Emerging nonprofit journalism ventures set sights on education
One of the more interesting questions in the burgeoning nonprofit journalism landscape is the extent to which new reporting ventures will focus on one area of coverage, or, like California Watch, will cover a range of topics.
Flickr photo by RickA slew of nonprofit ventures focusing on health and health policy reporting have sprung up in the last few years, mostly underwritten by foundations with a specific interest in health and health policy issues.
The most extensive is Kaiser Health News, underwritten almost entirely by the Kaiser Family Foundation. TheCenter for Health Reporting at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is getting underway, with support from the California HealthCare Foundation.Reporting on Health is a new resource established by the California Endowment Health Reporting Fellowships. FairWarning.org, based in Los Angeles, reports on "health, safety and corporate conduct." HealthyCal.org, a website started by former Sacramento Bee columnist Daniel Weintraub, and underwritten by theCalifornia Endowment, is the latest addition to the field.
Now a second generation of topic-specific journalism ventures is emerging – this one focusing on education. The reason? Just like health, there are numerous local and national