Up to $450,000 over two years in 2011
The Democracy Fund invests in social entrepreneurs working to ensure that our political system is responsive to the public and able to meet the greatest challenges facing our nation.
Through criticism and analysis of political journalism, Columbia Journalism Review’s United States Project seeks to improve reporters' strategies and practices so they may quiet the din of misinformation and distortion and provide voters with important news and spin-free facts.
"Misinformation and the manipulative use of special-interest dollars befog many of the country’s most pressing policy discussions. More than ever, the public needs clarifying help. CJR's United States Project equips news outlets with tools and analysis that can speed the process."
Up to $450,000 over two years in 2011
CJR’s United States Project uses state-based correspondents to more intensively focus media criticism at the local level, where the quality of media coverage can be essential for voters to understand the issues and make informed choices.
This unique approach to improving the quality of information available to voters directly targets some of the incentives that drive the behavior of journalists and has great potential to improve the quality of political coverage.
Follow the United States Project on Twitter, and subscribe to CJR’s mailing list to receive regular updates from the project. To reach a United States Project correspondent, or for related media inquiries, contact Communications Manager Brendan Fitzgerald.