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Funding Journalism in Authoritarian Environments: Insights Into a Four-Year Support Programme
Journalism Funders Forum
By offering financial aid, mentoring, and training, journalism-funding programmes can significantly enhance media sustainability, despite ongoing challenges such as…
Engagement as Revenue in Journalism: Turning Community, Comments, and Access Into Economic Viability
Journalism Funders Forum
Defector, a for-profit, employee-owned news organisation, has successfully balanced its economic viability with its journalistic values—an achievement many news…
How Cities Are Saving Local Journalism From Collapse
Journalism Funders Forum
With local journalism in crisis, more and more cities are beginning to recognise the vital role of local news…
Prague Civil Society Centre: There Is No Civil Society Without Media
Journalism Funders Forum
George Leech, Director of Outreach and Communications at the Prague Civil Society Centre, emphasises the importance of providing institutional…
Inside IFPIM’s Strategy to Protect Independent Journalism
Journalism Funders Forum
Pierrick Judeaux, Director of Portfolio and EU representative at the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), explains the…
Venture Philanthropy, Local News, and the Murky Promise of Innovation
Journalism Funders Forum
In the summer of 2023, amidst ongoing debates on artificial intelligence’s cultural and economic impact, the American Journalism Project…
Snapping the News: How a Public Service Media Newsroom Uses Snapchat to Reach Young People
Journalism Funders Forum
Reaching young people has become a strategic priority for Public Service Media (PSM) in many Western countries, as these…
The European Media and Information Fund and Its Role in Combating Disinformation
Journalism Funders Forum
Joanna Krawczyk, Member of the Management Committee at the European Media and Information Fund (EMIF), talks about the importance…
News You Can Refuse: If News Is Important, Why Aren’t More People Willing to Pay for It?
Journalism Funders Forum
In this study, published in Journalism, the authors explore the difficulties that news organisations encounter in generating revenue, especially…
Long-Term Commitment to Independent Journalism: Insights from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Journalism Funders Forum
Mia Vukojević, Program Director for the Western Balkans at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, emphasises the crucial role of supporting…
Empowering Newsrooms: How Donors Can Support Responsible AI Use in Journalism
Journalism Funders Forum
The role of AI in journalism offers both benefits and risks. Whilst it enhances efficiency for tasks such as…
Accelerating Action on Just Transition: Laudes Foundation’s Journey Into Funding Journalism
Journalism Funders Forum
Despite an abundance of narratives pushing for green and just transitions, many fail to engage those capable of instigating…
How Google News Initiative Influences Technological Innovation in the Media in Africa and the Middle East
Journalism Funders Forum
Launched in 2018, the Google News Initiative (GNI) aimed to strengthen journalism through collaboration with news institutions through financial…
“SLAPPed” and Censored? Legal Threats and Challenges To Press Freedom and Investigative Reporting
Journalism Funders Forum
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) represent a growing threat to press freedom, as powerful entities abuse legal systems…
News Avoidance: Understanding the Trend and Crafting Responses
Journalism Funders Forum
Amidst a global rise in news avoidance, an increasing number of journalists and researchers map its implications and underlying…
How To Make Life Better For Journalists (And Also For Democracy)
Journalism Funders Forum
Robert Brestan, Editor-in-Chief of HlidaciPes.org explains why independent news organisations need donor funding, and shares insights about how grantees…
Measuring Journalism’s Impact: Not a Cakewalk
Journalism Funders Forum
In an era where the value of journalism is increasingly scrutinised, understanding its impact presents a complex puzzle. From…
The Vital Connection: How Journalism Strengthens the Impact of Philanthropy
Journalism Funders Forum
In a world where the pillars of democracy face unprecedented challenges, the relationship between philanthropy and journalism is mutually…
