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Can Foundations Solve the Journalism Crisis?

Rodney Benson

Journalism, volume 19, issue 8 (2017), pp. 1059-1077

"In the context of the ongoing financial crisis in U.S. professional journalism, philanthropic foundation-supported nonprofits are increasingly proposed as a solution to the under-provision of civic-oriented news production. Drawing on an analysis of the social composition of boards of directors and ... more

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Developing Sustainable News Media in Africa: A Professionalisation Model to Curtail “the Brown Envelope” and Other Corrupting Influences

Peter J. Gade, Emmanuel-Lugard Nduka, Shugofa Dastgeer

Journal of Media Business Studies, volume 14, issue 1 (2017), pp. 5-24

"The development of free, independent, and sustainable news media in Africa is bedevilled by the “brown envelope syndrome,” the widespread practice of accepting money for news coverage. This paper reveals the pernicious effects the brown envelope syndrome has on African journalism and its abilit ... more

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"My Boss is 18,000 People": Journalism Practices in Crowdfunded Media Organizations

Adilya Zaripova

MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research, volume 33, issue 62 (2017), pp. 110-118

"This article analyses three crowdfunded media organizations in three different countries – Krautreporter (Germany), Direkt36 (Hungary), and Colta (Russia). Using qualitative in-depth interviews, it demonstrates that journalism practices in a crowdfunded newsroom are very different from those in o ... more

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Local Radio in Afghanistan: A Sustainability Assessment

Nathalie Paarlberg, Kamran Parwana, Eric Davin et al.

Altai Consulting;Internews (2017), 136 pp.

"This study assesses the role and impact of this local radio station network as well as its sustainability prospects, focusing on four pillars of sustainability in particular: Financial sustainability: at a minimum, radio stations need to be able to support their activities, and ideally enjoy some s ... more

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Same Beds, Different Dreams? Charitable Foundations and Newsroom Independence in the Global South

Anya Schiffrin

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017), 32 pp.

"The growing trend of non-profit journalism has received much attention of late, but this report takes a unique look at how non-profit funding is affecting journalism in the Global South. Amidst the collapse of traditional business models for news organizations, funding from philanthropic foundation ... more

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Media Feast, News Famine: Ten Global Advertising Trends That Threaten Independent Journalism

Michelle Foster

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017), 25 pp.

"This report looks at ten factors that have altered the media marketplace and that pose challenges to national and local news producers and their sources of revenue. They include ways in which governments interfere in media markets; changes in the structure of news distribution and audience behavior ... more

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The Need and the Opportunities for Sustainability: The Case of Local Radio Stations in Tanzania

Christoph Spurk, Filip Dingerkus

Journal of Media Business Studies, volume 14, issue 1 (2017), pp. 38-59

"Local radio stations have mushroomed in Africa, including Tanzania, partly due to increased support from international donors. However, research results show that the lack of economic viability is a major constraint for local radio stations. They can hardly generate sufficient revenues from adverti ... more

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5th Conference on Media Development in Myanmar: Inclusive Independent Media in a New Democracy, 7–8 November 2016

Susan Cunningham

Yangoon: UNESCO (2017), 32 pp.

"Under the heading “Inclusive, independent media in a new democracy”, the 5th annual Myanmar Media Development Conference took place 7 – 8 November 2016 in Yangon, the first to be held under the new democratically elected government. The conference featured government representatives, media ow ... more

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Pathways to Media Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections from a Regional Consultation
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Herman Wasserman, Nicholas Benequista

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017), 25 pp.

"To ensure that African media organizations remain viable players in this changing political and economic landscape, new coalitions need to be built and existing ones strengthened. The existing coalitions in the region display certain weaknesses: they tend to be unevenly spread across the region and ... more

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Unter Druck: Zur Lage der Presse in Tschechien

Zuzana Lizcová

Osteuropa, volume 66, issue 11-12 (2016), pp. 103-118

"In Tschechien ist die Qualitätspresse in einer schwierigen Lage. Der Markt ist klein, die Kosten sind hoch und die Erträge bescheiden. Zeitungen und Nachrichtenmagazine werden ihrem Anspruch, seriöse Berichterstattung zu bieten, oft nicht gerecht. Die Verantwortung für die Boulevardisierung war ... more

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Plurales y precarizados: El periodismo y las empresas informativas en la ciudad de Viedma

Luciano Videla

In: Desafíos del periodismo en la sociedad del conocimiento

Lila Luchessi; Luciano Videla (eds.)

