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Will Philanthropy Get a Cut of the $3.3 Billion Murdoch Succession Deal?
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Spreading Love Through Media, the Regrantor Way
After a Hiatus, What’s New with Open Society Foundations’ Distinctive Fellowships?
Who’s Funding Public News Media?
What Wallis Annenberg’s Passing Could Mean for L.A.’s Legendary Family Foundation
What Happens When the Feds Target a Nonprofit? Lessons from Mother Jones
Viewers Like You: Who’s Supporting PBS at the National Level?
A Privately Owned Newspaper Embraced Philanthropy. Here’s What It’s Learning
When Funders Treat Community as an Afterthought, News Organizations Crumble
Journalism Fundraising Program NewsMatch Had Its Most Successful Year Yet. Here’s Why
Press Forward Director Dale Anglin On Generating Funder Support for Local News
As Billionaire Owners Throw Their Weight Around, Journalism Support Is Even More Vital
Nonprofit Journalism Hasn’t Experienced Another Post-Election “Trump Bump”
Five Takeaways on Supporting Black and Brown Media in Trying Times
Wendy Schmidt Invests Big in Documentary Film
This Immigrant News Nonprofit’s Getting Big Support from Knight. Here’s Why
Some Good News: Heising-Simons Prize Fosters Independent Journalism
Good News for Los Angeles: Philanthropy Bolsters the Local Beat
Trust-Based Practices Top of Mind at Tech Billionaire Couple David and Angela Filo’s Foundation
It probably feels like it was a century ago, but we’re only several decades removed from a time when ambitious young entrepreneurs like Pierre Omidyar, Jeff Skoll and Tim Gill, flush with riches from the dot-com boom, kicked off the second … [Read more...] about Trust-Based Practices Top of Mind at Tech Billionaire Couple David and Angela Filo’s Foundation
Media Literacy Can Help Defang Disinformation. These Funders Are Backing It.
Just this past weekend, Elon Musk shared a deepfake video of Vice President — and presumptive Democratic nominee — Kamala Harris on his social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter). The video, which was not labeled as AI-generated or … [Read more...] about Media Literacy Can Help Defang Disinformation. These Funders Are Backing It.
Why Hewlett’s Funding Fact-Based, Religion-Focused Media — and Why We Need More of That
How the Field Foundation of Illinois Supports Community Power-Building Throughout Chicago
In 2023, the MacArthur Foundation and the Chicago-based Field Foundation of Illinois, which distributes more than $10 million annually and works to address systemic issues in historically marginalized areas of Chicago, launched a new grantmaking … [Read more...] about How the Field Foundation of Illinois Supports Community Power-Building Throughout Chicago
Disinformation Poses a Serious Threat to Democracy. Here Are Some of the Funders Pushing Back
In a democracy that depends on the voting public being reasonably well informed, one the biggest threats to our system’s health and continued survival is the rampant spread of disinformation. While that threat has hung over U.S. democracy for some … [Read more...] about Disinformation Poses a Serious Threat to Democracy. Here Are Some of the Funders Pushing Back
A Closer Look at the Wyncote Foundation, From the Family Behind the William Penn Foundation
“Accountability Still Exists.” A Closer Look at a Place-Based Donor’s Historic Journalism Gift
One of the most important donor demographics in the media space is the top-of-the-pyramid, placed-based giver concerned about the state of the body politic. Their gifts, which range from $5 million to $20 million, often flow to journalism programs … [Read more...] about “Accountability Still Exists.” A Closer Look at a Place-Based Donor’s Historic Journalism Gift
Why Craig Newmark Is Concerned — and Hopeful — for American Democracy
Craig Newmark’s interests are wide ranging and eclectic, and include veterans and military families, journalism, food security, women in tech, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, pigeon rescue and comedy — not necessarily in that order. Newmark, … [Read more...] about Why Craig Newmark Is Concerned — and Hopeful — for American Democracy
