Drawbacks to foundation-funded journalism

Everyone agrees that foundation-funded journalism is growing, as foundations (despite their declining assets) notice the decline in serious journalism, especially investigative, in mainstream outlets. But Steve Katz of Mother Jones magazine, one of the most successful foundation-supported nonprofit media outlets, warns of some problems with this funding. His blog post is part of an important recent discussion on SaveTheNews.org, a project of the media reform group Free Press.