La Maison Des Reporters is a nonprofit investigative newsroom based in Dakar, founded in 2019 by journalist Moussa Ngom. Built on the principle that journalism should answer to the public that finances it, the outlet relies on reader memberships and small monthly donations that helps fund long, time‑intensive projects. Its public‑funding model, unusual in Senegal, earned second prize at the 2020 Prix francophone de l’innovation dans les médias and admission to the Global Investigative Journalism Network in 2021.
LMDR publishes cross‑platform investigations and long‑form reporting in French and Wolof, and works with around 30 contributors across Senegal. The newsroom organizes desks for society, economy, environment and health, and develops recurring series such as “La corruption au Sénégal,” “Violence des forces de l’ordre,” and “Peines de femmes,” which documents gender‑based abuses. It also joined the #SaytuSEN2024 alliance to fact‑check claims around Senegal’s 2024 presidential election.
Under Ngom’s editorship, the team has won regional recognition, including the West Africa Media Excellence Award for Health Reporting in 2020. Editorially, the outlet favors patient, field‑based reporting over quick takes and publishes yearly transparency notes explaining how donations are spent. With stories ranging from police torture cases to environmental damage at the Mbeubeuss dump, La Maison Des Reporters delivers rigorous public‑interest journalism while nurturing a new generation of investigative reporters.