OUR MISSION
The Reporters Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organization and independent documentary production house. We’re dedicated to raising social awareness, inspiring meaningful change and championing justice through powerful multimedia storytelling.
Whether it’s a groundbreaking independent documentary or a thought-provoking online article, The Reporters Inc. presents stories that will linger in your mind and simmer in your consciousness. We produce work that matters, and work that makes a difference.
DOCUMENTARIES
OUR PROJECTS
We create and produce educational, historical, cultural and current events documentaries. Our Peabody, Murrow and Emmy award-winning team of journalists and videographers investigate socially relevant topics through the extraordinary stories of ordinary people.
Our projects are designed to inspire and enlighten you, to elicit meaningful dialogue, root out misinformation, dispel stereotypes and prejudices, and challenge the status quo. We tell stories that help you better understand the lives of others, and in the process, examine, analyze and reflect on your own life.
We pursue stories, subjects and issues that we believe are either avoided, ignored, overlooked, underrepresented or misrepresented by other media.
We’re also a proud member of The International Documentary Association.
HOW WE’RE FUNDED
To fund our documentaries, we rely on the support and donations of those who believe independent media is necessary and vital for true journalistic work to thrive and prosper in the 21st century. All donations and grants are tax deductible. Full details can be read in our donor policy.
MAINTAINING INTEGRITY
We retain complete editorial control over our productions. We avoid all conflicts of interest that might compromise the integrity of our work. Our board, advisory committee and staff independently determine the subject matter we examine and investigate, without consideration of outside influencers or donor preferences.
Our projects do not support the views, interests or policies of any political party or political viewpoint, or that of any single religion or religious viewpoint. Our journalism ethics policy guides us in our pursuit of accuracy and fairness.
HOW YOU CAN SEE OUR WORK
We utilize the film festival circuit to introduce our work to the public, and then pursue televised airings, streaming video on demand, YouTube, and more. Our productions are often used by schools, workplaces, religious groups and other organizations as a tool for conflict resolution, cultural awareness, diversity training, and modern education.
LONG-FORM REPORTING
IN-DEPTH ARTICLES
On our website, we publish exclusive investigations, original news analyses, feature stories, commentaries, essays and book excerpts. Our articles are intended to create a community conversation for you online. We have the time, the talent, and the experience to dig deeply into a story. Just as we do with our documentaries, we retain complete editorial control over our written journalistic work.
DIVERSITY OF WRITERS
Our reports come from a broad and diverse range of voices from around the world–people who are often underrepresented in traditional or mainstream media.
GROWING READERSHIP
The Reporters Inc. is a proud member of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), a collaboration of more than 500 nonprofit newsrooms dedicated to serving the public interest. Our articles are syndicated and shared with hundreds of other media organizations, online magazines and top blogs.
The Reporters Inc. is also a proud member of the Minnesota Council of NonProfits, has obtained Gold Transparency status with Candid, and Meets All Standards with the Charities Review Council.
OUR TEAM
The Board of Directors, its Officers, its Advisory Committee, and the staff of The Reporters Inc. are comprised of distinguished professionals in the fields of journalism, broadcasting, television and film production, public relations and marketing, government, education, health, human resources, psychology, computer technology, real estate, nonprofit management, finance, art, business, and law.
They are Black and White, straight and gay/lesbian, cisgender and transgender, young and old(er), wealthy and not-so-wealthy, Christian, Jewish, spiritual and agnostic. They live in cities and states across the U.S., and around the world. All are committed to the mission of The Reporters Inc.
INTERNSHIPS
The Reporters Inc. is always looking for talented, energetic, creative, inquisitive, and dedicated interns year-round!
SUPPORTING US
To fund our work, we rely on the generosity and support of people like you who believe that nonprofit media is necessary and vital for meaningful journalistic work to thrive and prosper. Please consider a donation today!
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