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Does Upscaling Independent Media Work? Lessons Learned in an Authoritarian Environment

Does Upscaling Independent Media Work? Lessons Learned in an Authoritarian Environment

Journalism Funders Forum
31 Jul 2025
Can small, local independent media thrive in an authoritarian environment? A multiple-year-long funding programme revealed that upscaling small outlets…
Toward Media Environment Capture: The Influence of Big Tech on News Media

Toward Media Environment Capture: The Influence of Big Tech on News Media

Journalism Funders Forum
30 Jul 2025
In an article published in the International Journal of Communication, Sebastian Sevignani, Hendrik Theine, and Mandy Tröger offer a…
A Blueprint for a Sustainable Media Ecosystem: Lessons from the Journalism Value Project

A Blueprint for a Sustainable Media Ecosystem: Lessons from the Journalism Value Project

Journalism Funders Forum
30 Jul 2025
Independent journalism in Europe faces mounting financial and political threats, but a new wave of mission-driven outlets is fighting…
Exiled but Not Silenced: How the JX Fund Supports Exiled Media

Exiled but Not Silenced: How the JX Fund Supports Exiled Media

Journalism Funders Forum
30 Jul 2025
Penelope Winterhager, Managing Director of the European Fund for Journalism in Exile (JX Fund) explains how the Fund helps…

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