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 ...
FIJ’s Board Member, Clarence Page, is celebrating his 50th-year anniversary as a syndicated columnist at the Chicago Tribune. “Few writers across the country approach politics, culture, and race with the depth and scholarship that Page brings to each of his columns,” Tribune editors wrote in an editorial celebrating Page’s tenure. His long-time editor, Marcia Lythcott, who retired from the Tribune ...
(Washington, D.C.) December 12, 2019–The Fund for Investigative Journalism, in partnership with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and the Miami Herald Media Company, is proud to announce the selection of Romina Ruiz-Goiriena as the new diversity fellow for FIJ’s latest investigative reporting fellowship. Ruiz-Goiriena will work on a three-month project with staff and editors of the Miami Herald ...
The board of directors of the Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has awarded $79,000 in grants to nine investigative journalists 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: Tristan Ahtone, a member of the Kiowa Tribe and associate editor of ...
Two funding grants came in at the end of October: The Nara Fund, a long-standing supporter of FIJ, gave $25,000, acknowledging the “central role investigative journalism plays in preserving our democracy.” The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation, another loyal funder, nearly doubled their renewal grant from last year, approving a $50,000 award. We could still use contributions ...
Former FIJ Board Member George Lardner Jr., who won the Pulitzer in 1993 for an investigation into the murder of his 21-year-old daughter, Kristin, died in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 21. Lardner, 85, was a former Washington Post reporter and a scholar in residence at the Investigative Reporting Workshop. He retired from the Post in 2004. Lardner was known as ...
Fund for Investigative Journalism former Board President Ricardo Sandoval Palos and Director of Operations Ana Arana were at the Excellence in Journalism 2019 conference organized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Sandoval Palos and Arana led a panel on how freelance journalists can apply for grants. Joining ...