Local Journalism and Its Audience
Journalism Funders Forum
The landscape of local journalism is undergoing a critical transformation marked by dwindling revenues, job cuts, and closures, primarily…
Ethical Media Alliance: How to Reshape Ad Spending to Support Public Interest Journalism
Journalism Funders Forum
The Ethical Media Alliance (EMA) in Romania aims to tackle quantitative metrics: the main flaw of the digital advertising…
Journalift: The Enduring Legacy of A Media Development Programme
Journalism Funders Forum
The platform Journalift, the first to offer media development support in local languages in the Western Balkans, was launched…
Civitates: Core Funding for Sustainable Journalism
Journalism Funders Forum
Recognising the challenges faced by news media, Civitates offers core funding with flexibility for two years in an attempt…
USAID’s Media Development Work: Success Stories and Lessons Learned
Journalism Funders Forum
Over the course of three decades, USAID has distributed funds in more than 40 countries. It spent US $130…
Unlocking the Power of Purpose: Why the Gates Foundation Supports Mission-Driven Organisations
Journalism Funders Forum
Miguel Castro, head of Global Media Partnerships at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, shares his thoughts about partnering…
A New Breed of Capital Providers Needed: What the First Two Years of Pluralis Taught Us
Journalism Funders Forum
Patrice Schneider, the Chief Strategy Officer of the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), shares the lessons learned in the…
Unraveling Hungary’s New Sovereignty Bill: Implications for Independent Media
Journalism Funders Forum
The vague and undefined concepts in the new Hungarian “sovereignty bill” aimed at countering “foreign interference,” and the powers…
Peer-Based Research Funding as a Model for Journalism Funding
Journalism Funders Forum
A new study by Maria Latos, Frank Lobigs, and Holger Wormer, TU Dortmund, attempts to systematically transfer established funding…
Six Elections in 2024 That Matter the Most in Relation to Media Freedom
Journalism Funders Forum
As the world gears up for what has been touted by The Economist as “the biggest election year in…
Philanthropy for Ukraine – Supporting journalism in conflict
Journalism Funders Forum
Philanthropic support for media and journalism has been growing in recent years and is seen as a way to…
Why philanthropy is crucial for independent journalism
Journalism Funders Forum
A reflection on the Journalism Funders Forum’s in-person event, 16 February, BrusselsBy Are We Europe On 16 February, Philea…
How community foundations think about journalism (JFC 029)
Sameer Padania
In this, the April edition of the JFF newsletter, we’re looking at the relationship between community foundations and journalism. …
Interview: James Magowan of the European Community Foundation Initiative on community foundations and journalism
Sameer Padania
We’re thrilled to bring the JFF community into conversation with the community foundation sector, a key part of the…
Reinventing Greek journalism – Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou, iMEdD/Stavros Niarchos Foundation (Newsletter 028)
Sameer Padania
Since our last edition, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has exacted a heavy toll on journalists, both those covering…
Interview: Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou, Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Sameer Padania
Journalist Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou (Aννα-Κύνθια Μπουσδούκου) co-founded iMEdD, or the incubator for Media Education and Development, in Athens, Greece, where she…
New directions at Open Society and beyond (Newsletter 027)
Sameer Padania
First and foremost, our solidarity to colleagues in Ukraine. Three resources related to Ukraine, journalism and civil society: –…
Interview: Mary Fitzgerald, Open Society Foundations
Sameer Padania
Fresh from a 7-year stretch leading international journalism non-profit openDemocracy, Mary Fitzgerald is a British journalist and editor, who…
A look back over three years covering journalism funding in Europe… (Newsletter 026)
Sameer Padania
It’s hard to believe that this newsletter started three years and 25 issues ago, at the beginning of 2019….
