June 1, 2020 •
Comment, Media Economics, Recent •
by Damian Radcliffe
Seven guiding principles for ways to help local news survive the coronavirus crisis....
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October 11, 2019 •
Media Economics, Recent •
by Lucie Stuchlíková
Independent Czech journalists are increasingly turning to crowdfunding as a way of raising money to launch new outlets and finance special projects....
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September 10, 2019 •
Media and Politics, Media Economics, Recent •
by Liga Ozolina
How a YouTube-based TV channel with a mission to promote public debate became one of the most successful Baltic media start-ups....
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April 23, 2019 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent, Research •
by Rana Khaled Arafat
“Journalism seems to be commercially viable in the West, so it is assumed to be the same elsewhere. However, it’s really not the case in other parts of the world, especially in developing economies that lack scale”. These...
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March 25, 2019 •
Business Models, Media and Politics, Media Economics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Kornelia R. Kiss
Media throughout Europe face the same challenge: to retain their independence, they have to be based on sound financial models. In Central and Eastern Europe, the problem is particularly acute. Kornélia R. Kiss looks at some ways in which...
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May 8, 2018 •
Business Models, Media Economics, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Oscar Stanciulescu and Marian Popovici
Romania has seen a surge of independent media. These outlets want to act as a counterbalance to Romania’s increasingly biased media. But for many, it’s not easy to survive. Could crowdfunding be the solution?...
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May 10, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Recent •
by Bryn Retherford
In 2015, Greece fell 50 places in the World Press Freedom Index to rank 91st. This established it as the second-lowest ranking for a country inside the European Union. Open Society Foundation has stated that Greece is the EU member state...
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October 19, 2010 •
Media Economics •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
An overview of financing models in the Anglo-Saxon world. As the traditional business model for journalism no longer works, the publishing industry, Internet start-ups and consultants search for new ways to support newsrooms without...
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