Catch up on the latest from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation and our grantee partners.
The Inquisitor
February 23, 2026
Check out The Inquisitor, premiering on PBS tonight and available to stream. The documentary film explores the life and legacy of groundbreaking Texas congresswoman Barbara Jordan.
The Librarians
February 9, 2026
Check out The Librarians, premiering on PBS tonight and available to stream. The documentary film follows librarians on the frontlines of the national battle against restrictions on race-related and LGBTQIA+ content.
FRONTLINE
January 28, 2026
The Overseas Press Club of America announced that Raney Aronson-Rath, editor-in-chief and executive producer of the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE, will receive the OPC’s 2026 President’s Award. The award acknowledge’s Aronson-Rath’s lifetime achievement in journalism.
duPont Awards
January 28, 2026
Congratulations to the JLFF grantees who where honored by the 2026 du-Pont Columbia Awards for outstanding audio and video reporting in the public interest:
Reveal for the podcast Kids Under Fire in Gaza, in partnership with Fault Lines and Al Jazeera English.
FRONTLINE for the documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka, in partnership with The Associated Press.
Jewish Film Institute
January 26, 2026
The Jewish Film Institute announced the creation of the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Tikkun Olam Award. The award will provide finishing funds to documentary films that reflect the Jewish principle of Tikkun Olam, which means taking actions to repair and improve the world. Applications are now open and the deadline to apply is March 8, 2026.
Sundance Film Festival
January 26, 2026
Two JLFF-supported documentary films premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival: Seized by Sharon Liese and Birds of War by Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak.
Invisible Institute
December 4, 2025
Check out a new investigation from the Invisible Institute and ProPublica: Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct. The story was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network.
Only the Lonely
December 4, 2025
Check out the documentary short Only the Lonely by Violet Du Feng, available now from The New York times. A decade after the one-child policy officially ended, China has 30 million more men than women. These so-called surplus men compete for fewer women – and fewer opportunities for marriage and love. Only the Lonely is a short version of Du Feng’s feature-length documentary The Dating Game, which follows a group of young single men as they complete a weeklong dating camp.
Fund for Investigative Journalism
December 4, 2025
The Fund for Investigative Journalism announced that the Alicia Patterson Foundation is merging into FIJ, bringing together two of the oldest and largest funders of independent journalism in the United States. Read the announcement here.
My Undesirable Friends
December 2, 2025
Julia Loktev’s documentary film My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow landed on the list of the Top 10 Films of the Year from The New York Times
Archival Producers Alliance
November 18, 2025
The Archival Producers Alliance was formed in response to the use of Generative AI in documentary filmmaking with the goal of ensuring that documentary and archival media remain credible, verifiable and accessible in the future. Their work was featured in a recent piece by The New York Times.
ICIJ
November 17, 2025
Check out the latest investigation from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The Coin Laundry explores the dirty secrets of the cryptocurrency industry.
Fund for Investigative Journalism
November 12, 2025
The Fund for Investigative Journalism made a record 53 grants in 2025. Learn more here.
Deep South Today
October 14, 2025
Deep South Today announced that it is launching a regional investigative reporting center in collaboration with The New York Times
Berkeley FILM Foundation
September 16, 2025
The Berkeley FILM Foundation announced the recipients of their 2025 documentary grant awards. This year’s Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Elevate Award went to Belly of the World by April September. The film follows Black birthing people across the U.S. confronting systemic racism and reproductive injustice.
First Amendment Coaltion
September 5, 2025
Check out the new series of in-depth reporters’ field guides from the First Amendment Coalition. The first guide, published in both English and Spanish, is designed to help reporters covering immigration enforcement in California understand access to state and local public records, immigration courts and detention centers.
Labors of Love
August 6, 2025
The documentary film Labors of Love: The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Szold by Abby Ginzberg won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Investigative Reporting Program
July 22, 2025
Editor & Publisher magazine has selected UC Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program as one of its Media That Matters honorees for 2025.
South Side Home Movie Project
July 11 – August 24, 2025
An exhibition tracing the 20-year history of the South Side Home Movie Project is on view at the Logan Center at the University of Chicago through August 24th.
The Grab
June 27, 2025
The Grab from the Center for Investigative Reporting won an Emmy for Outstanding Documentary Research and is available to stream on Hulu.
Making Gay History
June 14, 2025
Check out Eric Marcus of Making Gay History on a recent episode of All Things Considered: Podcast series explores how LGBT people were treated during the Nazi era.
ICT
June 9, 2025
ICT received the Lorraine Branham Award at the Mirror Awards, sponsored by the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. The Branham Award recognizes inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible journalism.
Invisible Institute and ProPublica
May 22, 2025
The Invisible Institute published their first investigation in collaboration with ProPublica: Chicago Police Dismissed a Recruit’s Claims That a Colleague Sexually Assaulted Her. Then He was Accused Again and Again.
