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Why Now?
Dramatic shifts in the traditional news media are causing media executives across the country to shrink newsrooms in hopes of curbing financial losses. Investigative reporting – which demands a bigger financial investment than day-to-day beat coverage – is often the first to go.

The Center for Investigative Reporting is one of a small number of non-profit organizations that is helping to fill this gap in the news marketplace. With its long history of producing in-depth, high-impact investigations that inform the public and hold the powerful accountable without regard for the financial bottom line, CIR is poised to serve as a model for how independent organizations can help to reinvigorate the field of journalism.

As an independent news source dedicated to the public interest, we don’t have to answer to commercial demands; but we do need your support.