S.C. Policy Council Joins S.C. Press Association
The S.C. Policy Council is celebrating another milestone. The nonprofit, non-partisan organization committed to exposing government has been accepted as an associate member of the [...]The post S.C....
View ArticleFranklin Center’s Take on ProPublica’s Pulitzer
Franklin Center’s Take on ProPublica‘s Pulitzer By Jason Stverak CHICAGO (April 19, 2010) — ProPublica’s Pulitzer Prize win shows two things: 1. Nonprofit journalism organizations [...]The post...
View ArticleResource Bank Provides Lessons from Think Tanks Doing Journalism
InsiderOnline Blog: April 2010 Over the past several years, quite a few state-based free market think tanks have started doing investigative journalism. These organizations have [...]The post Resource...
View ArticleReuters plans to expand investigative journalism efforts
Posted by Robert Eisenhart Editor Web Blog A year after Reuters began investigative reporting the news agency announced its plans to increase its reporting efforts [...]The post Reuters plans to expand...
View ArticleCelebrating World Press Freedom Day
By Jason Stverak Today is World Press Freedom Day. It recognizes opportunities journalists have to tell stories of war-torn countries, poverty stricken towns and government-controlled [...]The post...
View ArticleFranklin Center Reporter Awarded Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship
Washington, DC – The Phillips Foundation announced the recipients of the 2010 Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Program, which included Bill McMorris, a staff researcher and [...]The post Franklin...
View ArticleFuture of Local News
Journalism has taken a substantial hit in the last decade. According to The Nation, of the 60,000 print journalists employed in 2001, at least 10,000 [...]The post Future of Local News appeared first...
View ArticleFranklin Center Statement on Newspaper Web sites Growing Popularity
Jason Stverak, President of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, a national leading organization on nonprofit journalism, released the following statement concerning a [...]The post...
View ArticleNew Investigative Watchdog Site Launched In Maine
Maine now has a new Watchdog relentlessly working to detect and expose corruption in our elected and public officials. Lead by journalist Stephan Burklin, MaineWatchdog.org [...]The post New...
View ArticleAttacking the Fifth Estate: Bloggers legally belittled
By Jason Stverak | Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity ALEXANDRIA – Bloggers in Oregon, watch out. That’s because this month an Oregon court ruled [...]The post Attacking the Fifth...
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