By Snezana Green, Senior Legal Counsel Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to a vocal Nazi critic, German journalist Carl von Ossietsky, in 1935 was a warning sign of what four…
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MDIF Ventures makes first investments in Nigeria’s Dataphyte and Mozambique’s Zitamar News
MDIF Ventures, Media Development Investment Fund’s $1 million fund investing in young media companies with positive social impact serving audiences in countries where access to free and independent news and…
MDIF invests in Pluralis to make impact investments in European news media
MDIF today announced that it has invested in Pluralis B.V., an impact investment vehicle for news companies that provide independent, quality reporting in countries in Europe where a plural media…
SAMIP expands media innovation support to three more Southern African countries
The South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) has welcomed four new regional media ventures to be part of its pioneering independent media development program. The new cohort includes media organisations…
MDIF CEO Harlan Mandel features in McKinsey’s News and business 2022 predictions
MDIF CEO Harlan Mandel was among journalists and media leaders from around the world featured in McKinsey’s News and business predictions for 2022. Raju Narisetti asked selected journalists, media…
Measuring impact: lessons learned from investing in media
By Magdalena Skrzypek, Impact and Communications Manager Measuring the impact of media and the impact of media support has long been a major challenge for our sector. How do media…
Lessons from India
By Koreel Lahiri, Program Director for South Asia News media in India is going through a challenging period – both politically as well as business-wise. However, the market is large…
MDIF clients provide crucial Covid-19 information to 262 million people
The Covid-19 pandemic underscored the high value of independent media, drawing record numbers of people to reliable news and information. With a combined audience of 262 million people – a…
Independent media: the key to unlocking the SDGs
By Peter Whitehead, Director of Communications The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out 17 globally agreed aspirations for human development that will guide international development until 2030.