Starting 1 July, The Associated Press will publish content generated by nonprofit sources dedicated to encouraging investigative journalism Editor & Publisher reported.

The stories, which will come from ProPublica, the Center for Public Integrity, the Investigative Reporting Workshop, and the Center for Investigative Reporting, can be reprinted by newspapers for free, giving struggling papers a way of generating content in light of losses in reporting staff and revenue.

The plan is being called "a six-month experiment" by the AP, which plans to expand the project if it proves to show signs of success.

A New York Times article on the subject describes the AP's aim is to meet the demand of struggling newspapers who are forced to lay off reporters by offering content created by growing "independent groups doing investigative journalism" which have considerable amounts of funding and support from patrons and sponsors.