The tactics used to target journalists in the U.S. are both shaped by and shaping attacks against press freedom around the world. In a September 2024 op-ed A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of the New Yo...
Kathy Im
Kathy Im is the Director of Journalism and Media at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation where she manages a $30 million annual portfolio that invests in the creation, dissemination, and amplification of accurate, just, and inclusive news and narratives across three areas of media -- Professional Nonprofit Reporting, Nonfiction Multimedia Storytelling, and Participatory Civic Media. She was instrumental in the creation and launch of Press Forward, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Media Forward Fund for the DACH countries. Kathy is also Chair of the Advisory Board for the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and previously, she was a board member of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Media Impact Funders, and the Center for Asian American Media, and a former juror for the Peabody Awards.
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In its 18 months of existence, Press Forward – a $500 million philanthropic effort to support local news in the United States – has committed a significant sum to publishers around America. And th...
What do journalism funders want—and why are they so focused on business model?
The news media industry faces a structural crisis. While a few organisations have executed successful digital transformations, many are struggling. Public interest journalism is under particular strai...
