Mapping media assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key trends & findings Your guide on how to support journalism and media

📢 The first 2026 edition of #MediaDev Insider is out!

In this issue, find key insights from our new Mapping of Media Assistance and Journalism Support Programmes in #Sub-SaharanAfrica report.

➡️ Explore the full newsletter: mailchi.mp/gfmd.info/me...

#AI, power, and the public interest: How four regions are fighting for journalism's future - for more, have a look at the new @akademie.dw.com newsletter! #mediadev #journalism via @spielkamp.bsky.social @cmihr.bsky.social @sixtus.net

Googelst Du noch? KI-Zusammenfassungen lassen die Werbeeinnahmen bei Online-Medien einbrechen - im Norden wie im „globalen Süden“. via @akademie.dw.com #mediadev

Wie können Gesellschaften „Information Integrity“ sicherstellen gegen die zunehmend autoritären Big Tech-Oligarchen? Bei der „Breaking the News“-Konferenz der @akademie.dw.com in Berlin lautet die Antwort zumeist: ohne mehr Regulierung kommen wir nicht weiter. #FreeSpeech #mediadev

New tool maps news media ownership within the EU – high transparency and low risk in Sweden | Nordicom

Who owns what in Europe's #news media industry? #mediadev

www.nordicom.gu.se/en/latest/ne... #MediaViability

Während der Westen seine internationale Journalismus-Programme streicht (USA) oder reduziert (Deutschland), weitet Russland seine Propaganda-Trainings aus. #mediadev

At GIJC, we talked to Michael Oghia about the Journalism Cloud Alliance and the importance of trusted partners like FlokiNET. Always grateful to be part of this work. 👏

@oghia.bsky.social
@gfmd.info
@occrp.org
#MediaDev #PressFreedom #JournalismSupport #GIJC #JCA #CloudAlliance

GFMD's impact in 2025 - GFMD It was a challenging year for the media development community, marked by adversity, resilience, and shared achievements. Below, we highlighted GFMD’s impact in 2025 through numbers.

It was a challenging year for the media development community, marked by adversity, resilience, and shared achievements.

We highlighted GFMD’s impact in 2025 through numbers: gfmd.info/gfmds-impact... #MediaDev

It’s time to build, not patch: An end-of-year message from GFMD’s Executive Director - GFMD The next phase of media development is about having the courage to design and build something new.

💬 "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒘"

Read the full end-of-year message from GFMD's Executive Director @morelliana.bsky.social: gfmd.info/briefings/it... #MediaDev

COP 30: „Wir müssen zu den Verhandlungstischen vordringen“ Zehntausende Teilnehmende werden zur Klimakonferenz in Brasilien erwartet, darunter auch indigene Medienschaffende und Aktivisten. Die DW Akademie begleitet einige – Juliana Albuqerque ist eine von ih...

COP 30: Indigene an die Verhandlungstische! akademie.dw.com/de/indigene-... #mediadev via @akademie.dw.com #FreePress #COP30

Facts matter in #Serbia. via @akademie.dw.com #mediadev

Media Policy and Development in Africa: Key Trends and Updates (October 2025) Your guide on how to support journalism and media

📢October edition of MediaDev Insider is out!

In this issue, we focus on Africa – capturing the region’s dynamic media policy and development landscape through a series of high-level dialogues.

➡️ Read it here: mailchi.mp/gfmd.info/me... #MediaDev #Africa

If you could create a profitable newsroom from scratch that's also fit for the age of AI, what would that look like?

@janelledumalaon.bsky.social and Paul McNally try to answer the big questions in our latest #surviveandthrive podcast episode.
akademie.dw.com/en/s-68500140
#mediadev #mediaviability

This month, in our #MemberSpotlight Series, we shine the spotlight on @impacthub.bsky.social —a trailblazing organisation building Cambodia’s creative and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

💡This month, in our #MemberSpotlight Series, we shine the spotlight on @impacthub.bsky.social —a trailblazing organisation building Cambodia’s creative and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

➡️ Read the full feature here: gfmd.info/member-spotl... #MediaDev

Mike Judge got our future right and we are building it by the numbers.

