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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
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The quality of news articles is assessed not only by their content but also by the media brand which…
Taktak Project: Promoting Flexible, Transparent Donations to Journalists
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In March 2024, a consortium of seven media organisations and a media-focused technology provider launched the Taktak project, with…
The Donor Dilemma: Rethinking Support Models for Ukrainian Media’s Future
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Tetiana Gordiienko of the Media Development Foundation offers insights into the challenging task facing Ukrainian media as they navigate…
Empowering Media Sustainability: The Investor’s Role in Strengthening Independent Journalism
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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
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While the new moderate government in Poland has taken steps to restore media pluralism and increase media freedom, experts…
Is Orban outsmarting philanthropy?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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In a world where the pillars of democracy face unprecedented challenges, the relationship between philanthropy and journalism is mutually…
Local Journalism and Its Audience
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A reflection on the Journalism Funders Forum’s in-person event, 16 February, BrusselsBy Are We Europe On 16 February, Philea…