Fundações e jornalismo: a contribuição da Fundação Gabo para o jornalismo de alto impacto por meio de bolsas de produção jornalística concedidas entre 2020 e 2023

Abstract

The objective of this research is to investigate the contribution of the Gabo Foundation to high-impact journalism through the journalism production grants awarded between 2020 and 2023. These grants are an economic incentive offered by this non-profit organization through competitions in which interested journalists apply for funding to develop high-impact reports. For this research, the case study method was used. Data collection included documentary research on the four grants awarded during this period: Solutions Journalism Grant (2020); Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism (2021); Fund for Investigative Journalism and New Narratives on Drugs (2022); and Collaborative Journalism Research Grants on Inclusive Recycling (2023). In addition, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with the four journalists who were awarded these grants (from Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Bolivia) and with the Foundation's program director. The analysis of the collected data revealed that these grants are seen as an opportunity to develop more in-depth investigative journalism. Although impact is an important criterion required by the foundations, it is difficult to measure. However, the reports funded by the Gabo Foundation create the conditions to produce high-impact journalism and, most importantly, increase the professional satisfaction of the journalists involved.