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The '''Investigative Project on Terrorism''' (IPT) is a ]-based research organization founded in 1995 by ].<ref name=about>IPT, </ref> According to its website, the IPT "is recognized as the world's most comprehensive data center on radical Islamic terrorist groups".<ref name=about/>

Former '']'' reporter ] quit the ''Tribune'' and joined IPT in May 2007.<ref>'']'', 8 May 2007, </ref>

==Funding==
IPT is funded via the Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation, a ] tax-exempt organization established in 2006, and largely operated via SAE Productions, a ]-based company founded by Emerson in 1994.<ref name=about/><ref>Nathan Guttman and Larry Cohler-Esses, '']'', 17 November 2010, </ref><ref name=Tennessean>Bob Smietana, '']'', 24 October 2010, </ref> The arrangement avoids the need for the kind of public disclosure associated with tax-exemption, which IPT has argued is necessary for security reasons: "The very nature of our work mandates that we protect the organization and its staff from threats posed by those that are the subject or our research by preserving the confidentiality of our methods."<ref>Ray Locker, Managing director, IPT, Letter to '']'', 24 November 2010, </ref>

IPT received $600,000 from the ] in 2002/3,<ref name=Tennessean/> as well as $400,000 from ] in 2007/8 and $250,000 from the ].<ref>], 26 August 2011, , p48</ref>

==References==
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Investigative Project on Terrorism
AbbreviationIPT
Formation1995 (Project) / 2006 (Foundation)
Typethink tank
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States
Executive DirectorSteven Emerson
Websitewww.investigativeproject.org

The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) is a Washington, D.C.-based research organization founded in 1995 by Steven Emerson. According to its website, the IPT "is recognized as the world's most comprehensive data center on radical Islamic terrorist groups".

Former Tampa Tribune reporter Michael Fechter quit the Tribune and joined IPT in May 2007.

Funding

IPT is funded via the Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization established in 2006, and largely operated via SAE Productions, a Delaware-based company founded by Emerson in 1994. The arrangement avoids the need for the kind of public disclosure associated with tax-exemption, which IPT has argued is necessary for security reasons: "The very nature of our work mandates that we protect the organization and its staff from threats posed by those that are the subject or our research by preserving the confidentiality of our methods."

IPT received $600,000 from the Smith Richardson Foundation in 2002/3, as well as $400,000 from Donors Capital Fund in 2007/8 and $250,000 from the Middle East Forum.

References

  1. ^ IPT, About The Investigative Project on Terrorism
  2. Editor & Publisher, 8 May 2007, Florida Reporter's New Job Raises Questions About Past Articles
  3. Nathan Guttman and Larry Cohler-Esses, The Forward, 17 November 2010, Terror Expert Emerson Feels His Own Heat Over Finances
  4. ^ Bob Smietana, The Tennessean, 24 October 2010, Anti-Muslim crusaders make millions spreading fear
  5. Ray Locker, Managing director, IPT, Letter to The Forward, 24 November 2010, The Investigative Project on Terrorism Responds
  6. Center for American Progress, 26 August 2011, Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America, p48

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