The foundations and nonprofit media organizations surveyed are almost equally divided on the overall motive behind the financial support for media. Less than half of [...]
This essay is part of “Charting new ground: The ethical terrain of nonprofit journalism,” API research exploring the philanthropic funding of journalism. Read the other [...]
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 [...]
This essay is part of “Charting new ground: The ethical terrain of nonprofit journalism,” API research exploring the philanthropic funding of journalism. Read the other [...]
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 [...]
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