Founder(s) | David S. Bennahum, David Brock |
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Established | 2006, relaunched in 2014 |
Mission | To expose "the nexus of conservative power in Washington" |
Focus | Liberal investigative journalism |
President | Matt Fuehrmeyer |
Formerly called | Center for Independent Media (2006–2010) American Independent News Network (2010–2014) |
Location | |
Website | americanindependentfoundation |
The American Independent Institute is a nonprofit organization which funds liberal investigative journalism efforts. According to the organization, its aim is to support journalism which exposes "the nexus of conservative power in Washington."[1] The current institute, started by David Brock in 2014, is a relaunch of the former state-based digital news-gathering network known as the American Independent News Network.[2][3]