As many reporters find it increasingly difficult to get records to cover U.S. immigration enforcement actions, the Fund for Investigative Journalism and Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) are partnering to host a webinar Wednesday, March 25, at noon Eastern to provide resources, tools and tips. Click here to register for this free webinar. The one-hour session will include information about ...
WASHNGTON, DC; March 5, 2026 – The Fund for Investigative Journalism today announced that eight accomplished journalists have been awarded Alicia Patterson Fellowships to conduct public-service reporting this year. The annual fellowships foster independent, in-depth reporting on topics of public interest. The fellowships were established in 1965 in memory of Alicia Patterson, the founding editor and publisher of Newsday and ...
The Fund for Investigative Journalism is accepting proposals for regular grants (up to $10,000 for full investigative stories) and seed grants for early reporting (up to $2,500). Proposals for both types of grants are due on Jan. 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Details are below. In advance of the deadline, there are two opportunities for journalists to learn more ...
WASHINGTON, DC; December 4, 2025 – The Fund for Investigative Journalism and the Alicia Patterson Foundation announced today that the two organizations are merging, bringing together two of the oldest and largest funders of independent journalism in the United States. Effective immediately, the Alicia Patterson Foundation will close, and its flagship six- and 12-month reporting fellowships will become a program ...
Please join us next Friday, November 21, at noon Eastern for a free webinar on how to obtain and use prison litigation records in investigative reporting. The webinar will include information on how to get funding and legal help for these stories. Click here to register for this free webinar. Freelance journalist Beth Shelburne will share how she spent a ...
WASHINGTON, DC; Nov. 12, 2025 – The Fund for Investigative Journalism announced today that it is providing 53 new grants to journalists for groundbreaking investigations. The grants cover the expenses of specific investigative stories, and recipients can also receive free editorial and legal support. The new group of grants is the largest in the Fund’s 56-year history – a reflection ...
Please join us next Friday, October 31, at noon Eastern for a free webinar on how to cover police misconduct in shelters for homeless people and migrants. This webinar will include information on how to get funding for these investigations. Click here to register for this free webinar. Sammy Sussman will share how he uncovered a long-running pattern of abuse ...
Please join us Wednesday, Sept. 17 at noon Eastern for a free webinar on how to cover systemic police brutality and how to get funding for investigative projects. Click here to register for this free webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2TQsZooBRYqhL4UoP9vcKA You’ll talk with: Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield, who exposed a decades-long pattern of brutality inside the Rankin County, Mississippi, Sheriff’s Office. Deputies, ...
The Fund for Investigative Journalism is accepting proposals for regular grants (up to $10,000 for full investigative stories) and seed grants for early reporting (up to $2,500). Proposals for regular grants are due on Sept. 8 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern, and applications for seed grants are due on Sept. 15 at 11:59 p.m. Details are below. Details on two types ...
As you likely know by now, we lost a giant in the field of investigative journalism last week, with the passing of Morton Mintz at the age of 103. A longtime investigative reporter at The Washington Post and the author of 10 books, Mort served as president of the Fund for Investigative Journalism’s Board of Directors for several years in the 1990s. If ...