(2007-10-16) Pro Publica

Paul Steiger who was the top editor of The Wall Street Journal for 16 years, and a pair of wealthy Californians are assembling a group of investigative Journalist-s who will give away their work to media outlets... The nonprofit group, called Pro Publica, will pitch each project to a newspaper or magazine (and occasionally to other media) where the group hopes the work will make the strongest impression. The plan is to do long-term projects, uncovering misdeeds in government, business and organizations... Pro Publica plans to establish a newsroom in New York City and have 24 journalists, one of the biggest investigative staffs in any medium, along with about a dozen other employees.