The Investigative Reporting Workshop at AU is one of four non-profit investigative journalism groups which has work distributed across the country, The New York Times reported June 13.

Since July 1, the Associated Press has been dispensing material from the Center for Public Integrity, the Center for Investigative Reporting and ProPublica to the 1,500 papers in the United States that are members of the AP. The newspapers are free to publish the distributed material, which helps them fill gaps in their publications left by shrinking resources and helps the four non-profits expand their audiences.

For now, the arrangement is a test-run that will run for six months. If successful, it may later include other investigative journalism non-profits. The AP may also expand the program to serve news outlets such as broadcast and Internet sites that are not members of the news network.

To read the Time’s coverage of the agreement, visit http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/business/media/13press.html?_r=1&ref=business.