Investigating the truth: preparing for a toxic future as a donor and journalist

Investigative journalism has always faced a resource crisis. The reporting, particularly cross-border collaborations on complex issues, is expensive, unpredictable, and often dangerous, and requires significant resources. It’s also legally dangerous and any story that is published can represent significant and even existential threats.
Investigative reporting has relied on government and institutional funding to survive but the fundamental framework has been changing. The U.S. and some European governments have threatened to curtail media by attacking funding and the non-profit status of donors and journalism outlets, “Soros-ing” foundations that support this space, and enacting plaintiff-friendly libel laws. We’ve entered what is shaping up to be a very toxic era for investigative journalism. What should you be worried about as a donor or media organization? Where do the threats lie? What are things you can do today to harden yourself now and for the future? How do we survive in the media space in 10 years without compromising our mission?
Moderated by Miranda Patrucic.

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