It’s Time to Define Our New Normal
Release Date:
12/19/2016
Donita Volkwijn of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors writes that philanthropy could support organizations that are advocating for criminal justice reform and accountable journalism.
Communications/Media
Dodge Foundation’s Daggett in NYTimes: Auction of Airwaves Could Transform Media
Release Date:
11/28/2016
With the demand for wireless broadband growing, the Federal Communications Commission is auctioning off a big chunk of the public airwaves.
Media Development Investment Fund Launches Blended-Value Media Loan Fund
Release Date:
11/16/2016
In a ground-breaking partnership MDIF, a New York-based investment fund for media companies in countries where access to information is limited, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) are providing investors with 55...
Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis
Release Date:
11/15/2016
Nina Sachdev Hoffmann of Media Impact Funders interviews Nina Vinik of the Joyce Foundation about efforts in the philanthropic community to prevent gun violence, including more media coverage, research and education to support stronger gun laws at...
Dyson Foundation Contributes to Longform Nonfiction Work
Release Date:
11/10/2016
I have good news for all of the journalism purists out there. Funders continue to see the value of deep and transformative investigative work in an age of 140 characters.
Simons Foundation Supports Collaboration of Libraries in Digital Era
Release Date:
10/17/2016
A partnership-based funding model — 200 libraries in 24 countries plus the support from the Simons Foundation — is sustaining exchange among libraries.
Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media
Release Date:
09/21/2016
A program of the Open Society Foundations, Soros Justice Fellowships support outstanding individuals working to implement innovative projects that advance reform and spur debate on a range of issues facing the criminal justice system in the United...
Introducing Our Muslim Neighbors, One Story at a Time
Release Date:
08/18/2016
Clare Church, Graduate Communications Fellow for the New York Community Trust, writes about three nonprofits in New York City that are countering Islamaphobia through the arts.
NY Community Trust Teams Up with Muslim-American Leaders to Counter Anti-Islamic Stereotypes
Release Date:
08/09/2016
More than 80 percent of media coverage of Muslims is negative.
Young Journalist Responds to Darren Walker's NY Times Op-Ed on Unpaid Internships
Release Date:
07/08/2016
I grew up thinking journalism was just for rich white people. I was mostly right.
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