Center for Public Integrity
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Type of site | Online Investigative Journalism |
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| Owner | 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization |
| Created by | Charles Lewis |
| URL | http://www.publicintegrity.org |
The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, journalistic organization dedicated to producing investigative reporting on public officials, government policy and its effects[1].
Description
Located in Washington, DC, USA, the Center produces reports aimed to provide transparent and insightful reporting. Topics include the financing of political campaigns, the stewardship of public institutions by governing officials, the influence private interests wield in federal and state government, and the ultimate results of public policy. The Center also collects and organizes the public records in gathers into online databases so that other reporters and the public at large can have access to the information.
The Center is headed by Acting Executive Director Wendell "Sonny" Rawls, Jr., a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter. The Center was founded in 1990 by Charles Lewis following a successful 11-year career as an investigative reporter that included a stint as correspondent Mike Wallace's producer for the CBS News program 60 Minutes[2]. On October 23, 2006, the Center announced that Rawls would be succeeded by William E. Buzenberg, a vice president at National Public Radio[3].
Since 1990, the Center for Public Integrity has released more than 275 investigative reports and 14 books. It's work has been honored by journalism awards from PEN USA, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists and others. The Center's "Windfalls of War" report on U.S. government contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan won the George Polk award for Internet Reporting in 2004. In 2006, the Online News Association awarded the Center its general excellence award for small sites[4] and Slate media critic Jack Shafer described the Center as having "broken as many stories as almost any big-city daily in the last couple of decades"[5].
The Center releases information via its Web site, frequent press releases and traditional book publishing. Its highest-profile release, The Buying of the President, appeared on The New York Times bestseller list several times after its January 2004 publication. In the summer of 2004, the Center published The Corruption Notebooks, a collection of essays on the status of corruption in 25 countries.
Spinoffs
Created in 1997, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists network includes 92 leading investigative reporters and editors in 48 countries. The group has collaborated on numerous online and printed reports on corporate crime, arms trafficking, terrorism, U.S. military policy and human rights issues. Global Integrity, another international project, was launched in 2001 to systematically track and report on openness, accountability and the rule of law in various countries.
Funding
The Center for Public Integrity is supported by individual contributions and grants awarded by charitable foundations. A list of the Center's funders may be found on its official Web site. Donations are tax-deductible.
Management and Staff
Reports and Filings
Annual Reports[10]
- 2005 (PDF File: 738 KB)
- 2004 (PDF File: 1587 KB)
- 2003 (PDF File: 1264 KB)
- 2002 (PDF File: 508 KB)
- 2001 (PDF File: 584 KB)
- 2000 (PDF File: 1503 KB)
Annual Returns[11] (IRS Form 990)
References
- ^ "The Mission of the Center for Public Integrity". PublicIntegrity.org.
{{cite news}}: Text "2006" ignored (help) - ^ "2005 Annual Report" (PDF). The Center for Public Integrity.
- ^ "William E. Buzenberg Named Executive Director Of The Center for Public Integrity". PublicIntegrity.org. 23 October 2006.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "OJA Winners Announced". Journalist.org. 7 October 2006.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Shafer, Jack (23 October 2006). "If You Don't Buy This Newspaper … We'll shoot your democracy". Slate.com.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Board of Directors". PublicIntegrity.org.
- ^ "Advisory Board". PublicIntegrity.org.
- ^ "Staff". PublicIntegrity.org.
- ^ "Staff". PublicIntegrity.org.
- ^ "Annual Reports". PublicIntegrity.org.
- ^ "IRS Compliance". PublicIntegrity.org.