The movie #Idiocracy just nailed it! Maybe this needs a video game.

#America #AI #SocialMedia #Human #Intellect and #fascism #gamedev #mediadev #dev #art

GFMD Members Elect New Steering Committee for 2025–2029 The new Steering Committee will officially begin its four-year term on 20 November 2025 at an in-person meeting during the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

🚨 𝐆𝐅𝐌𝐃 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 2025–2029

🗳️ 5 members were elected for a second term
🆕 12 were elected for their first term
♀️♂️13 women, 4 men
📊 76.5% voter turnout

👉 Meet new GFMD Steering Committee Members here: gfmd.info/steering-com... #MediaDev #Journalism

📢 The July edition of MediaDev Insider is out!
➡️ Read the full newsletter here: lnkd.in/d_i4Ti3Z
#MediaDev

#mediadev!

✉️ Bottom Line is out!
In this issue, Anne Marie Hammer explores Grant Guardian, a tool reshaping how funders vet finances—plus why transparency still matters.
📌 Read the full newsletter: mailchi.mp/gfmd.info/bo... #MediaDev

📣We’re proud to launch the monthly #MemberSpotlight Series to honour the work of our members around the world.
🔦 Our first spotlight features the Media Institute of the Caribbean (MIC): gfmd.info/member-spotl... #MediaDev

"I never get tired of the blue sky." (van Gogh) c/o @akademie.dw.com #mediadev

📢 The second May edition of MediaDev Insider is out!
➡️ Read the full newsletter here: lnkd.in/dbrMCChr
#MediaDev #WPFD25

🌐 At @unesco.org’s #WorldPressFreedomDay 2025 in Brussels (5–7 May), GFMD took an active role in shaping conversations on the future of independent journalism.

➡️ Explore key takeaways and insights: lnkd.in/dKPj4dv7 #MediaDev #WPFD25

Such a pleasure to catch up with @mariaressa.bsky.social during her Toronto stopover this weekend! We shared plans for JHR's new program expanding our #mediadev work to the Philippines - that will strengthen media & promote inclusive governance.

Looking forward to the coming chapter!

DW Freedom Talk - Media in Crisis: Safeguarding the Watchdogs amidst Global Authoritarianism - Signup DW Freedom Talk - Media in Crisis: Safeguarding the Watchdogs amidst Global Authoritarianism - Signup - Eventmanagement Software Online

"Supporting media development is now more crucial than ever to safeguard democracy" - DW Freedom Talk June 2 in Berlin.
www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/dw-... #mediadev

🎥 Nominations are now open for the 2025 Press Play Prague Lifetime Achievement Award. Honouring storytellers who champion free expression.

📍Awarded in Prague this October.
🗓️ Deadline: 6 June 2025
📩 Send to: info@pressplayprague.cz
More info here: lnkd.in/eYidW9X8
#PressPlayPrague #MediaDev

Reimagining Funding for Journalism: Key Takeaways from IJF 2025 This roundup highlights key takeaways that emerged from the festival's funding-focused conversations.

💡 Missed @journalismfestival.com in Perugia? We’ve got you covered.
📰 Here’s a quick roundup of key takeaways from the funding-focused sessions at #IJF25, covering everything from impact investing to new models for media sustainability.
🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/dTR4ktap
#MediaDev

📰 New Bottom Line from GFMD is out!
Missed #IJF2025? Catch key takeaways on journalism funding + top grant opps, MEL tools & more.

📖 Newsletter: lnkd.in/d4tK44Dy
🔗 IJF Recap: lnkd.in/dTR4ktap
#MediaDev

📰 The May issue #MediaDev Insider is out!
This month: #WPFD2025, media freedom advocacy tools, key resources & events.
🔗Read here: lnkd.in/dnsf3pmH