Funder's roundtable: Investing in the future of independent journalism (September 2022)
Channel: Global Forum for Media Development
Date: 2022-09-26

The GFMD organised this event in collaboration with the IPI and Media Impact Funders at the IPI's 2022 World Congress which ran from September 8 to 10 at Columbia University. 

The event consisted of: 
• