| Description: | IRP formalizes pioneering work begun in 1992 in the seminars taught by Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter and producer Lowell Bergman. IRP functions both as a specialized graduate-level training program and as a nonprofit news gathering operation, generating stories for major broadcast, print and online outlets. In 2007, IRP established the first postgraduate fellowships in investigative reporting. |
| Begun: | 2006 |
| Website: | http://journalism.berkeley.edu/program/investigative/ |
| Office Location: | 2481 Hearst Ave. Berkeley, CA |
| Structure: | Part of curriculum at UC Berkeley School of Journalism |
| Founder: | Lowell Bergman |
| Executive Director: | Lowell Bergman (administrator to be announced Aug. 15) |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 2 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 6 |
| Annual operating budget: | $1,000,000 |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | Not applicable |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | See UC Berkeley website |
| Diversity statement: | See UC Berkeley website |
| IRS 990 form posted on website: | Not applicable |
| Major donors disclosed: | Yes (funded almost entirely by private grants and gifts, including a chair endowed by the Reva and David Logan Foundation) |
| INN Member: | No |
| Awards: | Projects involving graduate students have won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University award,Gerald Loeb Award, Peabody Award, National Press Club Award, George Polk award, the Sidney Hillman Award, Investigative Reporters and Editors(IRE) award, the Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism, and the Columbia Online Journalism Award. |
| Contact: | investigativereportingprogram@berkeley.edu; lowellbergman@berkeley.edu or 510-643-1299 |
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