The second year birthday for the Scoop Foundation for Public Interest comes up at the end of September. By then we will have recovered from frenetic election excitement but will we have a new Government? It’s looking like a close run, with MMP to the fore. Election years sharpen the need for independent, accurate and […]
The Scoop Foundation Trustees are delighted to announce the two recipients of Scoop’s $5,000 grant round for significant earthquake related public interest journalism projects. The recipients are Veronika Meduna and Charlotte Graham. Both are highly experienced journalists with great reputations as investigative journalists in a public interest context. The editorial panel selected these recipients based […]
By Jan Rivers, for the Scoop Foundation – Remarks Delivered 19-2-17 Thank you to the Coalition for Better Broadcasting and Action Station for working on this important topic and for the invitation to take part in the People’s Commission on Public Broadcasting & Media. My involvement is as an activist on the issue of the […]
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Today Scoop launched HiveMind a new platform for citizen engagement and people powered decision making in collaboration with engagement specialists Public Engagement Projects. ‘The hivemind’ is a term used to describe large groups of people who share their knowledge or opinions with one another to produce collective intelligence. Our use of this metaphor reflects the […]
Scoop Foundation for Public Interest Journalism Earthquake Journalism Grants 2017 Call for Submissions The Scoop Foundation invites proposals from freelance journalists for significant Earthquake related Public Interest investigative journalism projects to be delivered in the first half of 2017. The funding pool of $5000 will be allocated to either two or three projects as selected […]
The Scoop Foundation for Public Interest Journalism has announced a new $5,000 grant round for significant earthquake related public interest journalism projects. This funding round has been fast-tracked in order to respond constructively to the recent tragic North Canterbury quakes which have also affected Wellington. At times like this we are reminded of the importance […]
SCOOP FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC INTEREST JOURNALISM Annual Performance Report – 8 September 2015 – 30 September 2016 This is a report of the first year of the Scoop Foundation, aligning with the balance date for the Foundation of 30 September. A draft was originally published in August to coincide with the release of a […]
OUR FIRST YEAR – REFLECTIONS OF THE CHAIR By Scoop Foundation Trust Board Chair Margaret Thompson 16 August 2016 As I am writing this report extraordinary Olympic feats are wallpapering the media. And I do see a parallel. Like the marathon runners, Scoop’s transformation team have left the starting line and are hitting their […]
Scoop Foundation for Public Interest Journalism – Impact Statement 2016 The Scoop Foundation for Public Interest Journalism is a charitable trust founded on the principle that an informed citizenry is a basic requirement for democracy. Our founding purpose is to support ethical journalism training and the publication of trustworthy public interest information, freely accessible […]