Neilson has $72m more to spend on journalism, but not like before
Billionaire philanthropist Judith Neilson says her journalism think tank directed funding towards mainstream media companies such as Nine and News Corp that could have been better used by smaller or grassroots publications.
The few remaining staff of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas left on December 31, leaving a shuttered website, no social media presence and an empty building in Chippendale in inner-city Sydney.
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