Arizona Freedom Foundation

Investigative Journalism: The organization contracted with three freelance journalists during the year. These journalists wrote 884 original news stories on a wide array of topics related to Arizonamany of which often elude attention from mainstream commercial media outlets. In these stories, readers are provided with the pertinent facts to help them form their own opinions and conclusions.

Research: The organization contracts with a Researcher on an ongoing basis. This person is responsible for initiating public records requests and doing other necessary research as needed for the journalists to ensure that they have the proper facts and documents. By performing these duties, the Researcher helps the journalists to be more efficient and focus on telling the stories that the people of Arizona need to hear. In 2024, the Researcher filed multiple public records requests to assist with these stories and assisted with research on dozens of stories and investigative pieces.