The Public Interest News Foundation seeks donations from philanthropists and tech companies
British news outlets are to be supported by a new charity which will take advantage of tax breaks to funnel donations into public interest journalism across the
UK.
The Public Interest News Foundation, which claims to be the first organisation of its kind to be awarded charitable status, is asking for donations to support journalism that helps inform the public. It will seek money from tech companies such as
Google and
Facebook – along with wealthy philanthropists, charitable trusts and members of the public – before deploying the cash to support news outlets it selects as meeting qualifying criteria.