Edited tapes of Paul Steiger's recent talk on the creation of the foundation-funded investigative newsroom ProPublica are now available. His remarks have been edited down into five parts: 1. Introduction to ProPublica. 2. Assesment of how they overcame their initial set of challenges. 3. The challenges looking forward. 4 & 5. Audience questions, including how ProPublica collaborates with ... [More]

Joseph Brean caught up with ProPublica's Paul Stieger during his visit to Toronto last week for the Samara-Massey journalism seminars, and Brean's interview featured as the National Post's Saturday interview. Of particular interest are Steiger's descriptions of how his non-profit, foundation-funded investigative newsroom so successfully collaborates with mainstream news publications, bot... [More]

Paul Steiger was in Toronto on Monday, sharing the story of ProPublica's first two years and the challenges it faces into the future. ProPublica is a foundation-funded investigative newsroom, based in New York and founded two years ago with money from Herb and Marion Sandler. With 32 journalists on staff, they focus on stories on the abuse of power and the failure to uphold the public interest. ... [More]

Samara, in partnership with Massey College, is hosting Paul Steiger, editor-in-chief, president and CEO of ProPublica in Toronto on Monday March 1st. Recently named one of Fast Company's ten most innovative media companies, ProPublica is a non-profit investigative newsroom that produces journalism in the public interest. Prior to establishing ProPublica, Steiger was the managing editor of the ... [More]