Public radio has relied on philanthropy for years. but for mainstream journalism, foundation money is a recent development, one that can raise questions about the source's motives and the recipient's neutrality, Lene Bech Sillesen writes: "When a funder and his or her funded reporting come down on the same side of an issue, even if completely arbitrarily, it’s no surprise that people start questioning the difference between sponsored reporting and sponsored content."
March 20, 2015