N&O, Herald-Sun receive grant that will help expand science coverage in the Triangle
The News & Observer and Herald Sun will soon be expanding their coverage of science and research in the Triangle by adding a dedicated science reporter to the staff.
The position will be funded by grants from The Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Duke Health.
With the support of Journalism Funding Partners and other organizations, the N&O and McClatchy papers across the Carolinas increasingly partner with philanthropic foundations and community supporters to help add reporting capacity on key public interest issues.
A grant from the 1Earth Fund supports the papers’ coverage of climate change and the environment, and a grant from Innovate Raleigh pays the cost of the N&O’s coverage of the local technology scene.
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is a private nonprofit foundation based in Research Triangle Park. It supports biomedical research, STEM education and career development for scientists.
In all of these partnerships, The N&O evaluates and hires the journalists and retains control over all editorial content.
“We’re grateful to the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Duke Health for recognizing that credible and independent news and information on critical issues can help solve intractable problems,” said Bill Church, executive editor of The News & Observer and the Herald-Sun. “We’re excited to be able to expand our reporting in this area.”
Those interested in learning more about the N&O’s philanthropy-funded journalism program can go to www.newsobserver.com/philanthropy/ or contact Adam Waxman, regional journalism development director, at awaxman@newsobserver.com
