Welcome to TFIJ

The Fund for Independence in Journalism, a 509 (a)(3) nonprofit, tax exempt organization was created in 2003 to foster independent, high quality, public service journalism whose primary focus was to provide legal defense and endowment support to the Center for Public Integrity. Effective December 31, 2008, the Fund for Independence in Journalism went dormant and all of its assets were handed over to the Center for Public Integrity where the endowment investment will be maintained. For the full story of the history of the Fund and the circumstances pertaining to these decisions, please see Fund President Charles Lewis' letter.

Iraq - The War Card

The Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism unveil the first comprehensive analysis of pre-war rhetoric that chronologically tracks top Bush administration officials Iraq-related public pronouncements.

To view the report go to the Center for Public Integrity.

The Reporters Without Borders 2006 Worldwide Press Freedom Index ranked the United States 53rd out of 168 countries surveyed, with the U.S. falling another nine places from its 2005 rankings. Botswana, Croatia and Tonga are tied with the U.S. in the 53rd position.³¹

Click here to read "The Nonprofit Road" published in the Sept./Oct. 07 edition of the Columbia Journalism Review.

Click here to read the Harvard Shorenstein Center discussion paper by Fund President Charles Lewis.