Viedma: Editorial UNRN (2016), pp. 81-87

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El modelo de negocio de los medios

Daniel Chappell Voysest

In: Palabra libre: el derecho a la información, medios de comunicación y autorregulación

Luis Iberico Núñez (comp.)

Lima: Fondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú (2016), pp. 123-134

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Media in Latin America: A Path Forward

Don Podesta

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2016), 8 pp.

"The Center for International Media Assistance and Deutsche Welle Akademie have launched a series of regional consultations with media stakeholders–civil society and media watchdog NGOs, broadcast regulators, academics, media industry representatives, government officials, and others in the media ... more

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Fragile Finance: The Revenue Models of Oppositional News Outlets in Repressive Regimes
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Clare E. Cook

International Communication Gazette, volume 78, issue 6 (2016), pp. 514-535

"For journalists promoting the free flow of information in repressive or restrictive media environments, the issue of financial sustainability is complex. Both media in exile (out-of-country news outlets feeding independent information into the country of origin) and news outlets in restrictive news ... more

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Measuring the Business Side: Indicators to Assess Media Viability

Laura Schneider, Ann Hollifield, Jan Lublinski

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2016), 10 pp.

"In times of digital transformation media all over the world have to come up with new ways to ensure their survival. Meanwhile, media development actors are searching for new concepts and orientation in their support of media organizations and media markets. This paper presents DW Akademie’s sugge ... more

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Publishing for Peanuts: Innovation and the Journalism Start-Up

J. J. Robinson, Kristen Grennan, Anya Schiffrin

Columbia University, School of International and Political Affairs;Open Society Foundation (2015), 200 pp.

"Our remit was to look for innovative media outlets that are producing high-quality news, that are technologically innovative and that might actually survive financially. Accordingly, we spent three months interviewing media innovators around the world and reading what others have written on the sub ... ject. This report is divided into seven sections: 1) this introduction, 2) our main findings, 3) two sets of recommendations, one for the media development community and another set for people starting a media outlet, 4) an “Innovation Index” listing practices that we found around the world, 5) a description of our methodology, 6) a review of practitioner reports we read, 7) write-ups describing 35 media outlets, based on interviews we conducted [...] We were inspired and encouraged by what we saw. All over the world, independent media outlets are innovating and overcoming obstacles. Globally, start-ups are demonstrating the drive to take risks for the sake of a good idea. The challenges facing these outlets—and the innovations employed to tackle them—broadly fall into four categories: editorial, business, distribution and security. Operating with agility, media start-ups are finding creative ways to gather and disseminate information. In India, Gram Vaani uses a mobile phone social network to connect the rural poor and circumvent legislative prohibitions on radio broadcasting. In Zimbabwe, The Source survives in the repressive media climate by focusing on business journalism. Oxpeckers in South Africa uses geomapping to report on rhino poaching. Crikey in Australia has built a successful business model based on soliciting tips and scandal from the same audience it reports on and Kenya’s African SkyCAM deploys drones to avoid negotiating with police for access to disaster zones [...] Instead of finding a clear model for what works, we found confirmation of many things we knew or suspected. Independent media outlets vary in size, ambition and model. Few have fully succeeded, while many do one thing well, which typically reflects the founder’s particular strength—usually in journalism or technology [...] Most media outlets we found are small, run by a few full-time staff supplemented by volunteers and freelancers, and supported by a combination of grants, donations and haphazard business endeavors. The leaders at most organizations we interviewed were motivated by a desire to produce high-quality journalism rather than meet particular financial or audience goals." (Executive summary, page 5-7) more

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Sustainable Radio: Summary of the Online Debate

Sofie Jannusch, Birgitte Jallov (eds.)

Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2015), 36 pp.

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Le paysage médiatique guinéen: état des lieux, enjeux et défis

Corinne Matras, Daniel Fra, Michel Leroy, Mohamed Camara, Monique Curtis

Chasseur d’Etoiles;Expertise France (2015), 191 pp.

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Afghan Media in 2014: Understanding the Audience

Altai Consulting;Internews (2015), 169 pp.

"In 2014, competition in the Afghan media sector has increased in order to attract diminishing advertising revenue. This has led to increased professionalization and a certain degree of segmentation with the introduction of specialist, niche channels. The pace of development of new outlets has slowe ... more

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Draft Indicators for Media Viability

UNESCO (2015), 13 pp.

Pathways to Media Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections from a Regional Consultation Top Insights

Fragile Finance: The Revenue Models of Oppositional News Outlets in Repressive Regimes Top Insights

Pathways to Media Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections from a Regional Consultation
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Fragile Finance: The Revenue Models of Oppositional News Outlets in Repressive Regimes
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