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FIJ awards $120,000 in grants for investigative journalism

APRIL 19, 2017
FIJ awards $120,000 in grants
for investigative journalism
WASHINGTON – The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has awarded $120,000 in grants to journalists working on projects across the United States and around the world. Grants from FIJ help freelancers and reporters working for nonprofit news organizations cover expenses such as document retrieval, travel to develop and interview sources, and equipment rental fees.”The record number of grants, and dollars committed to journalists is buoyed by an increase in funds flowing from the public to FIJ,” said Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, FIJ’s board president. “By plowing these donations into the work of investigative reporters, we are recognizing the value the public has placed on independent journalism in speaking truth to power.”The grantees include:• Andrew Burton, a San Francisco based filmmaker and photographer
• Rebecca Clarren, reporter for InvestigateWest
• Erika Cohn, an investigative journalist and filmmaker
• Roy Gutman, a freelance correspondent covering the Middle East
• Beau Hodai, a freelance investigative reporter focused on national security
• May Jeong, a Kabul-based investigative reporter
• Sophia Jones, an Istanbul-based journalist with The Fuller Project
• Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, a journalism professor working with a team of journalists and students
• Maureen Nandini Mitra and Zoe Loftus-Farren of Earth Island Journal with Candice Bernd of Truthout
• Maeve McGoran, an audio journalist based in Miami
• Shawn Musgrave, a Boston-based investigative reporter
• Rina Palta, a correspondent for KPCC covering the social safety net
• Kate Pastor, a freelance journalist
• Daniel Ross, a Los Angeles-based investigative journalist
• Sabrina Shankman of InsideClimate News
• Fabiola Torres Lopez, who specializes in health care investigations for Peru-based OjoPúblico
• Curtis Waltman, a Boston-based reporter at MuckRock
• Rob Waters, a California-based journalistThe Fund for Investigative Journalism supports groundbreaking investigative stories that otherwise would not be told. Founded in 1969, FIJ makes grants to independent investigative journalists who have great tips, ideas, and sources, but need financial resources to do their work.

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