Advocacy… New Policy Paper for GFMD on ‘National Funds for Journalism’ 26 Oct 20236 Nov 2023 The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) has published Macroscope's new Policy Paper on the current state of the field of 'National Funds for Journalism', which drew on a survey…
Advocacy… Speech at the Non-profit News Festival in Berlin 11 Oct 20236 Nov 2023 Last weekend, Sameer spoke at the VOCER/taz Panter Stiftung Festival of Non-Profit Journalism at the taz building in Berlin. You can read the text of his speech (in German) on…
Innovation… Media Festivals in the Global South – new discussion paper 30 Aug 202330 Aug 2023 In the past year, as part of a project I have been leading, funded by the Ford Foundation and hosted by IMS, I've had the great privilege of being able…
Advocacy… National Funds for Journalism – New draft discussion paper for GFMD 20 Jul 202316 Oct 2023 Macroscope has developed a new discussion paper for GFMD on the emerging phenomenon of National Funds for Journalism. The draft paper is open for comments and inputs via Google Docs,…
Advocacy… Macroscope’s evidence to the Inquiry on the Future of Welsh-speaking communities 24 Jan 202330 Aug 2023 Macroscope submitted brief evidence, drawing on our work with PINF on the Local News Plans project in Bangor, Wales, to the Commission for Welsh-speaking Communities' call-for-evidence [UPDATE: Summary of evidence…
Advocacy… Sameer’s journalism.co.uk 2023 prediction 22 Dec 202224 Mar 2023 Marcela Kunova and Jacob Granger invited people from across the UK journalism field to contribute their predictions for journalism in 2023. Here's Sameer's prediction, featured alongside predictions from Jonathan Heawood…
Advocacy… ‘A New Deal for Journalism’ summarised 3 May 202224 Mar 2023 The global report calling for a New Deal for Journalism, for which I was Lead Rapporteur and the lead author, weighed in at 80 pages. For those who want a…
Interview… JFF #029 – How community foundations think about journalism 28 Apr 202224 Mar 2023 [Cross-posted from JFF.] In this, the April edition of the JFF newsletter, we're looking at the relationship between community foundations and journalism. But before we dive into that, a reminder that…
Interview… JFF Interview: James Magowan of the European Community Foundation Initiative 28 Apr 202224 Mar 2023 [Cross-posted from JFF.] We’re thrilled to bring the JFF community into conversation with the community foundation sector, a key part of the philanthropic landscape. Dr James Magowan of the European Community…
Innovation… JFF #028 – Reinventing Greek journalism – Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou, Stavros Niarchos Foundation 5 Apr 202224 Mar 2023 [Cross-posted from JFF.] Since our last edition, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has exacted a heavy toll on journalists, both those covering the war inside Ukraine and those trying to…
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