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What’s a News Media Brand Worth? Investigating the Effect of Cognitive Brand Representations on Recipients’ Quality Assessment of News Articles
Journalism Funders Forum
The quality of news articles is assessed not only by their content but also by the media brand which…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…