Why Now?
The business crisis in publishing and—not unrelated—the revolution in publishing technology are having a number of wide-ranging effects. Among these are that the creation of original journalism in the public interest, and particularly the form that has come to be known as “investigative reporting,” is being squeezed down, and in some cases out. Read More
What We’ll Do
We will create an independent newsroom, located in Manhattan and led by some of the nation's most distinguished editors, and staffed at levels unprecedented for a non-profit organization. Indeed, we believe, this will be the largest, best-led and best-funded investigative journalism operation in the United States. Read More
How We’ll Do It
Our operating plan calls for a newsroom of 26 working journalists, all of them dedicated to investigative reporting on stories with significant potential for major impact. Paul Steiger will serve as Editor-in-Chief, Stephen Engelberg will be Managing Editor. The newsroom team will include three senior investigative reporters, eleven somewhat less senior reporters, a senior researcher, two editors, a dedicated blogger, a division of online development and two web producers, a computer-assisted reporting specialist, and a reporting assistant. This team will, we believe, constitute the largest such staff at any news organization in this country. Read More
How It Will Be Funded
The Sandler Foundation has made a major, multi-year commitment to fund ProPublica. Other philanthropic contributions have been received as well, and more are welcomed. Read More
Governance
ProPublica is a non-profit corporation, and is exempt from taxes under Section 501(c)(3). It has its own Governing Board, chaired by Herbert Sandler. Mr. Steiger is a member of the Board. A Journalism Advisory Board of leaders in the field has also been assembled.