Foundation for Public Interest Journalism
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The Foundation for Public Interest Journalism is an Australian non-profit media groups which was announced in June 2009.[1]
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Board of Directors
The foundation board of directors are[2]:
- Michael Bromley: Head of the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland.
- Bronwen Clune: Director of Norg Media (http://www.norg.com.au/)
- Chris Graham: Co-founder and editor of the National Indigenous Times newspaper.
- Jonathan Green: Editor, Crikey
- Steve Harris: Strategic consultant
- Elaine Henry OAM: Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family,
- Chris Masters : Freelance reporter and author, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland
- Gerard Noonan: Freelance business journalist, chair of Media Super, and active in the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.
- Julianne Schultz AM: Founding editor of Griffith REVIEW, and a professor at Griffith’s Centre for Public Culture and Ideas, a member of the board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Arts Minister’s Creative Australia Advisory Group.
- Margaret Simons: Freelance journalist, author and lecturer at Swinburne University, Simons has published seven books and numerous essays and articles over her 29 year career as a professional journalist.
- Melissa Sweet, Freelance journalist and author, with adjunct positions at University of Sydney School of Public Health and University of Notre Dame’s medical school (Sydney campus)
- Julian Thomas, Director of the Institute for Social Research and Professor of Media and Communications at Swinburne University.
Contact details
Website: http://www.sisr.net/cac/projects/journalismfoundation.htm
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ "New foundation to support public interest journalism", Media Release, June 1, 2009.
- ↑ "Public interest journalism board announced", Medial release, August 17, 2009.
External resources
External articles
Media releases
- "Public interest journalism board announced", Medial release, August 17, 2009.
Media articles
- Sally Jackson, "Experiment in community-funded professional journalism", The Australian, December 1, 2008.
- Margaret Simons, "Public Interest Journalism – New Models", The Content Makers, June 1, 2009.
- Judith Townend, "Q&A: Foundation for Public Interest Journalism in Australia - 'Our focus is on getting the journalism done'", Journalism.co.ok, June 6, 2009.
- Margaret Simons, "The Foundation for Public Interest Journalism – Board Announced", The Content Makers, August 17, 2009.
- Melissa Sweet, 'Foundation for Public Interest Journalism Launches", Open Forum, August 24, 2009.
- David Cohn, "Community-funded reporting: bringing a new transparency to journalism", Crikey, August 25, 2009.
- "Journalism foundation reveals first projects", Mumbrella, October 26th, 2009.
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