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What is the most common reason a letter of inquiry is rejected by the Journalism Program?

April 26, 2017common Inquiry journalism letter program

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What is the most common reason a letter of inquiry is rejected by the Journalism Program?

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Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:38:44 EST Thinking that an idea is new, when, in reality, many others, including our current grantees, are already doing it. That’s why it’s important to review our current journalism grants to see if a proposed project duplicates or is similar to what we already fund. We try to give grants to those projects that could create a lasting, visible change in the way news flows and journalism is done, ones that offer smart investment opportunities because of their innovations and ones that can be self-supporting.