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Center for Investigative Reporting







Site URL:http://cironline.org
Target community:national and international investigative reporting

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:95%
Students:5%
Aggregate content of others:%
Target audience size:more than 1 million

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:a professional journalist(s)
Update frequency: weekly or several times a week
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://www.facebook.com/centerforinvestigativereporting
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/http://twitter.com/CIRonline
Other media outlets:http://centerforinvestigativereporting.tumblr.com/
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?No
Provides training?No
Business model:Nonprofit
What are your sources of revenue?
Grants:Yes
Donors:Yes
Micropayments:Yes
Payments for use of content:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many full-time staffers:20
How many part-time staffers:2
How many volunteers:0
How many students:3

Annual operating budget:

$1 million to $5 million per year

Contact Information
City:Berkeley
State/Province:CA
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:http://centerforinvestigativereporting.org/about

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

Covering news not covered:4
Watchdogging local government and public officials:4
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:6
Helping your community solve problems:5
Empowering community members:5
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:5
Collaborating with local partners:5
Involving community to shape local content:3
Making a profit:3
Being a sustainable operation:6

What else should people know about your site:

The Center for Investigative Reporting is the nation's longest running nonprofit investigative news operation. In 2009, CIR founded California Watch. The combined resources of CIR and California Watch includes more than 35 staff, a network of freelancers and a budget in excess of $5 million a year.

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