What do journalism funders, journalists, and philanthropy have in common? We tend to think mass communications like journalism should keep an independent and un-biased stand on its stories. The trend many are seeing are the influx of funds being put into specific topics and stories instead of in subjects that may provide a more progressive outlook for its consumers.
For example, a 1 million dollar Robert Wood Johnson grant to WNYC to create a health concerned unit showed an outcome of greater knowledge in health related concerns for its New York subscribers. This leads to better understanding of health and a possibly prolonged life.
Another trend can be seen with CNN anchor Campbell Brown's funded education reform news site which seems to pump out biased education news. The basic message is: pay attention to what is being funded and how it corresponds to certain outputs of media
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