FIJ’s Board President, Mark Greenblatt, joined leaders from non-profit foundations supporting investigative journalism to speak about how newsrooms and journalists can secure funding in the fallout from COVID-19. Greenblatt and the panel go in-depth about what journalists can do to increase their chances of obtaining grants during COVID-19, what makes for enticing grant proposals and how nonprofits are working to ...
Capetonians living under unprecedented water restrictions limiting them to 50l per person per day in early 2018, descended on the city’s natural springs to collect water to supplement their municipal water use. Photo: Steve Kretzmann At the beginning of 2018, Cape Town faced the very real prospect of becoming the first major city in the world to run out of water. ...
In its 51st year, FIJ charts course of growth with seasoned nonprofit leader who brings deep experience working with investigative journalists WASHINGTON, DC, May 11, 2020 – The Fund for Investigative Journalism announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Eric Ferrero as the organization’s new Executive Director. Ferrero has served in leadership roles at some of the country’s ...
Dear friends, The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. has surpassed one million. People I know have lost fathers, aunts and wives. The decisions our governments (at the local, state and federal levels) are making right now will literally mean the difference between life and death. Yet the economic toll of COVID-19 has begun to cannibalize parts of ...
The Fund for Investigative Journalism, The Economic Hardship Reporting Project, PEN America, along with special guests will host a webinar on Thursday, May 7, at 3 p.m. EDT to answer your questions about ongoing efforts to provide funding and support to journalists working through the coronavirus pandemic. On April 23rd, FIJ, The Economic Hardship Reporting Project, PEN America and the ...
The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) is unveiling a new effort to provide immediate emergency grants to U.S.-based freelance investigative journalists working on stories on the coronavirus that break new ground and expose wrongdoing in the public or private sector. We know the budgets of some journalism news outlets may be stressed during these uncertain economic times, potentially affecting freelance ...
The board of directors of the Fund for Investigative Journalism has awarded $91,000 in grants to 11 investigative projects in its most recent round of funding. The grants will help cover the costs of reporting, such as travel, document fees, and other expenses. The grant recipients are: Dagmar Thiel, Frank LaRue, independent journalists based in Washington, D.C. Geoffrey Cain, investigative ...
The new decade has brought some changes at FIJ. Three new officers were named to leadership positions on our Board of Directors after three esteemed members stepped down because of FIJ’s term limits. And Bill Marimow, formerly of the Philadelphia Inquirer has joined the Board. Former Treasurer, Mark Greenblatt, was elected President of the Board, Cheryl Thompson, Vice President, and ...
A key component of FIJ’s program is recruiting and matching veteran reporters to mentor grantees. Mentors advise on reporting techniques, and also coach grantees through the writing phase. One grantee told us his mentor tutored him in the art of “unspooling” information. This month, we profile our mentor Pete Carey, a Pulitzer Price winner who retired from the San Jose ...
Investigative reporters tend to spend most of their reporting and research time focused on acquiring the facts and data to document a wrongdoing. As a result, the fruit of their labor – the story – too often ends up dry and lifeless. The reader, listener or viewer is left feeling like they should care more than they do about the ...