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New York, February 7, 2019: As illiberal democracies advance around the world and even digital darlings like Buzzfeed, HuffPost and Vice announce lay-offs, a new approach to investing in impactful…

Montenegro’s independent news portal Vijesti has suffered a series of cyberattacks amid fears of renewed violence, as President Milo Djukanovic ramps up his campaign against critical media. The Vijesti portal…

In South Africa, the weeks before Christmas are punctuated with fireworks during Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated by the local Hindi population, and Guy Fawkes, a British celebration that…

An unidentified police officer fired several shots at close range at Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed, Director-General of Radio Daljir in the city of Bossasso in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland…

Media Advisory Services has published a guide to podcasting, the fifth in its series of publications on important aspects of media management. Read or download it here. The…

Media Advisory Services (MAS), MDIF’s technical assistance division, held two major training events on native advertising and digital media in November. In line with our strategy of holding training around…

New York, 6 November 2018: Media Development Investment Fund today published An Unfavorable Business: Running Local Media in Myanmar’s Ethnic States and Regions, a 66- page…

Last year, 93.7 million people received their news from MDIF clients, a record high in MDIF’s 22 years of work. From a network of radio stations in Somalia to…

Hashtag our Stories, a participant in MDIF’s South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP), has been selected by Snapchat to take part in its inaugural incubator program, Yellow. Hashtag our Stories,…