The Institute is housed in the Edward J. Meeman Journalism Building on the University of Memphis campus. Our focus is narrative, documentary journalism distributed through an exclusive contract with dailymemphian.com, a nonprofit, digital news outlet that is one of the primary sources of local news and information in the Memphis market. We also partner with Memphis’ public radio affiliate, WKNO-FM. We collaborate, too, with local television, and will eventually expand into other media such as magazines and academic journals. Our mission is to explore and explain critical issues while mentoring the next generation of journalists. This includes working with faculty and students within the Journalism Department as well as other departments of the University, including History, Sociology and Business. In fulfilling that mission, we cover a broad spectrum of public-interest topics.
Your donation supports the investigative journalism team behind The Institute. As a truly independent newsroom working on behalf of Memphis, your donations help sustain our work. Our focus is narrative, documentary journalism covering a broad spectrum of public-interest topics.
The Institute’s impact is tangible and measurable: our journalism raises community understanding and awareness of complex issues, focuses attention on potential solutions, and holds those in power accountable when their actions negatively affect the citizens, businesses and institutions of metropolitan Memphis.
Our Mission: We believe in the Fourth Estate’s vital role in democracy and focus on complex issues that impact metropolitan Memphis and its citizens. We believe quality local journalism leads to an informed electorate and is among the highest forms of public service. We are duty bound to prepare the next generation of journalists in support of this essential mission.
