Who will pay for the really expensive journalism like in-depth investigations when many news organisations are cutting back on budgets? The New York Times brings the news about one solution to the who pays-question. Super-rich philanthropists will fund a complete investigative journalism team that will give away their work to the media:
The nonprofit group, called ProPublica, will pitch each project to a newspaper or magazine (and occasionally to other media) where the group hopes the work will make the strongest impression. The plan is to do long-term projects, uncovering misdeeds in government, business and organizations.
(via Center for Citizen Media).
Tags: philanthropy, propublica
