Grants For Laid-Off Journos

The new George Polk Grants for Investigative Reporting will pay for seasoned journalists who “know where the bodies are buried” to “go about digging them up,” thanks to a grant from the Ford Foundation.

The awards are aimed at journalists with experience, who aren’t currently employed. (However, while laid-off journos get special consideration, being unemployed isn’t a requirement.)

In addition to providing a temporary lifeline for experienced reporters, the awards are meant to “draw attention to the Internet as a vehicle for uncovering corruption and abuse,” as Polk Awards curator John Darnton said

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