looking to retain new audiences—and potentially turn them into donors.
Read MoreA new photojournalism initiative co-sponsored by the Omidyar Network explores the structural inequities that exacerbated the pandemic’s impact on low-wage workers. It’s part of ON’s broader effort to build worker power.
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting launched in 2016 to support journalists of color. That mission is now even more timely. We dig into the society’s evolution and how it fits into a larger push by funders to diversify media.
Read MoreIn the early days of the pandemic, the Contributor Development Partnership rolled out a successful COVID-era fundraising appeal for more than 30 public radio stations. CDP’s president explains the plan’s origins and why it worked.
Read MoreStates Newsroom has launched 18 outlets dedicated to statehouse reporting, with more on the way. We check in with Director Chris Fitzsimon on how the network started, its funding, and the importance of covering state officials.
Read MoreNot long after funders saved the New Press from the existential threat of COVID-19, the publisher couldn't keep up with surging demand for books on racial justice. TNP’s James Phelan tells the story of a “surreal famine-to-feast reversal.”
Read MoreA lot has happened since Knight launched its $50 million initiative to understand how technology is transforming our democracy. We check in with Knight’s John Sands as this forward-looking program makes its final round of grants.
Read MoreThe coronavirus, corporate bankruptcies and the looming presence of cost-cutting hedge funds have amplified calls for local dailies to transition to a nonprofit model. While this sounds promising, the devil, as they say, is in the details.
Read MoreThe W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund anticipated art funders’ focus on driving social change by decades. The fund’s president fills us in on its mission, challenges facing photojournalists, and how COVID-19 has impacted grantmaking.
Read MoreThe American Journalism Project’s mission to create sustainable business models for news outlets is, sadly, more urgent than ever. We asked CEO Sarabeth Berman how COVID-19 is impacting local news and how AJP plans to help.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has amplified profound weaknesses across media and highlighted the need for outlets to transform themselves more rapidly. We check in with funders and advocates to sketch out a post-COVID journalism landscape.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has underscored journalism’s role in providing the public with critical information. But it’s also decimating ad revenue at many news publications, leading foundations to mount emergency funding efforts.
Read MoreBorealis Philanthropy launched an effort in September to remedy deeply entrenched funding disparities. Now, as communities of color—and their media outlets—are hit hard by the pandemic, how is the new fund responding?
Read MoreThe spread of fake news about COVID-19 is the kind of moment that funders have spent years preparing for. A promising (if modest) $1 million commitment serves as a helpful roadmap for grantmaking to combat this problem.
Read MoreIf journalism is dying, established foundations with deep roots in the industry clearly haven't gotten the memo. A case in point is the Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation's $75 million gift to the university its namesake helped to establish in 1962.
Read MoreThe Heising-Simons Foundation is among a growing list of funders working to close society’s empathy deficit. One of its strategies is backing journalists who seek to provide a deeper understanding of underrepresented groups.
Read MoreDespite an uptick in funding for journalism outlets, many investigative freelancers remain under-resourced and in harm's way. An expanding fellows program at a retreat center in upstate New York offers support and respite.
Read MoreElizabeth Green and John Thornton launched the American Journalism Project based on the idea that venture philanthropy could strengthen local news outlets. As grants start to go out the door, what does that look like in practice?
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