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Protecting the World’s Investigative Journalists | Why We Invested: Reporters...
In these increasingly urgent times for press freedom worldwide, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) serves a critical role in the global press freedom landscape. This 30-year old Paris-based organization maintains some of the...
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Reporters Without Borders Launches Forbidden Stories Project
Our investee Reporters Without Borders launched Forbidden Stories, a project that aims to secure the data and information of threatened journalists and, when journalists are arrested or killed, to continue and publish their...
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Omidyar Network joins the Partnership on AI
Omidyar Network is pleased to announce that we have joined the Partnership on AI.
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Engaging Young People in Civic Action | Why We Invested: DoSomething.org
Millennials and Gen Z represent our most socially tolerant and demographically diverse generations, and they remain an untapped source of civic action and social change.
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6 ways social media has become a direct threat to democracy
Pierre Omidyar outlines his key concerns about the dangerous influence social media is having on democracy.
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DoSomething.org Mobilizing Millions of Young People to Vote and Take Civic...
Initiatives including new ’18 in 18’ campaign funded with $8m from Omidyar Network, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and MacArthur FoundationNEW YORK, NY –September 26, 2017– DoSomething.org, the largest tech platform...
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South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) launched by Open Society...
The South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) will provide dedicated funding and capacity building support to independent media in the country.
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Newslaundry and Teamwork Arts join forces to host The Media Rumble
The Media Rumble, an annual event hosted by Omidyar Network’s investee Newslaundry and Teamwork Arts, attracted senior Indian journalists and renowned global media influencers for discussions on traditional and...
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Our View on Developments at Ushahidi
We condemn all forms of workplace intimidation and harassment and believe all individuals must be treated with dignity and respect. We admire and support the victim for coming forward, bringing this to the attention...
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Novo relatório revela que o setor de mídia digital independente cresce...
A SembraMedia, uma organização sem fins lucrativos que apoia jornalistas empreendedores, em parceria com a Omidyar Network, publicou hoje “Ponto de inflexão”, o mais completo estudo já realizado sobre o crescimento...
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Nuevo estudio revela que el sector de medios digitales independientes latinoamericanos...
SembraMedia, una empresa sin fines de lucro que apoya el periodismo emprendedor, en asociación con Omidyar Network, publicó hoy Punto de inflexión, el mayor estudio realizado hasta la fecha acerca del crecimiento, el...
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Inflection Point
Inflection Point, a study on independent digital media in Latin America, reveals that these organizations are increasingly influential in covering issues that promote better governance and fight abuses of power, but face...
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