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.

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What’s Wrong with Philanthro-Journalism?
February 8, 2019
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)
January 11, 2019
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
September 5, 2018
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)
June 6, 2018
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
March 2, 2018
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)
January 9, 2018
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)
September 18, 2017
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?
May 18, 2017
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)
December 7, 2016
This paper examines the private foundations stepping in to finance journalism and questions their growing influence.Read More »

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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.

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