Investigative Journalism Foundation

The Investigative Journalism Foundation is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that creates publicly accessible databases about philanthropic donations, political funding, and lobbying in Canada.

Investigative Journalism Foundation
FormationJanuary 4, 2023 (2023-01-04)
TypeNon-profit
HeadquartersToronto
Location
Zane Schwartz
Staff (2023)
12
Volunteers
80
Websitetheijf.org

Organization

The Investigative Journalism Foundation is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that was launched on January 4, 2023.[1][2] The organization is supported by donations from the Balsillie Family Foundation, the Trottier Family Foundation, the McConnell Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the University of Toronto Scarborough, and John Campbell & Denise Fujiwara.[1] The organization is based in Toronto.[3]

It is led by CEO and editor-in-chief Zane Schwartz.[4] The board of directors includes Brent Jolly, (the President of the Canadian Association of Journalists), Karyn Pugliese (the Editor-in-Chief of Canada’s National Observer), Sadia Zaman (the CEO of the Inspirit Foundation), and John Ruffolo, (the founder of Maverix Private Equity).[1] Reporters include Roberto Rocha and Kayla Zhu, contributing editors include Fatima Syed and Michael Pereira.[5] There are twelve staff in total, eight of whom are full time.[6]

Activities and history

The Investigative Journalism Foundation's team, which includes eighty volunteers, operate eight publicly accessible databases on topics including political funding, philanthropic donations, and lobbying.[1][7]

On the day the Investigative Journalism Foundation launched, it published eight news stories.[8]

Critical reception

The Investigative Journalism Foundation was described as "Canada's ProPublica" by Sarah Scire, writing for the Neiman Lab.[6]

References
  1. Thiessen, Connie (2023-01-04). "Investigative Journalism Foundation launches with eye to helping media 'follow the money'". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  2. Lapointe, Mike (11 Jan 2023). "Senate parliamentary affairs adviser Alan Fleming dies suddenly, age 63". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  3. "Investigative Journalism Foundation". Investigative Journalism Foundation. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  4. Thiessen, Connie (2023-01-12). "Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast: Zane Schwartz, CEO & Editor-in-Chief of the Investigative Journalism Foundation". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  5. Lum, Zi-Ann. "Honk if you love wedges". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  6. ""Canada's ProPublica" is sharing the databases behind its hard-hitting stories". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  7. "Who lobbies Trudeau's cabinet the most?". CityNews Kitchener. 15 Jan 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  8. Taylor-Vaisey, Nick. "Ottawa: *Crickets*". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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