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…
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… ‘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…
Investment… JFF #026 – A look back over three years covering journalism funding in Europe… 13 Jan 202224 Mar 2023 [Cross-posted from JFF.] It's hard to believe that this newsletter started three years and 25 issues ago, at the beginning of 2019.So, if you'll forgive a little parental pride, today…
Advocacy… JFF #025 – Nonprofit and charitable journalism in Europe 17 Dec 202124 Mar 2023 [Cross-posted from JFF.] Today we're taking a look at the world of nonprofit and charitable journalism - a growing phenomenon across Europe and far beyond.But first, we can't ignore that…
Investment… JFF #023 – How philanthropy invests in journalism investors 18 Nov 202124 Mar 2023 [Cross-posted from JFF.] We're back with another deep-dive into an emerging issue in journalism funding. Each edition focuses either on how a theme, method and country connects to the funding of…
Advocacy… JFF #022 – The Power of Place in journalism funding 25 Oct 202124 Mar 2023 [Cross-posted from JFF.] Welcome to the latest edition of the JFF newsletter.Sincere thanks to those who've been sharing the newsletter and the signup link with colleagues and peers - as…
Advocacy… JFF #021 – How can philanthropy and investors support the New Deal for Journalism? 7 Oct 202124 Mar 2023 [Cross-posted from the JFF site.] The long wait is over, dear readers… Oh! How the Journalism Funders Forum newsletter has missed you! But we're back with a long read to…
Advocacy… It’s Time for ‘A New Deal for Journalism’ 17 Jun 202121 Mar 2023 Over the past six months, I have had the great privilege of serving as Lead Rapporteur for the Forum on Information and Democracy's Working Group on the Sustainability of Journalism,…