After the Pandemic, Building Back a Stronger Media: Inspiring Initiatives in Ensuring Media Viability
Inspiring Practice
Paris: UNESCO (2022), 81 pp.
ISBN 978-92-3-100512-1
CC BY-SA
Other editions: also published in French and Spanish
"The pandemic brought to crisis point prior trends facing independent news media, whether online or offline or hybrid. While media became more important than ever for citizens as a source of reliable information in an insecure and continuously changing world, newsrooms struggled to pay their bills. Already under financial pressure, many independent media have had to cut staff and even close shop. Transforming this moment of crisis into a window of opportunity, however, many in the media community, officialdom, academia, civil society and the private sector are taking action. They have come up with innovative ways to strengthen viability through initiatives that produce revenue and contribute to the central mission of independent journalism. Their efforts are a source of inspiration for media enterprises all around the world. To help multiply the achievements, this UNESCO publication profiles 11 case studies that can help ensure media viability without compromising editorial independence and journalistic integrity." (Back cover)
Introduction, 9
1 Latin America: Strengthening entrepreneurial journalism, 11
2 Indonesia: Where the advertising business model for media still works, 16
3 Chile: Payment platform helps independent and local media gain revenue, 22
4 Lebanon: Making a successful transition from print to digital, 28
5 Europe and Africa: Advocacy comes in all shapes and sizes [European Publishers Council and the Zambian Free Press Initiative], 37
6 South Africa: Community media take on new role, 44
7 Global: Protecting the independence of public service media, 50
8 Brazil: Fact-checking, a core skill of news media, emerges as a business strategy, 56
9 Pakistan: How the Jang Media Group emerged from the pandemic, 60
10 The Caribbean: Cross-border collaboration strengthens investigative journalism, 65
11 Global: A fund for new approaches to media development [International Fund for Public Interest Media], 73
References and Resources, 77
1 Latin America: Strengthening entrepreneurial journalism, 11
2 Indonesia: Where the advertising business model for media still works, 16
3 Chile: Payment platform helps independent and local media gain revenue, 22
4 Lebanon: Making a successful transition from print to digital, 28
5 Europe and Africa: Advocacy comes in all shapes and sizes [European Publishers Council and the Zambian Free Press Initiative], 37
6 South Africa: Community media take on new role, 44
7 Global: Protecting the independence of public service media, 50
8 Brazil: Fact-checking, a core skill of news media, emerges as a business strategy, 56
9 Pakistan: How the Jang Media Group emerged from the pandemic, 60
10 The Caribbean: Cross-border collaboration strengthens investigative journalism, 65
11 Global: A fund for new approaches to media development [International Fund for Public Interest Media], 73
References and Resources, 77
