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It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing away of Dragan Janjic, co-founder and long-time editor of Serbia’s independent Beta news agency, who died on 31 December…

Media Development Investment Fund’s Myanmar Media Program (MMP) has published a report surveying inclusion and gender in Myanmar media outlets and providing practical tips on incorporating inclusion practices into…

In March 2020, we published a list of recommendations in 9 languages to help media limit the adverse impact of the impending coronavirus crisis on their businesses. Now, eight…

MDIF has places currently available for three media companies or not-for-profit organizations committed to providing credible, independent news, information or public interest debate for audiences based primarily in Southeast Asia…

MDIF is inviting applications from independent media in Ethiopia for a business capacity building programme. The programme will provide selected outlets with mentoring and coaching in various aspects of media…

A total of 120.4 million people received their news from MDIF clients in 2019 – a record high in our 24 years of work – with 76.5 million accessing information…

[Article also available in Burmese.] Public Service Announcements (PSAs) can fill the empty space left by advertisers in a time of crisis. They expose audiences to valuable messages relevant…

Catherine Gicheru, founder and director of the Africa Women Journalism Project (AWJP) and an International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Knight Fellow, has joined Media Development Investment Fund’s Board of Directors.

Membership Puzzle Project and Media Development Investment Fund today announced the reopening of the Membership in News Fund, a global fund to catalyze membership design in newsrooms around the…