Support Public Interest Journalism
Your support for PIJI can help build a sustainable and diverse future for public interest journalism.
PIJI is a philanthropically funded initiative, established to catalyse systemic change that ensures public interest journalism’s ongoing sustainability. Since its inception in December 2018, PIJI has gained credibility as a central, independent voice with a broad base of stakeholders and has delivered over 30 reports and projects that have informed policy, and filled critical data gaps.
Philanthropic support is fundamental to PIJI’s ability to accelerate our impact.
Other ways to give
Please contact PIJI’s Chief Executive Anna Draffin for a confidential discussion on other ways you can support PIJI.
Our Supporters
PIJI thanks our supporters, who fund our work on a sustainable future for public interest journalism. Philanthropic support is key to accelerating our impact as we work to ensure a robust landscape for public interest journalism in Australia.
Our Partner
PIJI is proud to work in partnership with the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Advancing Journalism. Both organisations are committed to increasing quality media to survive and prosper through research and advocacy.
The onset of COVID-19 and other upheavals in the Australian news media landscape have unveiled the rapidly diminishing production of public interest journalism in Australia, particularly in coverage of our councils, parliaments, and courts. PIJI’s research show’s regional and rural communities have been most adversely affected, with emerging local news gaps in print and online at the forefront of concern.
The Public Interest Journalism Initiative’s comprehensive research has become a leading point of reference for examining the state of public interest journalism production and availability in Australia. This means we now have a unique opportunity for systemic industry reform, using our Australia-first data to guide short and long-term policy ideas into action.
Public interest journalism in Australia plays a critical role in our democracy. The Public Interest Journalism Initiative’s research is uncovering indicators of a lack of media plurality and diversity across Australia. This research has the power to help communities and decision makers create effective media policies and interventions that improve the quality and provision of public interest journalism in Australia.