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To build back better, we need civic innovation
Q&A with the new President of New Media Ventures Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman on how NMV is shifting its priorities to meet their mission in the current moment.
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We stand with Maria Ressa, Reynaldo Santos Jr., and Rappler
Luminate is appalled by Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa’s verdict in this baseless cyberlibel case against Maria Ressa, Reynaldo Santos Jr., and Rappler.
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Keeping journalism afloat during COVID-19
Public interest media needs a long-term funding solution, but over the last few months, a more urgent challenge has emerged: keeping journalism afloat amidst the economic fallout from the pandemic.
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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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Luminate grant to accelerate OpenCorporates’ impact
Andrew Clarke, Luminate's Interim Director, Financial Transparency, talked with OpenCorporates about our recent support of their work.
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Countering misinformation about COVID-19
As COVID-19 reshapes our world, we are witnessing a historic failure in markets for information: in particular, reliable information about the pandemic and how to respond to it.
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United Nations launches global initiative to combat misinformation
Luminate is pleased to support ‘Verified’, a newly launched initiative from the United Nations to combat the growing scourge of COVID-19 misinformation by increasing the volume and reach of trusted, accurate information.
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Luminate Supports Internews’ Rapid Response Fund to Support Local Journalism
The Internews’ Rapid Response Fund gives local media such as community radio stations and online news outlets access to emergency funding so they can continue to operate in increasingly dire economic conditions.
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Coronavirus will decimate independent media worldwide: we will need to...
Nishant Lalwani and BBC Media Action's James Deane write in Devex why we need an International Fund for Public Interest Media now more than ever..
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Enabling Media Markets to Work for Democracy
This newly released study outlines the case for, and the practical feasibility of establishing, a new International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM).
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Challenging mis-information in Nigeria
Stears is online-first, an example of a new generation of media companies that is challenging the traditional model of heavy advertising dependency and analogue newsrooms by monetising their editorial, data, and research...
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Color Of Change Hollywood: time to flip the script on representation
A new grant to Color Of Change Education Fund will support their work to advance accurate representation in Hollywood and to bring its 1.7M members together to help create “a more human and less hostile world for Black...
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