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CP's Isaiah Thompson wins investigative reporting grant
The grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism will go toward a major long-term reporting project.
CP's Isaiah Thompson wins investigative reporting grant
CP's own cranberry king Isaiah Thompson now has an even more prestigious title: the winner of a 2012 Fund for Investigative Journalism grant. Thompson was one of seven journalists nationwide awarded a significant donation in the latest funding round from FIJ, which — among many other important projects — bankrolled Seymour Hersh's Pulitzer-winning investigation into the My Lai massacre of Vietnamese by American troops. That's not bad company.
While we wait to see what Isaiah comes up with, check out some of his best investigative work from 2011: In addition to blowing the lid off of the smear campaign to take down City Council candidate (and now Councilman-elect) David Oh, he worked on City Paper's "Vacant Land Issue," and examined the perhaps unnecessary shooting death, at the hands of police, of a mentally ill man in North Philadelphia.
The full press release:
FIJ Awards Grants to Investigative Journalists
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
WASHINGTON – (December 21, 2011) The Board of Directors of the Fund for Investigative Journalism has awarded $34,000 in grants for seven independent investigative projects in the United States.
The grants cover reporting expenses such as the cost of traveling to interview sources. The Fund’s grant-making program is made possible by support from the Gannett Foundation, the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, the Park Foundation, the Green Park Foundation, and generous donations from individuals.
The next deadline for submitting grant proposals is Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
Journalists awarded grants in the most recent round are:
Susan Chandler, a Chicago-based journalist who specializes in financial reporting
Susan Greene, a Denver-based journalist who specializes in social justice issues
Myron Levin, founder and editor of FairWarning
Ian Shearn, a New Jersey-based journalist with a background in government and political corruption investigations
Heather Smathers, a Arizona-based journalist who specializes in government accountability reporting
Isaiah Thompson, senior staff writer, Philadelphia City Paper
Amanda McAllister Wilson, Inter Press Service
In addition to funding, grantees receive editorial guidance from mentors through a partnership with Investigative Reporters and Editors.
During 2011, FIJ has awarded $152,000 to journalists working on 39 investigative reporting projects in the United States and overseas.
The Fund for Investigative Journalism is an independent, non-profit organization that has supported hundreds of public service reporting projects since 1969, when it provided funding for Seymour Hersh to investigate the massacre of Vietnamese civilians by American soldiers in My Lai. His stories won the Pulitzer Prize.
Read more about FIJ-supported projects and instructions for grant applications at www.fij.org. Journalists with questions about the application process are encouraged to contact executive director Sandy Bergo by phone, 202-391-0206, or email, fundfij@gmail.com.
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