Companies

Agora SA is one of Poland’s largest media companies whose highly diversified range of products and services includes newspapers, online and radio operations, TV, magazines, outdoor advertising and a network of cinemas. The company is best known as publisher of the iconic daily Gazeta Wyborcza, which played a crucial role in Poland’s transition from communism in the 1990s and remains at the heart of national debate.

CCIM is a freedom of expression NGO and an independent media operation. It operates a radio production division, Voice of Democracy (VOD) Radio, and a popular online news portal. Since 2003, it has produced news and talk shows, and hard-hitting coverage of issues such as gender, health and corruption.

Capital Radio is a news and current affairs radio station in Blantyre, Malawi. Founded in 1999, it was only the second radio station in the country after 30 years of single-party dictatorship. It has won numerous awards for its journalism, support for press freedom and coverage of issues such as gender and justice.

Colab is a mobile application connecting citizens with city authorities, allowing them to report concerns, seek action and participate more efectively in local goverrnment.

Daily Maverick is an award-winning South African digital native outlet (that has launched a paper edition) and pioneer of a membership model that uses contributions from readers to help keep it free for those who can't afford to pay.

El Buho is a weekly newspaper and website, founded by a group of journalists committed to providing independent news to the people of the second biggest city in Peru, Arequipa. It is widely known for its uncompromising environmental coverage in an area dominated by mining interests.

El Buho transitioned from a weekly newspaper to a magazine format that focuses on investigating local news. They continued producing a Sunday television show called El Buho TV, which also features in-depth investigative reports and interviews, and developing their online presence. El Buho is now a well-recognised local brand synonymous with quality journalism, one that the staff and founders are working to make more financially sustainable.

El Faro is a digital news organization launched in 1998 and a regional stalwart for independent journalism, covering corruption, organized crime, migration, culture, inequality, impunity and human rights.

El Mostrador is a leading, digital-only political and business news outlet. With more than 2 million monthly users, it has built an agenda-setting reputation from covering issues often ignored by dominant media houses, such as corruption in business and government.

elPeriódico is the leading investigative daily in Guatemala. Widely recognised as the most independent and courageous source of printed news in Guatemala, it aggressively exposes corruption, and has faced repeated physical violence, advertising boycotts and law suits.

Food for Mzansi is a digital news start-up that covers the agriculture sector in South Africa with a focus on uncovering stories about people of colour in farming communities.

GK is a digital magazine focusing on producing long-form journalism and multimedia. With a fast-growing audience, it seeks to disrupt Ecuador's elite-held media sector and become the country's leading independent digital outlet.

Delhi-based social tech company Gram Vaani builds participatory media networks that empower communities. Its leading product is a voice-based social media platform for India's rural poor.

Hashtag Our Stories is a South African company that creates citizen journalism shows with mobile phones and for mobile audiences. Their project includes creating and training a global network of citizen journalists who contribute stories to social media communities.

Established in March 2000 by a group of respected lawyers committed to law reform, Hukumonline is one of the most comprehensive sources of publicly available legal information in the country, much of it free of charge while generating revenue from subscriptions and events.

Insajder is a pioneering Serbian- and English-language investigative journalism outlet, renowned for disclosing evidence of war crimes, corruption and political extremism. Founded by a team of journalists who created the most watched documentary and investigative program in the Balkans, it has won more than 15 domestic and international recognitions and awards.

Josh Talks is a media platform that showcases ideas and stories from all across India through short, high impact talks. Founded in 2015 and serving multiple regional languages, it covers a wide array of subjects with speakers from almost every conceivable background, including entrepreneurship, public policy, sports, entertainment and social initiatives.

Founded in 1991 as a local station, Kanal77 frequencies now cover all four regions of Macedonia, providing listeners with valuable independent news and information.

KataData is the go-to source of news, analysis and data on Indonesian business and economic affairs. With leading edge infographics, Katadata makes complex subjects quickly comprehensible for time-pressed users.

