Where Have All the Reporters Gone?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that “[s]everal [displaced] journalists . . . started a nonprofit organization to pursue investigative reporting in the western United States and Canada, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.”

“InvestigateWest made its debut on Wednesday with a small grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism and what its executive director, Rita Hubbard, called “sweat equity” from former staff members of the Post-Intelligencer,who are working with no pay. The Seattle newspaper shed most of its employees after switching to an online-only format this year. “

This is similar to a developing trend nationally.  As major newspapers re-envision the future in the wake of lost revenues — advertisements and subscriptions, many seasoned reporters are finding themselves without a day job.  Several of started nonprofit reporting online sites to fill the void.

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AMT