International Fund for Public Interest Media

Today, at #UNGA79 in New York, the International Fund for Public Interest Media launched its Investment Case and ambitious campaign: $150 million to support independent journalism in 50 low- and middle-income countries. In 2023 alone, 42 countries experienced democratic backsliding or a rise in autocratic systems of government, affecting 2.8 billion people (35% of the global population). Without facts, you can't have truth. Without truth, you can't have trust. Without trust, we have no shared reality, no democracy, and it becomes impossible to deal with our world's existential problems. We must #GiveTruthAVoice if we want to protect global democracy. Learn more about our Investment Case, “A Moment of Truth: Securing the Survival of Independent Journalism” ➡️ momentoftruth.ifpim.org

The International Fund announced awards of new grant support to 5 independent media organizations in Moldova and Georgia, expanding the total investment in the region to just over US$3M. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gmABnrn5

📢 Press release: The International Fund for Public Interest Media today announced awards of new grant support to five independent media organizations in Moldova and Georgia, confirmed between March and September of 2024. Support to these independent news outlets expands the total investment in the region to just over US$ 3 million, and doubles the number of organizations funded in Eastern Europe since 2022. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gmABnrn5

"What we’re seeing globally, with even more acuteness in low and middle income countries, is a lot of outlets shutting down, or being captured by private or political interests. Perhaps more frequent and less visible, but extremely important, is a slow degradation of the capacity of media organisations working in the public interest to maintain their coverage and to hold power to account. That slow degradation is deeply worrying for the future of our information ecosystems and for democracy." We recently interviewed Pierrick Judeaux at the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) on the critical role of funding independent journalism in low and middle-income countries. Check out the full interview here! https://bit.ly/3YaaJer

International Fund for Public Interest Media's Maria Ressa, we hear you! Journalists and public interest media must be protected. Without facts, there is no truth, no trust, no real debate and no action to change the world. Keep on adding your names to our global petition to support public interest media: https://lnkd.in/e2xwJVMX Vladimir Duthiers

International Fund for Public Interest Media's Maria Ressa, we hear you! Journalists and public interest media must be protected. Without facts, there is no truth, no trust, no real debate and no action to change the world. Keep on adding your names to our global petition to support public interest media: https://lnkd.in/e2xwJVMX Vladimir Duthiers

“Autocracies have realized that media is a cheap asset when it comes to controlling political influence, and that’s because media is not highly valued, and because there isn’t enough independent money to support journalism,” said the International Fund’s CEO Nishant Lalwani on a panel discussion entitled 'Rethinking Philanthropy: Can Money Save Democracy?' at Athens Democracy Forum last week. 📰  Read the full The New York Times article here: https://lnkd.in/gneF6JvF

The Press Play Prague international film festival opens today! We would like to thank all of our festival and media partners for helping to make this event possible. Find the program at the link: https://lnkd.in/eUM-JViC Prague Civil Society Centre, Internet Society, Committee to Protect Journalists, International Fund for Public Interest Media, Surfshark, Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), International Press Institute (IPI), European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), FORUM 2000, European Journalism Centre (EJC), Prague Media Point, Okraj.cz, Filmový Přehled, HlídacíPes.org, VOXPOT, Forum 24 a.s., Expats.cz, Česká pera

“What we are witnessing is not a crisis of journalism, but a crisis of democracy itself. Societies without trustworthy news sources are defenseless against misinformation, corruption, and authoritarianism,” write Luminate's Principal of Global Programmes Alexandra Buccianti and Chief Executive Stephen King. The International Fund is thrilled to receive a significant new contribution from the Luminate Group, one of the Fund’s earliest supporters and a founding donor. This commitment of $2 million will support the Fund’s work to create fair value exchange between Big Tech and public interest journalism, help media outlets adapt to the rapidly changing tech landscape, and support research and learning. “This funding isn’t just a financial lifeline; it’s an investment in democracy.” #GiveTruthAVoice