The Future of Investigative Journalism

Are you concerned about the changing landscape of journalism? Do you wonder where the Woodwards and Bernsteins of our day are? Interested in efforts to "free" up creative content? Have we got the lecture for you.Join the University Press Club for its annual Louis R. Rukeyser '54 Memorial Lecture Series, featuring Paul Steiger, president of Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit newsroom ProPublica and former managing editor of the Wall Street journal.  At 4:30 pm Tuesday, November 30th in McCosh 10, Steiger will give his take on the "future of investigative reporting."ProPublica is an "independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest." As newspapers cut budgets, foundation-funded news organizations like ProPublica are stepping in to fill the investigative journalism gap.  ProPublica's innovative model allows its reporters follow stories for years on end -- and all resulting articles can be freely distributed under a Creative Commons license (indeed, ProPublica's website encourages readers to "steal its stories").The Louis R. Rukeyser ’54 Memorial Lecture Series seeks to promote interest in the pursuit of journalism and to raise awareness of the role of the media in society. The event is co-sponsored by the USG.