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Call for applications for Ethiopia media business capacity building programme
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…
MDIF clients reach 120 million people, a record high
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…
Public Service Announcements in a pandemic: Informing the public while supporting media business development
[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 appointed to MDIF Board, Jim Egan joins as CIO
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 in News Fund reopens to catalyze membership models
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…
Kerstin Mogull joins MDIF Board as Ying Chan and Alexej Fulmek rotate off
Kerstin Mogull, who recently stepped down as Managing Director of Tate (encompassing Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St. Ives), has joined Media Development Investment Fund’s Board of…
MDIF joins Splice Beta Online
MDIF’s Koreel Lahiri, Kevin Brockland and Tessa Piper presented and moderated sessions at the Splice Beta Online conference running throughout September. Splice is a hub for news, information and advice…
MDIF becomes new ‘home’ for Membership Puzzle Project as $400k news fund announced
Luminate, Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) and the team of Membership Puzzle Project (MPP) today announced a new $400,000 Membership in News Fund to spur innovative work in the use…