"This position paper presents the International Fund for Public Interest Media’s vision for journalism funds as a promising structural and sustainable solution for financing independent journalism at scale. It draws on our experience as a multilateral pooled fund, as well as our work funding, advising, and convening a new generation of journalism funds across the Global South. Aimed at media and media support practitioners, current and prospective funders, and the broader community of professionals concerned with the future of independent journalism, the paper examines how national and regional journalism funds can anchor a new model for resourcing reliable information as a public good. It also explains how the International Fund supports the development of journalism funds and offers insights on building credible, locally rooted, and independently governed funds capable of mobilizing resources at the scale that the sector needs. By supporting individual initiatives, helping to shape a global movement of journalism funds, and encouraging collective action, we aim to grow this model into an essential and enduring part of the democratic infrastructure for healthy information ecosystems." (Introduction)