Engagement as Revenue in Journalism: Turning Community, Comments, and Access Into Economic Viability

Engagement as Revenue in Journalism: Turning Community, Comments, and Access Into Economic Viability

Journalism Funders Forum
19 Sep 2024
Defector, a for-profit, employee-owned news organisation, has successfully balanced its economic viability with its journalistic values—an achievement many news…
News You Can Refuse: If News Is Important, Why Aren’t More People Willing to Pay for It?

News You Can Refuse: If News Is Important, Why Aren’t More People Willing to Pay for It?

Journalism Funders Forum
16 Jul 2024
In this study, published in Journalism, the authors explore the difficulties that news organisations encounter in generating revenue, especially…
Local Journalism and Its Audience

Local Journalism and Its Audience

Journalism Funders Forum
13 Mar 2024
The landscape of local journalism is undergoing a critical transformation marked by dwindling revenues, job cuts, and closures, primarily…