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- Founded: 2003
- Non-profit 509 (a)(3) organization
- Chairman of the board: Bevis Longstreth
- President: American University professor Charles Lewis
- Headquarters: Washington, DC
- Donors include the American Communications Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Phone number: (202) 293-4004
- An International News Safety Institute study found that 1,000 reporters were killed trying to deliver news from 1996-2006TFIJ.org: Press Intimidation
- CNN sued FEMA for attempting to block them from showing dead bodies in New Orleans after Hurricane KatrinaTFIJ.org: Press Intimidation
- U.S. government classified 14 million documents in 2005TFIJ.org: Government Control of Information
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The Fund for Independence in Journalism was created to provide funding for the Center For Public Integrity and similar groups that use investigative journalism to scrutinize politicians and governmental entities.
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Criticism
The Fund for Independence in Journalism was criticized by some for its report that the Bush Administration had made nearly 1,000 false statements leading up to the Iraq War. The report was called a "left wing smear" and was criticized for being an example of the very media bias that the fund stood against.Never Yet Melted: Latest Leftwing Smear (January 23, 2008)
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Fund For Independence In Journalism Questions
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What is the history of Guatemala's independence? 2 AnswersGuatemala was ruled by sprain during the time of expendaiton , become part of New Mexican, first rebel took place on September 15, 1821 although it failed ,bu... read more -
What is the difference between an Sovereign Wealth Fund and a Hedge fund? 3 AnswersHedge funds ---------------- The few commonalities of hedge funds are their structure and their payment schemes. In domestic form these funds are typically s... read more
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Are pensions general paid into by the employee or does the company provide most of the funding? 2 AnswersFor state workers in Hawaii, it depends on the plan. From; http://www4.hawaii.gov/ers/Publications/YourRetirementSystem/Hybrid.pdf For government workers in Ha... read more
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