ProPublica president Richard Tofel has known Craigslist founder Craig Newmark for nine years, almost the entire length of ProPublica’s existence. And when in the wake of the elections Newmark began setting his foundation’s eye, and money, on news organizations, ProPublica engaged in conversations with Newmark that have led up to yesterday’s announcement of a $1 million grant from the Craig Newmark Foundation for the investigative news outlet.
The grant is unrestricted, able to be applied toward anything ProPublica wishes to pursue, and new hires will definitely be a major part of the grant’s use.
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