Grey Matters Project, The Current’s parent board, recognizes the independence of editors and reporters of any journalism enterprise. Editorial function and news coverage of any funded project or news story shall remain independent of the donors and of Grey Matters Project, and no attempt shall be made to influence or interfere with the editorial policies or decisions of any underwritten project or news story.
Funders are not aware of specific stories the newsroom is working on and do not review them before publication. Funders do not have special or privileged access to reporters or newsroom leadership.
Underwriters, including grant funding, of specific editorial endeavors will be listed alongside or in conjunction with funded content. Even then, all content decisions will be made by journalists.
The organization is committed to transparency and full-disclosure of all donors, activities and interactions between the Board of Trustees, newsroom and editorial board.