WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2021 – The Fund for Investigative Journalism today announced that its board of directors awarded grants to reporters for 20 new investigative projects in its most recent round of funding. Journalists receiving grants also have the opportunity to be paired with seasoned journalists who serve as editorial mentors, request pro bono legal assistance through the Fund’s ...
For years the California agency that regulates Uber and Lyft gathered annual reports about assaults that happen on their rides but kept that data secret. FIJ grantee Seth Rosenfeld is the first reporter to obtain some of those reports following an eight-month effort using the state’s public records act. His story in the nonprofit San Francisco Public Press revealed not ...
By Eric Ferrero, Executive Director A remarkable new investigation on NPR found that heat is killing workers in the U.S. – particularly people of color – and that there are no federal rules to protect them. A team of investigative reporters across four media organizations in several states found that at least 384 workers have died from environmental hear exposure ...