Ford Foundation gives Washington Post $500,000 grant for government-accountability reporting

A memo from The Washington Post leadership to staff says the grant of a half-million dollars will allow four new hires and expand the paper’s government-accountability reporting at the national and local levels. The one-year grant — with an agreement in principle for two additional years — is part of the Foundation’s Freedom of Expression program, an initiative aimed at promoting journalism in the public interest. This program supports nonprofits, such as ProPublica and National Public Radio.