Liberal news outlet Mother Jones received a $1 million donation from Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, it announced on Monday.
“We’re honored by this gift from Craig,” said Mother Jones CEO Monika Bauerlein in a statement. “This is an investment in the toughest–and most rewarding–kind of journalism, the deep investigative work that is now under attack from all sides. With our growing community of supporters, we can build a newsroom that continues this work for a long time to come.”
Newmark — whose eponymous website has often been criticized by journalists for undermining the advertiser-based business model of local news — has often used his wealth to donate to media organizations and nonprofits through his foundation, Craig Newmark Philanthropies.