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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today is awarding more than $6 million in grants to support the growing field of climate journalism in the United States.
It says: “This funding for independent newsrooms and organizations that support environmental journalism will help inform the public about the complexities of climate change and the economic opportunities of the clean energy transition. Support for local environmental journalism and newsroom collaborations will strengthen investigative journalism, educate the public and stakeholders, and promote accountability.”
The grants stem from a cross-program collaboration between MacArthur’s Climate Solutions, Journalism and Media, and Local News programs. As the Foundation prepares to wind down more than a decade of grantmaking in Climate Solutions, it is making these one-time strategic grants to help elevate a field needing more investment.
Climate journalism requires more philanthropic support, and MacArthur encourages peer funders to join in with similar commitments.
“One of the most important stories of our time centers on both the existential crisis climate change poses to humanity and the positive health benefits and economic opportunities inherent in the clean energy transition,” said MacArthur President John Palfrey. “We need more independent journalism focused on climate and clean energy issues, a more diverse field of reporters covering the story from communities most impacted by climate change, and more cross-newsroom collaborations to reach wider audiences and leverage shared resources.”
These three-year, general operating and flexible support grants are going to:
Canary Media will receive $300,000 to support its general operations, including journalism covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to the climate