The Rise of Nonprofit Investigative Journalism in the United States

ISBN-13: 9780367582333 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 236 str.

Bill Birnbauer

Opis

This book examines the growth, impact and sustainability of not-for-profit investigative reporting and its impact on US democracy. It addresses key questions of the sustainability of foundation funding, the agendas of foundations, and the independence of philanthropically funded journalism.

Spis treści

Foreword (Michael Schudson)

Chapter 1. Introduction: the changing face of watchdog journalism

Chapter 2. New collaborations: a mutual benefit

Chapter 3. Crashing through the firewall

Chapter 4. Saving journalism and democracy during the financial crisis

Chapter 5. Funding nonprofit accountability journalism

Chapter 6. Secondary factors promoting the creation of nonprofit accountability news centers

Chapter 7. Case studies of four national nonprofit investigative reporting centers

Chapter 8. On the ground with smaller nonprofit news organizations

Chapter 9. Ethical issues in foundation funding of journalism

Chapter 10. Flash in the pan or a sustainable business model?

O autorze

Bill Birnbauer is an award-winning journalist and academic. He is a long-standing member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Monash University, Australia. He was a metropolitan newspaper reporter and editor for three decades, has coproduced documentaries for public television and has written academic book chapters and journal articles as well as two other books.