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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Why did Epstein fund non-profit media?
Journalists working for non-profits tend to only think about ethics in terms of preventing donors from influencing their content and don't consider the circumstances in which they might cut ties with a donor.Read More »
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Foundation-Funded News: The State of Research
An overview of research into foundation-funded journalism.Read More »
What’s Wrong with Philanthro-Journalism?
We discuss the unintended consequences of foundation funding of international news.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
The key features 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 »
