Interview with Craig Newmark, on Funding Public Interest News Organisations

Geneva, 6 October 2020 — Craig Newmark is backing media organizations that are committed to public interest journalism. News organizations that support and elevate democratic ideals.

Combating misinformation, analyzing how websites deploy trackers in visitors’ devices, fighting fake news, are some of the issues he is addressing.

What moves him? What are the challenges ahead for the news media nonprofits that he funded?

What is next? What areas will he be funding?

The UN Brief interviewed Mr. Newmark to find out more about his philanthropic endeavours.

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