What is public interest journalism? Providing reliable information to those who need it most
- Written by Misha Ketchell, Editor & Executive Director, The Conversation
Penny Stephens
Before the arrival of the internet, most journalism was produced in pretty well-off advertising businesses. The proximity of money and public interest journalism was often a source of tension, but rarely rupture. Every now and then you’d read something about the public’s right to know and sardonic journos would moan that...