Data-Driven Reporting Project awards 12 grants for investigative journalism

Financial support, technical training will help journalists report on immigration, climate change, other critical topics

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EVANSTON, Ill. — In its continued commitment to supporting investigative journalism, Medill’s Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP) will give journalists in eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between $25,000 and $40,000 each, plus technical training and editing support, to produce accountability journalism serving local communities. The program is run by the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.

The DDRP has awarded more than $2.5 million to 72 news organizations in five cycles since its founding in 2022. Several projects from awardees have gone on to win national, state and local honors.

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