The recession, along with the digital revolution, has led to the elimination of more than 15,000 journalists from newsrooms across the U.S. in the last decade alone. Those who remain often run from story to story without ever following up, or never find time to "turn over the rocks" to dig into what's really going on.

 

On TV especially, many stations now employ stables of unseasoned and inexperienced reporters, they have no beat systems, and the "if it bleeds it leads" cliché is more true now than ever before. The FCC report found there is little proof that most stations are serving the public's needs or fulfilling their public service obligations. The concern is that citizens will be ultimately less informed because there's no time, money or staff to pursue stories that make a difference.

 

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”—William Shakespeare

 

The Reporters Inc. goes beyond the traditional, the commercial and the banal, to encourage people to critically analyze their lives and the lives of others. Our work is designed to inspire and enlighten, to evoke emotion, deepen understanding and compassion, elicit meaningful dialogue, challenge the status quo, dispel stereotypes and prejudices, root out misinformation, compel viewers into action, and create societal change when needed.

 

We also market and distribute our productions to schools, universities, workplaces, religious venues (churches, mosques, synagogues, etc.) as a tool for conflict resolution, diversity training, and modern education.

 

The range of topics we research, dissect and present are infinite, but a few examples include: the environment, domestic violence, child abuse and child welfare, health care, spirituality, homelessness, animal welfare, self esteem, bullying, the disabled, the elderly, the performing arts, music, dance, the media, literacy, cultural diversity, immigration, racism, race relations, gender identity, gay rights, homophobia, the labor movement, war, terrorism, reproductive concerns, the women’s movement, parenting, crime and violence,  social class, nutrition, drug and alcohol abuse, obesity, housing and transportation, police misconduct,  consumer-retail, medical malpractice, social media, the internet, romance and relationships, scams, education, economic/recession/recovery issues, trends/fads/fashion, popular culture, and on and on.

 

“The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.”—John Ruskin

 

Because The Reporters Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit organization, the private, tax deductible funding, generosity, and support of people like you power us. We rely on citizens who believe that independent media is necessary for true journalistic work to thrive and prosper in the 21st century. Help us produce the kind of reporting that’s missing from your TVs, in the theaters, and on your computers.

 

Links to relevant 501(c)(3) documentation are listed at the bottom of our mission page. For copies of other governing documents please contact info@thereporters.org.

 

“We are so much more undiscovered than we are discovered.”—Kobi Yamada

 

The Reporters Inc. presents stories that will linger in your mind and simmer in your consciousness long after the credits roll. 

 

We produce work that matters.

 

“There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you do not do them.”—Charles D. Gill

For more about how The Reporters Inc. came to be, click here to read a Letter from the President.