American News Project
American News Project
We’re inspired by what Joseph Pulitzer wrote more than 130 years ago: “Always fight for progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public plunderers, never lack sympathy with the poor, always remain devoted to the public welfare… always be drastically independent, never be afraid to attack wrong, whether by predatory plutocracy or predatory poverty.”
We launched in late May of 2008 and, since then, have been teaming up with others who are similarly inspired. We partner with them on reporting and offer all of our content free to anyone who wants to provide their audiences with good viewing experiences. As a result of this collaboration, our videos have collectively received hundreds of thousands of views on dozens of websites all over the world.
We see all visitors to our website as potential partners and are relying on our community to help fund specific beats, send us news tips and story ideas, and join our ranks of video reporters. We’re convinced that online collaboration is essential to the future of journalism, but that it must never compromise editorial independence.
We believe that these are seminal times, both in the evolution of media and the project of America. By grinding away at pernicious problems; by holding the powerful accountable; by seeking out universal stories of struggle and transcendence; by highlighting voices overlooked by mainstream outlets; by making a commitment to quality; by partnering with our peers in the independent press; and by assembling an online community of media junkies who hunger to participate, we hope to help pioneer a form of online public-interest broadcasting that is both entertaining and transformative.
American News Project
