New York Times reporter David Fahrenthold spoke at the National Press Foundation’s business journalism workshop on covering nonprofits.
Kevin Johnson of the National Press Foundation writes, “‘Because there’s lots and lots of money,’ Fahrenthold said. ‘In many cases, some of the largest and most powerful institutions in your town, whatever your town is (there) will be nonprofits, hospitals, universities, large charities.’
“Those institutions have a huge amount of power in local, state, and national affairs, and because of that high profile, there’s lots of transparency, Fahrenthold said. ‘I’ve covered businesses for a while and I can tell you for sure that there is a lot more out there about nonprofits than there is about the average business, especially the average private business in some cases. If you’re writing about a powerful person or a powerful institution, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, their nonprofit will be the most transparent part of their entire life, especially people who’ve tried to sort of keep their life private or to curate what the public knows about them.'”
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