Aid for journalists affected by Hurricane Katrina
Here's a list of relief funds set up for for journalists suffering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, as compiled by the Council of National Journalism Organizations:
The National Press Foundation, in conjunction with the Council of National Journalism Organizations and the Dart Society of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, is collecting aid for journalists such as freelancers whose needs are not being met by other funds. One donation option is to visit this site and mark Katrina Fund as the "designated donation". Checks, which allow for quicker disbursement, may be mailed to the National Press Foundation, 1121 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 310, Washington, D.C. 20036. Checks should be made out tot he National Press Foundation and designated Katrina Fund.
The Associated Press Managing Editors association is collecting money for managing editors to help staff members meet emergency needs. Checks can be sent to APME Katrina Aid Fund, c/o Deanna Sands, Omaha World-Herald, 1334 Dodge St., Omaha, NE 68102. For more information, visit this site.
The National Press Photographers Association and its foundation are helping photojournalists displaced or affected by Katrina. To make a donation, go to this site.
The American Society of Journalists and Authors maintains a Writers Emergency Assistance Fund that helps established freelance non-fiction writers who because of an "extraordinary professional crisis are unable to work and are in serious financial trouble." See this site for information on how to apply. Tax deductible contributions may be made to the ASJA Charitable Trust, 1501 Broadway, Suite 302, New York, N.Y. 10016.
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies created a relief fund for employees of the New Orleans-based Gambit Weekly who were displaced by Katrina. Contributions may be made to the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, 1250 Eye St., N.W., Suite 804, Washington, D.C. 20004. For more information, see this site.
Friends of the Times-Picayune is a fund for employees of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, administered by friends and former colleagues. Checks may be sent to payable to Sterling Bank, Account #151027625, Bayou Bend Office, 5757 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77007-8000. This was formed by former Times-Picayune employees Susan Feeney, Washington, D.C.; Nan Varoga, Houston, and Bridget O'Brian, New York. (The group expects to be declared eligible for tax deductibility soon.)
Investigative Reporters and Editors, www.ire.org, has set up a fund to help its members. Details are at www.ire.org/relief-fund. You may send a check made out to "IRE" to Heather Feldmann Henry, Fiscal Officer, IRE,138 Neff Annex, Columbia, Mo. 65211. Please include on the envelope Attn: Emergency Relief Fund.
The National Association of Black Journalists started a relief fund to help NABJ members and their families. NABJ provided $10,000 to start the fund. Other donations are welcome via mail, fax, or online. Contact: Kelly Madison in the NABJ national office at 301-445-7100, or visit www.nabj.org.
The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association is setting up a fund to help members. See www.nlgja.org later for details.
The Radio-Television News Directors Association describes on its Web site efforts by the Broadcasters' Foundation and companies with broadcast outlets in New Orleans to aid affected employees. See this page.
The Society of Environmental Journalists created a fund for its members affected. Donations may be sent to: SEJ Hurricane Relief Account, P.O. Box 2492 Jenkintown, PA 19046.
The Society of Professional Journalists and its Sigma Delta Chi Foundation is making $250 grants to journalism students who are forced to relocate to another college or university due to Hurricane Katrina. The society will administer the $25,000 fund. Membership in SPJ is not a requirement to qualify for this assistance. All inquiries should be directed to Executive Director Terry Harper, 3909 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208, (317) 927-8000, ext. 220.
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