The Future of Journalism: Nonprofit?

  • 12 years ago
The Future of Journalism: Nonprofit?
Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism - Journalism School Library
Panel: The State of Nonprofit Investigative Reporting Journalism School Library, North Gate Hall

Democracy's Watchdog

"Investigative Shortfall" was an article funded by a grant from the Open Society Institute and discusses the steep decline of those in the field of Investigative Reporting. The article examines the critical watchdog role that investigative reporting plays in our democracy, and how nonprofits are trying to pick up the slack.

Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Florida's first bilingual investigative reporting organization, FCIR is emerging as a leader in investigative news and an innovator in bringing relevant information on government corruption and waste to the state's Spanish-speaking communities.

The 3-day Logan Symposium now in its 5th year, serves a number of key constituencies. Culling together a group of dedicated investigative reporters, academics, philanthropists, media experts and graduate students, the invite only event is an industry must. Once a humble commitment to host an annual lecture in the name of its benefactors, the Logan Symposium quickly rose in popularity as "one of the most influential events of its kind," according to the Seattle Times. Covered and attended by a veritable 'who's who' in investigative reporting, the conference dissects controversial topics in the field, hosts internationally renowned panelists, and examines key factors of change in investigative reporting.