Founded in 1996 to provide business and economics coverage, Liga quickly developed into a general interest news website, providing award-winning coverage of the war in Eastern Ukraine. In 2013 the company narrowly avoided a hostile takeover by government interests, with public support playing an important role in safeguarding its independence.

Mail & Guardian is South Africa's leading investigative weekly and digital news site. As a beacon of African journalism, it has won numerous awards and is one of the most widely-read news sites on the continent.

Malaysiakini is the leading political news site in Malaysia. For 20 years its independent coverage has played a vital role in Malaysia's political life, including the historic 2018 elections in which the ruling party was removed from power after more than 60 years. Its website and online TV reaches 8 million people every month.

Based in the south-eastern city of Melitopol, the weekly Melitopolskie Vedomosti provides strong local news coverage and investigative reporting.

Mi Voz is a community news network of 15 media outlets spread across 14 Chilean regions, focused on citizen journalism and regional coverage. Founded in 2005, it is based on voluntary collaboration from "citizen correspondents", who write about the issues that affect the communities where they live. The network also has journalists and editors on staff who produce regional and national content and coordinate material sent by correspondents in the regions.

Based in Vranje, in the south of the country, OK Radio is the most listened-to radio station in the region. It has a strong record of holding local leaders to account and investigating corruption, and for supporting the peaceful co-existence of the region’s Serbian, Albanian and Roma communities.

Petit Press is the second-largest publisher in Slovakia with a wide portfolio of printed and digital products. It publishes more than 35 regional titles, including the SME and Korzár dailies, with a weekly circulation of 550,000. Petit Press also operates the sme.sk news portal, which has more than 2.6 million users and 56,000 digital subscribers.

Radio Daljir operates seven stations in the semi-autonomous northern Somalian province of Puntland. The largest staion in the region, it provides credible local and international news, as well as regular programming on issues such as gender, education and health.

Rappler is a social news network using stories to inspire community engagement and social change. The multi-award-winning site is founded on uncompromising journalism that seeks to spark intelligent conversations. Rappler is the most high-profile independent news site in the Philippines, known for its quality investigative reporting, in particular on the subject of extrajudicial killings.

RED/ACCIÓN is an award-winning digital media outlet providing information and analysis, with a focus on solutions journalism and collaborative, experimental and deep reporting. Its goal is to provide news, information and analysis from a perspective close to its community. By concentrating its attention on a handful of topics per day, it aims to address the information overload problem.

RTV21 is Kosovo’s leading independent broadcaster, also broadcasting in Macedonia, with 24-hour radio and TV channels, broadcast on terrestrial, satellite and IPTV. Its reputation was forged during Kosovo’s armed conflict with Serbia in the late 1990s when its founders were forcibly deported by paramilitaries.

Launched in 2014, Scroll is a digital magazine focused on in-depth political and cultural commentary. With more than 7 million users each month, its lively, independent coverage adds perspective to the public debate, which has historically been dominated by large media conglomerates.

Suara is a general news portal targeting millennials launched in 2014. Its primary focus is political news, in particular local issues that would otherwise get little attention from national media. Its content comes from its own team of journalists as well as from members of its local media network across the archipelago.

TMG is a diversified media holding company providing news gathering, production and distribution services. Its leading title is Public Eye, which publishes a weekly in English and Mosotho.

Founded in 2008, TV Vijesti is the most popular and most trusted TV station in the country. It grew out of the daily Vijesti and, like its sister newspaper, its quality sets it apart from its competitors.

Vijesti is the only independent daily in Montenegro and, along with its sister station TV Vijesti, the country's most trusted source of news. Its main focus is political coverage and government abuse of power.

Founded in 2017, Volume is one of South Africa’s most prolific and innovative podcasting companies. Volume’s focus has always been on producing one-of-a-kind shows with real-world impact, partnering with organizations such as Africa Check, Internews and the CCIJ.