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Empowering Media Sustainability: The Investor’s Role in Strengthening Independent Journalism
Journalism Funders Forum
Lot Carlier, Executive Director at V-Ventures, the investment arm of the Netherlands-based Veronica Foundation, emphasises the critical importance of…
The Post-Illiberal Hangover: How to Restore Media Pluralism in Poland
Journalism Funders Forum
While the new moderate government in Poland has taken steps to restore media pluralism and increase media freedom, experts…
Is Orban outsmarting philanthropy?
Journalism Funders Forum
Autocrats in Central and Eastern Europe are obsessed with independent journalism. They badmouth the press and label them as…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…