Op-ed: Hromadske case exposes inherent weakness of nonprofit media
Andrii Ianitskyi: Ukraine’s civil society TV channel shows the risks of getting org structure wrong
Category: Organization building
Organization building, Org building
New generation media stepping up its game
Notes from Poland was born out of a personal blog to fill a gap in English-language coverage
5 lessons we learned from AXIOS
The Axios team built a media valued up to $200 million in just 3 years, here are five tips on how they did it
Conquering Europe one country at a time: The Local
With 20 people running 9 media in different countries, The Local shows you don’t need to be big to be international
Anti-parachute journalism: The making of the Rojava Diary
Anytime a conflict erupts global networks us fixers to tell their story or parachute in journalists who don’t know the local context. Outriders did the opposite.
Why we exist?
We are here to offer an understanding of European media: the crisis we’re facing and the sources of our problems.
Media love to brand themselves independent. It doesn’t mean much
Media love showy descriptions of themselves. The problem is they usually don’t mean much to readers.
The charity case for investigative journalism
Monetising investigative journalism is tricky. Charity and micro-donations are likely the best bet, but legal frameworks across Europe have yet to catch up.
Operating models for investigative media: 4 paths to success
It’s on the complex end of the journalism spectrum. Investigative journalism is expensive, turns out few stories, is wildly unpredictable and often targets a niche audience. It’s fiendishly tricky to monetize.