Foundation Funded Journalism
As part of the Humanitarian Journalism research project we have been investigating the significance of foundation funding for international journalism and the ethical and political issues associated with it.
Latest Article
Foundation-Funded Journalism: The State of Research
An overview of research into foundation-funded journalism that lists the main publications, their methods and findings.Read More »
Other
What’s Wrong with Philanthro-Journalism?
Our research raises questions about unintended consequences when it comes to foundation funding of international coverage.Read More »
Foundation funding and the boundaries of journalism (Article)
We show that foundation funding has a significant effect on how journalists understand, value and practice their work.Read More »
Foundation support for international news: Mapping the landscape
We describe the key features of the landscape of private foundation support for international non-profit journalism.Read More »
‘Doing good’ and ‘looking good’ in global humanitarian reporting (Book chapter)
This chapter investigates how a private donor's motivation to 'look good' interacts with a news outlet's ability to 'do good'.Read More »
Who are the intermediaries for international news? Five key questions answered
This explainer answers five key questions about the role of intermediaries for international journalism.Read More »
Foundation-funded Journalism, Philanthro-capitalism and Tainted Donors (Article)
This article considers the ethical dilemmas for journalists when their donors are alleged to have been involved in unethical activities.Read More »
The influence of foundation funding on international journalism (Article)
How does donor funding affect the independence, role perceptions, and ideology of the journalism it supports?Read More »
How does donor funding influence humanitarian journalism?
This study strongly suggests that it is not just a simple case of the donor playing the tune that news …Read More »
Foundation funding of international news: The drive for solutions and impact (Article)
This paper examines the private foundations stepping in to finance journalism and questions their growing influence.Read More »
