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A new model for investigative journalism
Omidyar Network is delighted to be supporting The Ferret with a $100,000 grant to develop the organization and grow its membership. The Ferret’s co-operative governance structure gives readers and members a say in key...
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BudgIT: Making budgets more accessible
Transparent government budgets promote accountability and allow the public to have a greater say in the delivery of services. However, getting access to budget information is not always easy.
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Global Witness: Telling stories that need to be told
Throughout the world, there is a lack of accountability in the oil, gas, mining, and forestry industries and the deals that continue to foster their operations.
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Democracy Fund, Humanity United, and Omidyar Network’s Governance and...
In response to the U.S. government’s policy separating parents and children seeking asylum, Democracy Fund, Omidyar Network’s Governance and Citizen Engagement initiative, and Humanity United released the following statement.
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Omidyar Network and Village Capital host India's first civic technology...
Civic Tech Connect 2018 marked the official launch of the Civic Tech India 2018 Accelerator and brought together entrepreneurs and investors to build the civic technology ecosystem in India.
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Investigative reporting co-operative, The Ferret, has secured a $100,000...
The two-year grant comes from Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, and will enable The Ferret to expand its journalistic capacity, increase membership and impact, and strengthen its ability to hold power to account...
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Designed to earn your trust
Trust is in decline. Less than half the population surveyed “trusted the news” in the 36 countries covered by the Reuters Institute Digital News Report, with 38% of Americans actually “avoiding” it.
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Reducing the spread of misinformation in Africa
We live in a growing environment of public mistrust, especially when it comes to the media, and the explosion of the number of sources of information makes deciphering what is factual, what is misinformation, and what is...
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Omidyar Network donates Philippine Depositary Receipts to Rappler staff
Today, Wednesday, February 28, Omidyar Network announced that it has donated the Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) it held to 14 managers of Rappler Inc., all of whom are Filipino citizens.
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Public Scrutiny of Automated Decisions: Early Lessons and Emerging Methods
Automated decisions are increasingly part of everyday life, but how can the public scrutinize, understand, and govern them?
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In pursuit of fair and accountable AI
“How will artificial intelligence become part of our lives?”That was the guiding question asked by Kate Crawford at the AI Now 2017 Symposium held at MIT Media Lab last year. The resounding conclusion from the day’s...
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Strengthening Kenyan Media: Exploring a Path Towards Journalism in the...
Omidyar Network, in partnership with social innovation agency Reboot, has today released a research report evaluating the state of the media in Kenya.
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