Pulitzer Prizes and Peabody Awards
May 5, 2025
Congratulations to the JLFF grantees who are among this year’s Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award winners and finalists!
ProPublica – winner of the Public Service Pulitzer Prize for the series Life of the Mother and finalist in the Explanatory Reporting category for America’s Mental Barrier.
Investigative Reporting Program – UC Berkeley Alums Katey Rusch and Casey Smith are finalists in the Pulitzer Prize Local Reporting category for Right to Remain Secret, published in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Queendom – winner in the Peabody Awards Documentary category for the film by Angiia Galdanova and Igor Myakotin.
Temple University
April 30, 2025
Listen to MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy, a new podcast from Temple University’s Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting.
Spelman College
April 24, 2025
Spelman College celebrated the grand opening of their new Center for Innovation & the Arts. JLFF supported the creation of the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Center for Documentary Film Studies within the CI&A. The Center includes a classroom named for Dr. Ayoka Chenzira, pioneering filmmaker and Professor Emerita of Art & Visual Culture at Spelman College.
FRONTLINE
March 25, 2025
Check out the new FRONTLINE documentary The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram by Tom Jennings and Annie Wong.
MLK50
March 20, 2025
Wendi Thomas, founder of the nonprofit newsroom MLK50, has been named a ProPublica Distinguished Fellow.
Temple University
March 10, 2025
Students of the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting at Temple University received three 2025 Student Keystone Media Awards for Snapshot in the Dark: How Philly Counts its Homeless, From Blight to Blessing and Norris Square vs The Land Bank.
Reveal
March 10, 2025
Check out this special podcast episode celebrating a decade of Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting.
SXSW
March 7, 2025
Arrest the Midwife by Elaine Epstein, The Spies Among Us by Jamie Coughlin Silverman and Gabriel Silverman, The Tallest Dwarf by Julie Wyman and Uvalde Mom by Anayansi Prado are premiering at SXSW in Austin, TX.
Honors for the IRP
February 17, 2025
Katey Rusch and Casey Smith, alums of the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, received the George Polk Award for Justice Reporting and the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting for their two-part story Right to Remain Secret.
Sundance Film Festival
January 30, 2025
Life After by Reid Davenport, The Dating Game by Violet Du Feng and The Librarians by Kim A. Snyder premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Life After received a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
Making Gay History
January 27, 2025
Check out the new season of the Making Gay History podcast: Nazi Era. A new episode will be released every Thursday through April 10.
Oscar nominations
January 23, 2025
Sugarcane by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Academy Awards. Incident by Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven of the Invisible Institute has been nominated for Best Documentary Short Film.
The Kids Are Not Alright
December 10, 2024
The Kids Are Not Alright by Mikaela Shwer received the Best Documentary Feature Award at Dances with Films NY.
American LGBTQ+ Museum
December 3, 2024
The American LGBTQ+ Museum had its groundbreaking ceremony in New York on December 3.
DOC NYC
November 13, 2024
Congratulations to the JLFF grantees who received honors from DOC NYC this year:
- Marcia Smith, Co-Founder and President of Firelight Media, received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Jenni Wolfson, CEO of Chicken & Egg Films, received a Leading Light Award.
- Elaisha Stokes, Senior Program Manager at Chicken & Egg Films, was named a Documentary New Leader.
duPont Awards Finalists
November 7, 2024
Congratulations to the JLFF grantees who were named finalists for the 2025 duPont-Columbia Awards:
- Reveal for 40 Acres and a Lie, a three-part audio investigation conducted in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, Mother Jones and PRX.
- Reveal for We Regret to Inform You, a podcast in partnership with the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley and PRX.
- FRONTLINE for the documentary films Democracy on Trial and Putin vs the Press.
- ProPublica and WNYC Studios for the podcast We Don’t Talk About Leonard
Forbes 50 Over 50
December 4, 2024
Documentary filmmaker and photographer Sara Terry was selected for this year’s Forbes Women’s 50 over 50 list in the Impact category.
Freedom of the Press Award
October 16, 2024
Stephen Engelberg, Editor-in-Chief of ProPublica, received a Freedom of the Press Career Achievement Award from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Ken Light exhibition
October 10 – November 17, 2024
The Bronx Documentary Center will showcase three decades of work by Ken Light, Reva & David Logan Professor of Photojournalism at UC Berkeley, from October 10 – November 17.
Out the Vote
October 8, 2024
Fillmmaker Vivian Kleiman released Out the Vote, a series of non-partisan short videos urging young queer people to vote in the upcoming elections.
Center for Journalism & Democracy
October 8, 2024
The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University will host its 3rd Annual Democracy Summit on October 8 in Washington, DC. The event will be available to stream online.
