John Hyde

About John Hyde

John Hyde was part-time executive director of the Fund for Investigative Journalism. He had been a reporter and editor for several newspapers, including the Des Moines Register, where he served in the Washington bureau for 12 years.

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Fund for Investigative Journalism: Practices and Policies

By John Hyde• Features• March 15, 2008

As a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the fund operates frugally so it can give out as many grants as possible. Its 12-member board of directors, composed of distinguished working journalists who serve without compensation, meets several times a year to weigh … Read more

When a Few Dollars Make a Big Difference

By John Hyde• Features• March 15, 2008

In 1969, as the Vietnam War raged on, a dogged young reporter named Seymour Hersh thought he was onto something. He had learned that there might have been a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in the village of … Read more