System/Policy
WHRO beefs up investigative coverage with nonprofit newsroom acquisition
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WHRO Public Media is looking to expand its newsroom’s capabilities by taking on the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism.
Programs/Content
ProPublica ends cash investment in Trump, Inc., remains editorial partner
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WNYC and ProPublica “are committed to reporting and producing new episodes through November,” a WNYC spokesperson said.
Programs/Content
Investigative nonprofit merges with WGBH News
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The New England Center for Investigative Reporting has been housed within WGBH’s newsroom since the two organizations partnered in 2013.
Programs/Content
Peace Corps alumni, drug safety groups press NPR to release Daniel Zwerdling’s investigative report
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The two-part story on the anti-malarial drug mefloquine had been scheduled to air in late November 2017.
Development
North Country Public Radio launches fundraiser for investigative reporting
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The station hopes to raise $50,000 in listener support for its “Daylight Reporting Fund.”
WBUR
Boston’s WBUR to launch investigative unit
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WBUR plans to hire three journalists to tackle stories such as opioid addiction, climate change and immigration.
Programs/Content
Revelations of APM investigation prompt closure of Minnesota treatment facility
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In its first investigative series, APM Reports is examining allegations of sexual abuse at Mesabi Academy in Buhl, Minn.
Quick Takes
Center for Investigative Reporting launches “I Files” YouTube channel
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The Berkeley, Calif.-based Center for Investigative Reporting unveiled its new YouTube channel, The I Files, today. The channel, funded by the Knight Foundation, will be curated by CIR and will repost investigative-reporting videos from a wide assortment of content partners. Among the partners is the Investigative News Network, a consortium of 60 nonprofit news organizations that includes American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Among CIR’s for-profit partners: The BBC, ABC News, The New York Times and Al Jazeera. The channel will include videos from freelance journalists as well.
Programs/Content
Knight seeds investigative news channel on YouTube
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The nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting is launching an investigative news channel on YouTube to serve as a hub for investigative journalism. The Knight Foundation provided an $800,000 grant to start the channel. The center, based in Berkeley, Calif., announced on April 11 [2012] that the channel will feature videos from commercial and noncommercial broadcasters and independent producers, including NPR, ITVS, ABC News, the New York Times, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Center for Public Integrity and American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop. The center plans to add contributors and seek submissions from freelance journalists and independent filmmakers from around the world. “One of the goals of this partnership will be to raise the profile and visibility of high-impact storytelling through video,” said Robert Rosenthal, executive director of the center.