Oregon Journalism Project
| Type | Non-profit non-partisan investigative journalism |
|---|---|
| President | Mark Zusman |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Website | https://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/ |
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Oregon Journalism Project is a nonprofit investigative newsroom for the state of Oregon. It was founded in 2024 by Mark Zusman[1][2][3], and is based in Portland, Oregon.
The Oregon Journalism Project was created, as Zusman remarked, in an interview with Willamette Week, as “a response to the statewide decline of local news in general, and impactful investigative journalism in particular, over the past quarter century.” [4] According to Mike Rogoway of The Oregonian, there was a drop of 3,625 journalists over the various newspaper publications in Oregon in two decades. [5] Five counties in Oregon have no local news outlets. [6] The Oregon Journalism Project, supported by the INN[7] (Institute for Non-Profit News) and the ANF (Alternative NewsWeekly Foundation) [8] seeks to fill the voids left by the decline of for-profit news organizations and cover local stories which might go untold.
Topics covered include investigative series of articles on subjects of interest to all Oregon residents:
- Public workers pension plans: Which investments actually saw growth [9] https://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/pers-returns
- Deschutes River water quality and aquatic habitat [10] https://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/pge-dam-follow-up
- Lawsuits from the 2020 Oregon wildfires [11] https://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/pacificorp-trial-update
- R.B. Pamplin Corp. violating federal pension laws [12] https://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/pamplin-remiss
- The man who wants to end vote-by-mail in Oregon [13] https://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/edtl
- Lack of oversight on the Oregon Tourism Commission budget [14] http://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/travel-oregon
The Team:
Mark Zusman was formerly the editor and publisher of Willamette Week, a media company based in Portland, Oregon. [15] [16]
James Neff serves as Managing Editor [17]. Neff joined OJP in April of 2025. He has served as investigations editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Seattle Times. He is the author of five nonfiction books.[18]
Nigel Jaquiss is Senior Investigative Reporter. He won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for the Willamette Week.[19][20]
Jeff Manning [21] is a Senior Contributor and Investigative Reporter. He spent 20 years at The Oregonian/OregonLive, where he covered the politics of money and business.
Khushboo Rathore is the Data and Engagement Reporter. [22]. She was the Roy W. Howard Fellow at Wisconsin Watch [23], has collaborated with the Associated Press, the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism[24], Local News Network, and The Frederick News-Post.
Tito Crafts is Director of Operations and Development.[25]
References
- ↑ Rogoway, Mike (August 22, 2024). "Willamette Week co-owner launches statewide investigative journalism nonprofit". OregonLive. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ Bjorke, Christopher (August 23, 2024). "Oregon Journalism Project aims to bolster rural reporting". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ Sillick, Bob (January 28, 2025). "Expanding watchdog journalism: Oregon newsrooms unite for investigative reporting". Editor & Publisher. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ Mesh, Aaron (August 21, 2024). "Oregon Journalism Project Launches Statewide Civic Newsroom". Willamette Week. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ Doris, Pat (September 25, 2024). "Nonprofit news orgs aim to fill the void left by Oregon's receding print publications". KGW-TV. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ "The State of Local News 2024". Northwestern Medill Local News Initiative. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ "INN".
- ↑ "ANF supports independent, watchdog journalism to inform and educate in North America and beyond". Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ Neff, James (September 27, 2025). "Oregon's Public Workers Can't Find Out Which Private Investments in Their PERS Fund Actually Made Money". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ↑ Jaquiss, Nigel (August 27, 2025). "New Study Finds PGE's Efforts to Restore Deschutes River Aren't Working". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ↑ Manning, Jeff (August 1, 2025). "Judge in PacifiCorp Wildfire Trials Wants to Quadruple the Court's Pace". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ↑ Jaquiss, Nigel (July 2, 2025). "Feds Say Robert Pamplin Jr. Dragged His Feet in Making Pensioners Whole". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ↑ Jaquiss, Nigel (July 9, 2025). "The Man Who Wants to Kill Vote-By-Mail in Oregon Contests". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ↑ Neff, James (May 24, 2025). "A Nice Place to Visit". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ Sillick, Bob (January 28, 2025). "Expanding watchdog journalism: Oregon newsrooms unite for investigative reporting". Editor & Publisher. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ "James Neff". Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Nigel Jaquiss".
- ↑ "Jeff Manning".
- ↑ "Who We Are". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Wisconsin Watch". Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Howard Center for Investigative Journalism". Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Oregon Journalism Project. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
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