The Reporters’ Collective collaboratively produces investigative journalism. In many languages and mediums. We report truthfully and bring out facts that the powerful prefer to keep hidden from citizens.
Besides courage and integrity, such reporting requires resources. We need your support. We need citizens to donate to keep us going and keep our work free to read for those who can’t afford to pay. Your donations will help us remain independent and work without fear.
A parliamentary standing committee questioned Facebook officials on its politically motivated algorithm.
Two months after our investigations into a Rs 4,600 crore pulse scam, the government discontinued the opaque auction process that helped millers make a killing.
The Collective’s investigation found that the government quietly mandated Aadhaar for children below six to qualify for nutrition benefits under the Union government’s schemes. This threatened access to subsidised food for nearly three-fourths of children in the age group.
Though the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare quickly dismissed The Collective’s report on Twitter, and PIB Fact Check amplified their false statement without verification, our investigation led to a revised circular a month later, guaranteeing that children would not be denied nutrition benefits.
A parliamentary standing committee questioned Facebook officials on its politically motivated algorithm.
Our investigation into a Madhya Pradesh tribunal that put a 12-year-old child on trial for the destruction of property during communal riots was followed up by multiple media organisations.
The Collective’s reportage revealed that the environment ministry had been planning to dilute tribal rights over forests, making it easier for companies to take over forest land by bypassing the need for consent from forest-dwellers.
Last financial year citizens donated about Rs 62 lakhs to the collective. About 75% of these funds went towards remuneration to the courageous and intrepid journalists (reporters and editors) who worked on the stories. We try to keep our overhead costs low to ensure the journalists get paid fairly for the arduous work they do. We will subsequently share our audited balance sheets with all our donors and citizens.
We at The Collective can not do our work without your support and donation. We keep saying, it takes a village to do good journalism. For us, you are a member of this village.