Washington – The Fund for Investigative Journalism is pleased to announce that The Reva and David Logan Foundation has awarded $85,000 to support the Fund’s grant-making program for independent journalists around the world. This is the third year that the Fund has received a grant from The Reva and David Logan Foundation, and represents an increased level of funding. The ...
Journalists working with grants from the Fund for Investigative Journalism have been honored with two awards from the 2015 National Press Club Journalism Contest. Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, a freelance reporter for the Center for Public Integrity was honored for his series, “Understaffed and Underserved: a Look Inside America’s Nursing Homes.” He won the Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in ...
(Washington DC) – The Fund for Investigative Journalism announced today that three journalists recognized for excellence, innovation, and leadership in the journalism profession have been elected to its board of directors. The new board members are: Luis Botello, senior program director – special projects, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Clarence Page, syndicated columnist for the Chicago Tribune Cheryl W. Thompson, ...
(Washington) Estacio Valoi, a journalist from Mozambique, will attend the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) conference in Philadelphia, June 4 – 7, on an FIJ fellowship funded by The Reva and David Logan Foundation. Valoi was chosen as an FIJ-Logan Fellow in recognition of his investigation of elephant slaughters in Mozambique, funded by FIJ. IRE conferences provide professional development through ...
(Washington) – The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has awarded $71,300 in grants to journalists working on 15 projects in the United States and around the world. With FIJ grants, journalists investigate abuse of power in the public and private sectors. The financial support helps freelancers and reporters working for nonprofit news organizations cover the necessary costs of document retrieval, travel ...
(Washington) Reminder: the deadline to submit proposals for grants from the Fund for Investigative Journalism is approaching. The upcoming deadline is Monday, May 11, at 5pm Eastern time. The Fund’s Board of Directors looks for stories that break new ground and expose wrongdoing – such as corruption, malfeasance, or misuse of power in the public or private sectors. A typical grant is $5,000 ...
(Washington) Four journalists whose work has been supported by the Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) are headed next week to the 2015 Logan Symposium, hosted by the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program. Over the course of three days, invited journalists, academics, government officials, and philanthropists will hear presentations by new players in the field ...
(Washington) The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) is pleased to announce that The Park Foundation has awarded $50,000 in support of FIJ’s grant-making program for independent investigative reporters. This marks the fifth year the Foundation has supported investigative projects screened and selected by FIJ’s board of directors. During the past year, with Park Foundation backing, reporters have exposed how rare ...
(Washington) – The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) is pleased to announce The Herb Block Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant in support of FIJ’s grant-making program for independent investigative reporters. The award was made as part of The Herb Block Foundation’s “Defending Basic Freedoms” program, which supports projects that work to safeguard freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, ...
(Washington) – The Fund for Investigative Journalism is proud to announce that the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation has renewed its support of the Fund’s grant-making program. The $100,000 donation from the Foundation will underwrite grants to independent reporters who have leads, ideas, and expertise, but need help paying the expenses of reporting. The Oklahoma City-based foundation has been ...