"In 0 of 17 markets [in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia] did the percentage of women holding top business positions exceed 25%. The highest performer was the Philippines with 22%. In 2 of 17 markets, the percentage of women holding top editorial positions was skewed in favour of women. In
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the Philippines, 78% of Chief Editor positions were held by women, followed by Zambia with women holding 57% of the top editorial positions. In 5 of the 17 countries, zero women held the highest business position: Somalia, Rwanda, Kenya, Palestine and Jordan. In Somalia, no woman held the top editorial position as of 2022, followed by Egypt, where only 9% of the top editorial positions were filled by women." (Slide 1)
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"Despite its growing relevance and the diffusion of design thinking, knowledge on the actual status quo in organizations remains scarce. With a new study, the research team of Prof. Uebernickel and Stefanie Gerken investigates temporal developments and changes in design thinking practices in organiz
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ations over the past six years comparing the results of the 2015 “Parts without a whole” study with current practices and future developments. Companies of all sizes and from different parts of the world participated in the survey. The findings from qualitative interviews with experts, i.e., people who have years of knowledge with design thinking, were cross-checked with the results from an exploratory analysis of the survey data. This analysis uncovers significant variances and similarities in how design thinking is interpreted and applied in businesses." (Publisher description)
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"Das Craftbook ist ein Werkzeugkasten, der innovative Projekte in kirchlichen Organisationen beschleunigt. Als zusammenhängendes Framework lassen sich die Tools und Methoden sowohl zur langfristigen Prozessplanung, zur Stärkung des Markenprofils als auch zur Gestaltung von einzelnen Arbeitsphasen
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nutzen. Es begleitet Dich von der Formulierung eigener Mission Statements über die Definition von Zielgruppen bis hin zur Wettbewerbsanalyse, Entwicklung einer Markenstrategie und Produktimplementierung." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"The purpose of this report is to evaluate the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) in its first two years of operation, from 2019 to 2021. The MFC is a partnership of 50 countries working together to advocate for media freedom and the safety of journalists. Our independent report is based on over 100 inte
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rviews with relevant stakeholders; analyses of news coverage, social media commentary and public statements; and a survey of media freedom campaigners – as well as detailed case studies in Sudan and the Philippines. We find that, after two years, the Media Freedom Coalition is only partially achieving its objectives. It has taken some positive steps towards its ambitious goals including attracting a relatively large membership and establishing collegiate ways of working. However, partly because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the actions of the MFC have not been as rapid, bold, or visible as was initially promised. So far, its working methods have been slow and lacking transparency, its communications poor, its financial commitments small, and its political impacts have been minimal. Overall, the MFC requires a re-set and re-injection of energy and funds in the next two to three years if it is to achieve its original aims." (https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk)
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"Drawing from a range of case studies of news and journalism startups, including Malaysiakini, Hong Kong Free Press, The News Lens of Taiwan, Thailand’s The Standard, Ciwei Gongshe of China, Indonesia’s IDN Media, Sabay of Cambodia and Frontier Myanmar, this book provides tips on how to launch a
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news media startup, how to find funding and how to sustain and scale the enterprise. Blending a theoretical approach with core business and newsgathering expertise, the author offers an engaging overview of contemporary entrepreneurial concepts and their vital relationship in finding new markets for journalism today." (Publisher description)
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"Dem Lokaljournalismus geht es nicht gut. Verlage kämpfen seit Jahren mit Anzeigenverlusten, die Arbeitsbelastung nimmt kontinuierlich zu, immer mehr Redaktionen werden dichtgemacht. Dabei ist gerade Lokaljournalismus wichtig für unsere Demokratie. Community-Journalismus kann ein Weg raus aus dies
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em Dilemma sein. Kleine, unabhängige Lokalredaktionen, die ihre Inhalte zusammen mit der Community entwickeln, wieder auf die Menschen zugehen und sie einladen, ihre unmittelbare Umgebung mitzugestalten. Wie können wir die Community in unsere Recherchen einbinden? Wie bringen wir die Menschen dazu, uns auch finanziell zu unterstützen? Wie sieht ein diversifiziertes Geschäftsmodell aus? Und warum ist Marketing so wichtig für den Erfolg? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantwortet dieses Buch, ergänzt durch Tipps und Best-Practice-Beispiele der Pioniere der Branche. Aufgaben am Ende jedes Kapitels bringen Gründende außerdem Schritt für Schritt ihrem Ziel näher, mittel- und langfristig erfolgreich zu sein." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This book offers a comprehensive understanding of key concepts and terms in media economics and management and explains their applications using relevant data. Beginning with a conceptual study of media markets, industry structures, firm behaviour, public policy, production, pricing and consumption
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choices in media industries, the book uses the framework to present an in-depth examination of the management of four major media industry sectors in India: newspaper publishing, television broadcasting, film and digital media industries. It also deals with two topics relevant across media business sectors: creative industries approaches and copyright issues. The book discusses the economic forces and factors that shape the workings of media industries and institutions in India to highlight trends in a business that is rapidly evolving, highly profitable and marked by regional, linguistic, economic and cultural diversity. This volume is a step towards formalising the emerging field of media economics and management within the discipline of mass communication and journalism as an area of research and education in India." (Publisher description)
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"Controversy Mapping is the first book to introduce readers to the observation and representation of contested issues on digital media. Drawing on actor-network theory and digital methods, Venturini and Munk outline the conceptual underpinnings and the many tools and techniques of controversy mappin
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g. They review its history in science and technology studies, discuss its methodological potential, and unfold its political implications. Through a range of cases and examples, they demonstrate how to chart actors and issues using digital fieldwork and computational techniques." (Back cover)
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"Richard J. Tofel, the former president and founding general manager of ProPublica, offers actionable strategies to help nonprofit newsrooms and news entrepreneurs build sustainable organizations. Drawing on his years of experience in managing and running a nonprofit newsroom, Tofel shares how to: d
