Philanthropy

Poynter Institute to provide journalism ethics training to local news funders

Partnership with Knight Foundation aims to help strengthen local news ecosystem

October 14, 2024

The Poynter Institute

Opinion | Press Forward open call puts underrepresented communities first

Push focuses on bridging significant gaps in local news coverage

April 30, 2024

Opinion | The case for funding environmental journalism right now

Philanthropy has an important role to play in supporting reporters, but funding must be transparent and clear to maintain credibility

April 25, 2024

The Poynter Institute and The Just Trust announce 2024 partnership to transform crime reporting

New grant from The Just Trust continues successful program that transforms news organizations’ crime reporting to focus on public safety

December 13, 2023

Opinion | In a new era of journalism, philanthropy must pivot

To properly serve communities of color, funders must ‘radically rethink’ current funding practices

September 7, 2023

Opinion | Democracy’s lifeline: A call for philanthropy to fund journalism now

Funders interested in promoting equity and strengthening democracy should invest in its survival and resilience

July 24, 2023

The newsroom guide for getting money to hire journalists

Victor Hernandez built a playbook for navigating philanthropic support

November 17, 2021

For-profit newsrooms are adding philanthropy as another way to make money

It’s not a subscription. It’s not a membership. And it’s not just nonprofits anymore.

September 24, 2021

Foundations fund community information needs

KnightBlog | FSG & Knight Report During the past year the Knight Foundation, the FCC,…

December 7, 2010

Journalism Philanthropy (Archived Articles, 2009-2010)

Links tracking the transformation of philanthropy in journalism Archived Stories: Searching for the Future of…

May 13, 2009