100Reporters

100Reporters is a nonprofit organization that provides editorial and financial support for independent journalists to conduct in-depth investigations on underreported topics. In addition, it produces the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium, which connects the fields of documentary film and investigative reporting. Responding to shifts in the media environment and new opportunities, 100Reporters is undertaking a re-examination of its programmatic priorities. This grant supports general operations, and the intended outcomes are high caliber investigative reporting projects reaching wide audiences and deepening public understanding of underreported topics.

100Reporters is a nonprofit organization that provides a platform and editorial structure for the work of freelance journalists around the world. Its flagship project is the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium, an annual event that heightens the public’s awareness of investigative reporting’s role in democracy and culture, while creating greater connections and opportunities for collaboration between journalists and filmmakers. The intended outcomes of this grant are that the public will have a greater appreciation for the work of investigative storytelling, and filmmakers and journalists will have greater professional development and collaboration opportunities, as well as a forum through which to explore shared challenges and issues facing both disciplines. This award provides flexible support for the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium.

100Reporters is a nonprofit investigative reporting organization that provides a platform and editorial structure for the work of freelance journalists around the world. Each year, 100Reporters organizes the Double Exposure: Investigative Film Festival and Symposium, four to five days of public screenings and panel discussions held in October in Washington, D.C. Double Exposure heightens public awareness of investigative reporting’s role in democracy and culture, while seeking opportunities to support investigative storytelling on film and laying the groundwork for collaboration between filmmakers and journalists. At a time when the First Amendment rights of reporters are under threat, the festival focuses on the challenges facing filmmakers and journalists, while offering a platform to support an exchange of ideas, knowledge, and skills. MacArthur funds provide flexible support for the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium. 

100Reporters is a nonprofit investigative reporting organization that provides a platform and editorial structure for the work of freelance journalists around the world. 100Reporters organizes the Double Exposure: Investigative Film Festival and Symposium, four days of public screenings and panel discussions held in October in Washington, D.C. Double Exposure heightens public awareness of investigative reporting’s role in democracy and culture, while seeking opportunities to support the investigative storytelling on film and laying the groundwork for collaboration between filmmakers and journalists. At a time when the First Amendment rights of reporters are under threat, the festival focuses on the challenges facing filmmakers and journalists while offering a platform to support an exchange of ideas, knowledge, and skills.

100Reporters is a nonprofit investigative reporting organization that provides a platform and editorial structure for the work of freelance journalists. 100Reporters is organizing the third annual Double Exposure: Investigative Film Festival and Symposium, three days of public screenings and panel discussions in Washington, D.C. on October 19-21, 2017. As the only United States-based film festival dedicated to the intersection of investigative reporting and documentary cinema, Double Exposure raises awareness of the power of these truth-telling formats for an audience of journalists, D.C.-based policymakers and advocates, and the public. The MacArthur Foundation is one of the major foundations that funds the intersection of investigative reporting and documentary filmmaking. Supporting this event enables the Foundation and its grantees to learn more about these increasingly converging fields and the challenges facing them, and explore opportunities for greater collaboration.