Links tracking the transformation of philanthropy in journalism
Archived Stories:
Searching for the Future of Civic Journalism
Experiments Blossom, But Solutions Are Elusive
Hewlett Foundation, Jul. / Aug. 2010
Opening up journalism’s boundaries to bring change back in: How Knight and its News Challenge have evolved
Seth C. Lewis, Nieman Journalism Lab, Jun. 28, 2010
Non-profits can’t possibly save the news
Alan Mutter, Reflections of a Newsosaur, Mar. 30, 2010
2009: A year for philanthropy-driven news
David Westphal, Communication Leadership Blog, Dec. 15, 2009
Can Wealthy Patrons Save Dying Industry?
David Knowles, AOL News, Philanthropy Project, Sep. 29, 2009
One Newspaper, Many Checkbooks
Clark Hoyt, New York Times, Jul. 18, 2009
New York Times Considers Foundation Funding for News
Bill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Jul. 17, 2009
Deja Vu Not: Washington Post, Kaiser in Promising New Venture
Bill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Jul. 8, 2009
CCLP Report Details Growing Philanthropic Support for Journalism
Geoffrey Baum, Communication Leadership Blog, Jul. 3, 2009
(See also: Philanthropic Foundations: Growing Funders of the News
David Westphal, Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, Jul. 2009)
The Pocantico Declaration: Creating a Nonprofit Investigative News Network
Building an Investigative News Network Conference, Jul. 1, 2009
(See also: Center Joins New Nonprofit Investigative News Network
Center for Public Integrity, Jul. 2, 2009)
Getting It for Free: When Foundations Provide the News on Health
Maralee Schwartz, Shorenstein Center, Jun. 2009
Group Explores National Investigative Reporting Network
David Westphal, NewsPay, Jun. 29, 2009
Will Philanthropy And Media Team Up To Create An Investigative-News Network?
David Kaplan, paidContent, Jun. 25, 2009
New Media Makers Toolkit
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism,
Knight Citizen News Network, June 2, 2009
(See also: Funding Database and Report)
Can This Man Save The News Business?
Knight Foundation Head Alberto Ibarguen is bankrolling dozens of experiments to save the news business. Can he rescue newspapers?
Dirk Smillie, Forbes, June 2, 2009
Kaiser Family Foundation Launches New Non-Profit Health Policy News Service
Kaiser Family Foundation, June 1, 2009
Who Pays for the News?
Media Business Models and the Role of Philanthropy
New America Foundation, May 13, 2009
Huffington Post to Start Investigative Journalism Venture
Will Sullivan, E-Media Tidbits, Poynter, Mar. 30, 2009
The relationship between foundations and journalism: The view from the other side
Joshua Benton, Nieman Journalism Lab, Mar. 23, 2009
All the News That’s Fit to Finance
Charles Lewis and Bruce Sievers, Philanthropy.com, Mar. 12, 2009
It’s Time for Newspapers to Become Nonprofit Organizations
Vince Stehle, The Chronicle of Philanthropy/GFEM, Mar. 12, 2009
L3Cs a “Low-Profit” Business Model for News
Bill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Mar. 2, 2009
Philanthropy to the Rescue for Newspapers in Trouble?
Rick Edmonds, The Biz Blog, Poynter, Feb. 24, 2009
Alms for the Press?
Jack Shafer, Slate, Feb. 3, 2009
Aiding tomorrow’s Journalists Today
David Scharfenberg, The Boston Globe, Feb. 2, 2009
Endowing every U.S. newspaper: $114 billion. Innovation: Priceless.
Zachary M. Seward, Nieman Journalism Lab, Jan. 30, 2009
Nonprofit Newspapers
Steve Coll, Think Tank: Online Only: The New Yorker, Jan. 28, 2009
Non-profit Endowments as a Future for News
Bill Mitchell, NewsPay, Poynter, Jan. 28, 2009
News You Can Endow
By David Swensen and Michael Schmidt, The New York Times, Jan. 27, 2009
Self-Made Philanthropists
Joe Nocera, The New York Times, Mar. 9, 2008
Can the Knight Legacy Lead to Sustainability?
David Sasaki, MediaShift, Mar. 5, 2008
Nonprofit News
Carol Guensburg, AJR, Feb./Mar. 2008
Nonprofit News Hounds: Philanthropists pay to start journalism ventures
Suzanne Perry, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Nov. 1, 2007
