Features

‘Let’s not pull the plug on for-profit journalism just yet.’

‘… investigative reporting itself is also on the cusp of major transformation ….’

‘The myth of journalists doggedly uncovering all the facts is both important—and dangerous.’

A nonprofit director feels frustrated by how difficult it is to find ‘adequate resources for independent investigative reporting.’

These foundations and centers offer financial support for journalists.Alicia Patterson Foundationwww.aliciapatterson.orgThis Washington, D.C.-based fund provides six-month and one-year grants to working investigative reporters who want to pursue independent investigative projects.…

As nonprofit investigative models take shape, a journalist surveys emerging possibilities. 

‘… sometimes editors — and not just reporters — need to walk in the steps of the people they cover.’

‘… objectivity is a newsroom issue we’ve tackled head-on since the first few days after Katrina hit.’

‘We have become tougher, more aggressive, more skeptical reporters due, at least in part, to the fact that we have a rooting interest in the outcome.’

‘I found the timeline of the city’s renaissance in mundane details and in revealing what daily rituals were still altered.’