Nonprofit and charitable journalism in Europe (Newsletter 025)
Sameer Padania
Today we’re taking a look at the world of nonprofit and charitable journalism – a growing phenomenon across Europe…
Interview II: Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Rethink Ireland – on journalism, and Rethink Ireland’s model
Sameer Padania
Deirdre Mortell is the founding CEO of Rethink Ireland. After roles in high-growth NGOs like Oxfam Ireland and Barnardos…
A fresh start in sight for public interest media in Ireland? (Newsletter 024)
Sameer Padania
Today we’re back to our country series with a closer look at the public interest journalism and funding environment…
Interview I: Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Rethink Ireland on Ireland’s philanthropic environment
Sameer Padania
Deirdre Mortell is the founding CEO of Rethink Ireland. After roles in high-growth NGOs like Oxfam Ireland and Barnardos…
How philanthropy invests in journalism investors (Newsletter 023)
Sameer Padania
We’re back with another deep-dive into an emerging issue in journalism funding. Each edition focuses either on how a…
The Power of Place in journalism funding (Newsletter 022)
Sameer Padania
Welcome to the latest edition of the JFF newsletter. Sincere thanks to those who’ve been sharing the newsletter and…
How can philanthropy and investors support the New Deal for Journalism? (Newsletter 021)
Sameer Padania
The long wait is over, dear readers… We’ve been busy moving house from the EJC to the GFMD –…
Interview: Marie-Laure Muchery and Ekaterina Mandova of Civitates
Sameer Padania
For our inaugural JFF funder interview, we spoke with Marie-Laure Muchery and Ekaterina Mandova at European pooled fund Civitates,…
France’s media funding landscape (Newsletter 020)
Sameer Padania
To close out this unforgettable-for-all-the-wrong-reasons year, we’re looking at journalism and funding in France. Which is why this edition…
France’s Media Funding Landscape (En français) (Newsletter 020)
Sameer Padania
Pour clore cette année qui restera inoubliable pour une foule de mauvaises raisons, nous nous intéresserons au journalisme et…
Journalism Funding in Poland, Czech Republic, and CEE (Newsletter 019)
Sameer Padania
Welcome to October’s edition of Journalism Funders Confidential, in which we’re taking a dive into public interest journalism in…
Here’s where the UK journalism funding landscape is headed (Newsletter 018
Sameer Padania
It’s September, and coming out of summer, it seems there’s more media news than even we can keep up…
Who’s funding public interest journalism in the Netherlands? (Newsletter 017)
Sameer Padania
Seen in a certain light, journalism in the Netherlands seems like it is in rude health – and in…
How media funding in Spain and Portugal is changing (Newsletter 016)
Sameer Padania
Welcome to the latest edition of Journalism Funders Confidential. Today we’re dipping a toe back in the waters of…
Advancing racial equity in public interest journalism in Europe (Newsletter 015)
Sameer Padania
The Journalism Funders Forum (JFF) was launched in a time – 2017 – that now seems like ancient history….
Equity, diversity and inclusion (or the lack of it) in European media philanthropy (Newsletter 014)
Sameer Padania
What can philanthropy focused on journalism across Europe do to respond to the daily injustices, entrenched inequalities and structural…
Investigative journalism under Covid-19, and reinventing conferences (Newsletter 013)
Sameer Padania
Journalism funding in Europe and beyond Even if you’re inclined to think positively about the long-term future of journalism…
Data, home-learning, & newsletters on news (Newsletter 012)
Sameer Padania
[This time, we are lighter on European stories, and heavier on international English-language news, because that’s where a lot…
The latest on journalism funding under coronavirus (Newsletter 011)
Sameer Padania
We’re keeping this week’s newsletter short and to the point – everyone seems to be staggering under the weight…
How journalism in Europe is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic (Newsletter 010)
Sameer Padania
Welcome to the latest edition of the Journalism Funders Confidential newsletter – the first in a special series focused…
Announcement: How we are responding to the COVID-19 crisis
Sameer Padania
As you know, since the start of 2020, our newsletter has been taking deep dives into the funding environment…
Italy’s media funding landscape (Newsletter 009)
Sameer Padania
Italy’s media landscape and philanthropy networks On the face of it, looking at a newsstand, it’s easy to conclude…
Greece and journalism funding in times of austerity (Newsletter 008)
Sameer Padania
Journalism and austerity Much of the discourse around domestic and European philanthropy in Greece in the last decade has…
Media philanthropy in Germany on the rise (Newsletter 007)
Sameer Padania
We’re taking a slightly different approach this year. Every month, we’ll give you a tour d’horizon of the media/philanthropy…
How to fund investigative journalism (Newsletter 006)
Sameer Padania
This time we’re taking a closer look at investigative journalism in the context of philanthropy. As with many other…
The power of networks (Newsletter 005)
Sameer Padania
Earlier this month JFF hosted its first Journalism Funders Lab bringing together 50 representatives from the world of philanthropy…
Journalism, inequality and engagement (Newsletter 004)
Sameer Padania
This month, we’re taking a closer look at the correlation between journalism and inequality. TL;DR: The research field is…
The blurring lines of journalism (Newsletter 003)
Sameer Padania
This month, we’re looking at how boundaries in the journalism field are blurring and how different actors are taking…
The rising tide of media capture (Newsletter 002)
Sameer Padania
This month, we’re taking a closer look at the worldwide phenomenon of media capture. TL;DR: Various interests in society…
The Gender-Media Relationship (Newsletter 001)
Sameer Padania
Our goal is to take you on a journey through some of the major forces currently shaping philanthropy and…