Programs

  • Independent News Program

    Independent News: The organization managed and grew engagement with its website, azfreenews.com, which is made available free of charge. Website traffic grew significantly in 2023 with more than 1 million page views for the year. Free newsletter subscriptions also grew to more than 17,000 subscribers. The content of the website is generated by freelance journalists and promoted primarily through social media channels, free email newsletters, and search engines.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
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    $116.6K

  • Investigative Journalism Program

    Investigative Journalism: The organization contracted with three freelance journalists during the year. These journalists wrote 837 original news stories on a wide array of topics related to Arizonamany of which often elude attention from mainstream commercial media outlets. In these stories, readers are provided with the pertinent facts to help them form their own opinions and conclusions.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
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    $107.2K

  • Research Support for Journalism

    Research: The organization contracts with a Researcher on an ongoing basis. This person is responsible for initiating public records requests and doing other necessary research as needed for the journalists to ensure that they have the proper facts and documents. By performing these duties, the Researcher helps the journalists to be more efficient and focus on telling the stories that the people of Arizona need to hear. In 2023, the Researcher filed dozens of public records requests to assist with these stories.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $18.3K