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raft a strong mission statement; create a business plan, devise a fundraising strategy; build a board; sustain organizational structure; and much more." (Back cover)
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"Esta guía está dirigida a todas aquellas personas que trabajan en un medio independiente, que estén interesadas en organizar las finanzas de su organización, mantenerlas en orden y producir informes que aporten información valiosa. Los fundadores, directores y gerentes de proyectos de medios p
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ueden usar esta guía para mejorar la forma en que administran sus organizaciones. Los contadores y empleados/as que trabajan en medios o consultores del área de sustentabilidad también pueden encontrar valiosa esta guía si tienen que desarrollar propuestas de presupuestos o informes financieros." (Página 5)
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"This guide was created to drive conversations within technology entities to reconsider and reconceptualize how they approach inclusive design practices. Historically, inclusion has been a “nice-to-have” add-on within digital platforms, and as such, discriminates against and excludes a large pro
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portion of the world, based on factors such as race, gender, class, ability, sexuality, geolocation, language, religion etc. The guide is intended to serve as an exercise in thinking about diverse perspectives and needs of unique users when developing programs, policies and platforms. We would like to note that in this guide, accessibility is used interchangeably to refer to ‘access to the internet’ or as used in disability rights." (Introduction)
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"In this guide, you'll learn: what a hybrid event is, plus the benefits; how hybrid events are different from, and similar to, virtual & live events; how to plan an event that caters to both in-person and virtual attendees; the different types of non-profit & fundraiser events; pitfalls that you wil
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l want to avoid in your event planning process." (Page 2)
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"This study provides encouraging evidence that digital audience revenue programmes – donation drives, crowdfundings, membership schemes or subscriptions – may be a viable option for independent media outlets operating in challenging political environments. Responses from 19 outlets operating in
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Central and Eastern Europe and the Global South show that, while there is plenty of interference with independent media by state and political actors, there is little interference aimed at audience revenue programmes of independent newsrooms. Examination of the ownership structures and business setups of the outlets participating in the study shows how independent media is not necessarily just profit-driven in CEE and the Global South. Only half of the outlets in the cohort were fully for-profit and many of them had newsroom members as majority owners. While paywalls are a foregone conclusion in developed countries, for the media outlets in challenging environments included in this study, paywalls are very much up for debate. While all newsrooms in the project collect some form of audience revenue, only 37% had paywalls in place. Most outlets without paywalls worry about limiting the impact of their journalism, and this is why they are reluctant to charge for exclusive content. While their reservations may be perfectly legitimate, financially speaking paywalls work well for those who implement them. Outlets with active paywalls reported a higher share of audience revenue on average than those who do not have them." (Conclusions, page 56)
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"For digital-first news outlets in Latin America, lessons learned from reader-funding experiments are being transformed into highly tailored membership programmes that offer a chance at a more sustainable future. Independent, mission-driven or subject-specific news sites, in particular, are leading
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the way, converting close relationships with audiences into funding through editorially-linked, labour-intensive initiatives. While membership is having a moment in the Global North too, building an audience-funded organisation has been on the agenda for some time for several outlets in Latin America. Colombian politics news site La Silla Vacía and Brazilian investigative journalism agency Agência Pública launched membership programmes after running crowdfunding campaigns since 2012 and 2013. Tiempo Argentino’s rebirth as a member-funded title in 2016 saved journalists’ jobs at a time of mass layoffs and secured a loyal audience in the face of declining print circulation. Elsewhere, Peru's Ojo Público, El Salvador's El Faro, Chile’s investigative journalism outlet CIPER and La No Ficción in Colombia have all built different membership or reader donation programmes. This piece looks into some of the things these news organisations have learned along the way." (Introduction)
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"If your organisation is planning to apply for media development or journalism support funding, the GFMD MediaDev Fundraising Guide is for you. We hope that the Guide will provide insight into a variety of application models, take you through the project design process, and help you submit better -
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and ultimately more successful - funding proposals." (Welcome)
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"In the Spring of 2020, we surveyed 355 nonprofit organizations in the process of “virtualizing” their fundraising events. The majority of these organizations worked to create online versions of existing galas and peer-to-peer events (many were walk-a-thons and races). In the process, some nonpr
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ofits have raised more through their virtual events than their traditional in-person events! As event options open up, many organizations are opting for hybrid events that offer attendees the option of attending in-person or virtually. What you’ll find in this short guide are virtual and hybrid fundraising event best practices that you can follow to ensure that in-person and virtual attendees receive the same level of experience and participation, while recognizing that their experiences will not be identical." (Page 2)
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"How much money do you need to start? Other than identifying a mission and an editorial vision, this is probably the most important question a would-be nonprofit news entrepreneur should ask at the outset. If you don’t ask it, you’re making the most basic error in starting a business. Moreover,
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to answer this question, you need a comprehensive initial expense budget, charting how much you’ll spend on everything from salaries to freelance to office space (if any) to benefits to photos to publishing tools to marketing and beyond. In my view, it’s a mistake to begin operations without at least 18 months of spending on hand, and two years is even better. This is hard, and quite likely daunting."
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"Network results can be divided into different categories, such as network vibrancy, network connectivity and network effects. Monitoring and evaluation tools and methods need to be chosen to assess each of these areas separately, depending on the need. Network surveys and social network analysis ar
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e two of the most common methods used to monitor and evaluate networks." (Introduction)
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