Purpose Prize
October 1, 2024
Congratulations to Jon Eldan, founder and executive director of After Innocence, who received a 2025 Purpose Prize from AARP. The award honors nonprofit founders age 50 and older who create impactful solutions to address important social problems.
Documentary Emmys
September 26, 2024
Congratulations to filmmaker Abby Ginzberg and FRONTLINE editor-in-chief and executive producer Raney Aronson Rath, who were both honored with the 2024 Silver Circle Award.
National Press Club
September 25, 2024
Mississippi Today received the National Press Club’s highest honor for press freedom, the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award.
The Choice 2024
September 24, 2024
Check out two new FRONTLINE documentaries: The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump by Michael Kirk premieres on PBS on September 24 and The VP Choice 2024: Vance vs. Walz by Gabrielle Schonder premieres on October 8.
Raney Aronson-Rath
September 19, 2024
Columbia Journalism School announced that Raney Aronson-Rath, editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE, has been named the winner of the 2024 John Chancellor Excellence in Journalism Award.
Generative AI Best Practices
September 13, 2024
The Archival Producers Alliance and their guidelines to using AI in documentary film feature in How AI Could Ruin Documentary Film by Polluting the Truth by KQED’s Rachael Myrow.
MLK50
September 5, 2024
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism received two awards at the 2025 LION Sustainability Summit, which celebrates sustainable local journalism.
ProPublica Local Reporting Network
July 26, 2024
ProPublica announced the selection of three new partner newsrooms for its Local Reporting Network. The selected newsrooms are JLFF grantee the Invisible Institute, Arizona Luminaria and New York Amsterdam News. The newsrooms will dedicate a reporter for a three-year term to focus solely on investigative reporting, in collaboration with ProPublica’s editors and specialized teams.
Cabot Prize
July 10, 2024
Laura Zommer of Factchequeado received a special citation from Columbia Journalism School’s 2024 Maria Moors Cabot Prize, which recognizes journalists who contribute to Inter-American understanding. Zommer received the citation for leading the fight for transparency using technology and digital journalism tools.
Livingston Award
June 11, 2024
Samantha Hogan of the Maine Monitor was awarded the Livingston Award for Local Reporting for her investigation into Maine’s probate court system. The Livingston Award is a national contest honoring journalists under the age of 35. Samantha’s investigation was part of a collaboration between the Investigative Editing Corps and Report for America.
Peabody Awards
May 9, 2024
Congratulations to the JLFF grantees who are this year’s Peabody Award winners.
- The Invisible Institute – winner in the Podcast and Radio category for You Didn’t See Nothin.
- FRONTLINE – winner in the News category for Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court.
Pulitzer Prize
May 6, 2024
Congratulations to the JLFF grantees who are this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists.
- ProPublica – winner of the Public Service Award for the Friends of the Court series.
- Invisible Institute – winner of the Local Reporting award for Missing in Chicago.
- Invisible Institute – winner of the Audio Reporting award for You Didn’t See Nothin.
- FRONTLINE and ProPublica – finalists for Explanatory Reporting around the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, including Inside the Uvalde Response.
- Mississippi Today – finalist for Local Reporting for Unfettered Power: Mississippi Sheriffs.
- The Marshall Project – finalist for Feature Writing for When Wizards and Orcs Came to Death Row.
Peabody nominations
April 23, 2024
Peabody Award nominations were announced for Hidden Letters and The Picture Taker in the Documentary category, the Invisible Institute’s You Didn’t See Nothin in the Podcast & Radio category and Frontline’s Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politcs, Power and the Supreme Court. Congratulations to the nominees!
Logan Elevate Grants
April 2, 2024
The International Documentary Association announced the 2024 recipients of the Logan Elevate Grant, which supports emerging women and non-binary documentary filmmakers of color. This year’s recipients are Asmahan Bkerat for Concrete Land, Cherish Oteka for Gay Games and Sharon Yeung for We Are Volcanoes.
The Poet and the Silk Girl
March 26, 2024
The Poet and the Silk Girl follows one Japanese American family’s story of survival and resistance after being forcibly displaced and incarcerated during WWII. The new memoir by Satsuki Ina will be released by Heyday Books on March 26.
Sisters in Cinema
March 15, 2024
Sisters in Cinema celebrated the grand opening of the Sisters in Cinema Media Arts Center in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago on March 15. The new center will be a space for Black women and gender non-conforming media makers and community members to showcase their work and collaborate with fellow creatives.
Academy Awards
March 10, 2024
20 Days in Mariupol, a production of FRONTLINE and The Associated Press, received an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
CIR merger
February 1, 2024
Mother Jones and The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) announced their merger into one nonprofit news outlet.
Democracy on Trial
January 30, 2024
The new FRONTLINE documentary Democracy on Trial by Michael Kirk premieres on PBS on Tuesday, January 30.
Sugarcane
January 20, 2024
The documentary film Sugarcane by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Directing Award in the U.S. Documentary category.
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