The overall economic reliance of journalism in politically pressured contexts is on donor funding. Time and again, published analysis and reports say weak markets, soft corruption, and apathetic aud...
Events - business models, investment & funding
As the news industry navigates toward sustainable revenue models, philanthropic support from foundations continues to develop as a means to support editorial gaps and priorities. In the past few years...
Hear about the latest investments from Meta to support the news industry, and what the company is building for the near future. Sponsored by Meta.
Is philanthropy-funded journalism “real” journalism: and how does it work in a traditional newsroom?
At a growing number of traditional and legacy news organizations, philanthropy is supporting reporting and journalism projects that otherwise might not be possible. In news organizations--large and sm...
The focus of this session will be to explore the progress of the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), a bold initiative that seeks to distribute a new raft of resources at scale and s...
With print revenues in accelerated decline, online advertising primarily going to platforms, and digital reader revenues growing only at some titles in a winner-takes-most market, the pandemic and the...
The foundations that support journalism: why they do it, how they do it, and what “success” looks like
For most editors and newsrooms, the thought of asking for money to support editorial priorities is a highly daunting prospect. How do you match foundation support and real editorial priorities? Once y...
The pandemic has accelerated the shift towards reader revenue models. Most of the news leaders recently surveyed by the Reuters Institute say that memberships and digital subscriptions will be their m...