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MacArthur supports the production and distribution of news and documentary programs for television, radio, and the web that help inform the American public about important domestic and international current affairs and policy issues.
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March 2, 2010
A MacArthur-supported survey by the Columbia Journalism Review on the profitability of magazine websites finds that fact-checking and editing standards vary widely among the sites. Read more »
February 9, 2010
MacArthur grantees the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University and PBS’ Frontline broadcast their first co-production, “Flying Cheap,” a documentary about the working conditions at regional air carriers. Watch the video »
January 20, 2010
In the wake of the earthquake, Internews has been helping Haitian media by providing technical equipment to help communicate critical information, such as where to go for food, water, and shelter. Designed to help provide trusted news in crisis situations, Internews receives support from MacArthur for quick reaction to such humanitarian disasters. “Local media reporting for their local audiences are the best conduits for information in times like these,” said Internews' chief operating officer Jeanne Bourgault in an interview about the group’s wokrk in the Columbia Journalism Review. “They know their audiences, their needs, their concerns, and, of course, they can reach them in their own language.” Watch a short video on Internews's work in Haiti »
TheAtlantic.com, January 26, 2010
Peter Osnos, the executive director of the Caravan Project, writes about the impact of the MacArthur-funded initiative to help university and nonprofit presses take advantage of digital technologies for the distribution of books. Read the article »
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October 22, 2009
A group of Chicago journalists committed to public service journalism announced the formation of the Chicago News Cooperative (CNC), with major support from the MacArthur Foundation. Read more »
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November 5, 2009
12 new grants totaling $500,000 will support the development of new sources of quality local news and information about the Chicago region. Read more »
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October 29, 2009
Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?, a MacArthur-supported documentary series exploring racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health, received the best documentary series award from the National Academies. Produced and directed by grantee California Newsreel, the documentary examines how the social conditions in which we are born, live, and work affect our health.
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