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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.’

After embracing ‘the value of persistent patience,’ an editor shares what he learned in the transformation of the newsroom and the place he calls home.

‘As it turns out, many of the systemic failures that plagued the Gulf Coast during and after Katrina should have been predicted ….’

‘Only after several months of covering these issues am I beginning to understand the scope and dimensions of the crisis.’

‘All of the silos were leveled, and the Sun Herald newsroom became a blended team with an intense Katrina focus.’