Mission
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY SUPPORTING SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC INTEREST NEWS AND REPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND OPERATE IN A NONCOMMERCIAL MANNER, BY SUBSIDIZING FOR THE COSTS OF DEFENSE AGAINST LIBEL AND SLANDER LAWSUITS AND PROVIDING THEM WITH LEGAL RESOURCES INCLUDING PRE-PUBLICATION LEGAL RISK ASSESSMENTS, TO REDUCE THE RISK AND IMPACT OF SLAPP THREATS AND LAWSUITS AND ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE NON-PARTISAN, PUBLIC INTEREST JOURNALISM FREELY AND INDEPENDENTLY.