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Another issue in the nonprofit news landscape is about metrics, or proof that work being underwritten is reaching an audience or perhaps having even more [...]

The study also looked at whether the work of news organizations intersected with their partners or funders beyond the collaboration. What happens, for instance, when [...]

One issue that has emerged in recent years regarding transparency is so-called donor-advised funds — financial vehicles that manage charitable donations made by individuals, families [...]

Transparency is considered a core element of journalism and an important feature of foundations. And while the most foundations and newsrooms report in this survey [...]

One of the most striking findings from the research is there aren’t clear or universal rules of the road here — and very few written [...]

What kind of communication do nonprofit news organizations and funders have about the news content that those funders underwrite? The answer varies depending on whether [...]

How specific are funders about the content they want to finance? General operating support grants, which allows a nonprofit media organization the most freedom regarding [...]

In all, more foundations surveyed said they are funding nonprofit journalism — both to nonprofit media and in collaborations with commercial media — than they [...]

In the end, do funders think their underwriting of media is accomplishing what they want? More than half of foundations said they consider their media [...]

The majority of the public follows news and information with great interest and frequency. And trust seems to be an important component related to how [...]