The Rise of NonProfit Investigative Journalism in the United ... - 9781138484474

Taylor & Francis

The Rise of NonProfit Investigative Journalism in the United StatesAuthor(s): Bill Birnbauer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138484474, 978-1138484474\nSynopsis\nWith a foreword from Michael Schudson, The Rise of Nonprofit Investigative Journalism in the United States examines the rapid growth, impact and sustainability of not-for-profit investigative reporting and its impact on US democracy and mainstream journalism. \n\nThe book addresses key questions about the sustainability of foundation funding, the agendas of foundations, and the ethical issues that arise from philanthropically funded journalism. It provides a theoretical framework that enables readers to recognize connections and relationships that the nonprofit accountability journalism sector has with the economic, political and mainstream media fields in the United States.\n\nAs battered news media struggled to survive the financial crisis of [tel], d.