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Saving journalism will require money, organisation - and legitimacy
At this World Press Freedom Conference, the conversation needs to take a decisive step forward. It is no longer a question of whether a truly meaningful response needs to be mounted to the economic crisis facing independent...
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OCCRP: Using investigative journalism and big data in the fight against...
By developing and equipping a global network of investigative journalists and publishing their stories, OCCRP exposes crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account.
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International Fund for Public Interest Media: The next decisive steps forward
After over two years of consultation and development the International Fund for Public Interest Media has built critical momentum and this week passes two key milestones in its evolution.
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Sixteen media selected for Membership in News Fund
16 newsrooms have been selected to join the Membership in News Fund, a global fund to catalyse membership design in newsrooms around the world.
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Rhize: Coaching for effective social action
Rhize’s training programmes equip grassroots organisers with the skills to more effectively build movements that give voice to people who have been traditionally excluded from participating in governance processes.
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Webinar: Deplatforming Trump - Implications for Latin America
Luminate's Gabriela Hadid moderated a webinar hosted by The Inter-American Dialogue on deplatforming and the implications for Latin America.
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PPLAAF: Protecting and empowering whistleblowers in Africa
The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa supports people wishing to disclose compromising information in particularly difficult and dangerous contexts by helping them publish what they know, use it for accountability,...
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Standing with those fighting for justice and equality
Luminate stands with those fighting for justice and equality in all of the countries where we work around the world.
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Funding independent media in Central & Eastern Europe in response to COVID-19
Luminate’s Central & Eastern European team prioritised funding independent media in 2020, with two deals in the region: the not-for-profit company Outriders in Poland, and Georgian media start-up Coda Story.
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Supporting resilient and healthy workplaces: Luminate’s Wellness Stipend...
In January 2020, Luminate launched a pilot "Wellness Stipend” program with small allocations of protected funding solely dedicated to wellness. The objective of these stipends was to give our partners the ability and license...
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Lion Mountain Radio: Improving the health of Sierra Leoneans
Sierra Leone's Lion Mountain Radio covers politics, human-interest stories, community events, and public health issues, but the station is struggling to survive because support from advertising has gone into freefall.
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Nexo: ‘The most crucial value for media right now is independence’
In an era of declining trust and rising mis- and disinformation, Nexo has pioneered a form of radical transparency that involves communicating constantly with its audience about its overall strategy and funding sources.
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Radio Al Mirbad: A Platform for the People
The station has been able to maintain editorial independence in the highly politicised environment of Southern Iraq, but the pandemic has had an impact on international donors, on whom Al Mirbad has relied for funding.
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New ways of collaboration in fighting corruption
The Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC) brings together journalists, programmers, academics, and advocates in an effort to tackle the lack of alignment across anti-corruption disciplines.
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