FIRST DRAFT NEWS INC
219 W 40TH STREET 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10018 www.firstdraftnews.org

Total Revenue
$960,421
Total Expenses
$501,717
Net Assets
$458,704

Organizations Filed Purposes: FIRST DRAFT WORKS TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM HARMFUL INFORMATION WHEN IT MATTERS MOST, SHARING TIPS AND RESOURCES TO BUILD RESILIENCE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE.

TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM HARMFUL MISINFORMATION AND TO EMPOWER SOCIETY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND TOOLS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY FALSE AND MISLEADING INFORMATION.

FLAGSHIP TRAINING EVENTS - FIRST DRAFT HELD THREE EVENTS (NEW YORK CITY, PHILADELPHIA, AND DENVER) TO BRING TOGETHER NATIONAL NEWSROOMS, REGIONAL NEWSROOMS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRAINING ON INFORMATION VERIFICATION TECHNIQUES. THERE WERE MORE THAN 125 ATTENDEES BETWEEN THE THREE EVENTS.

STUDENT TRAINING EVENTS - FIRST DRAFT HOSTED SEVERAL EVENTS (BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON) RANGING FROM 1-HOUR LECTURES TO COURSES LASTING SEVERAL WEEKS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND INSIGHT ON INFORMATION VERIFICATION TO STUDENTS IN JOURNALISM PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MORE THAN 2,000 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PARTICIPATED.

STANDARDS SESSIONS - FIRST DRAFT HELD THREE EVENTS IN NEW YORK CITY FOR OPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH JOURNALISTS, RESEARCHERS, AND ACADEMICS TO SHARE IDEAS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND ISSUES IN THE CURRENT MEDIA ENVIRONMENT. MORE THAN 40 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Claire WardlePRESIDENT40$62,500
Aimee RinehartSECRETARY40$50,000
Ben SargentTREASURER5$0

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