Charts

Why nonprofit media accept funding for specific projects Percent of nonprofit media who accepted funding for such projects The project or investigation was already on [...]

Communication type pre-publication Foundations Nonprofit media Commercial news outlets Never speak about stories before publication 25% 34% 16% Talk only about coverage areas in general [...]

How disclose funding of specific content Percent nonprofit media Identify when a specific story has been produced with a funder’s support 31% Explain the content [...]

Have funders been subject of a later news story? Nonprofit media Commercial media Yes, a funder has later been subject of a news story 37% [...]

What happens if a funder later is a subject of a story Nonprofit media Commercial media Have cited past collaboration in stories 68% 23% Cited [...]

What type of funders or nonprofit partner Percent commercial media who have received funding or partnered Universities and other educational organizations 71% Community organizations 50% [...]

Make such grants Percent funders Yes 52% No 19% Don’t know/no answer 29%

Change measured Increased Remained the same Decreased The overall number of media grants we gave… 41% 29% 8%

Change measured Increased Remained the same Decreased The percentage of funding our foundation has given to media grants… 43% 30% 6%

Percent Crime and public safety 72% Weather or traffic 68% Lifestyle 56% Domestic issues 52% Sports 47% National politics 47% Foreign or international news 43% [...]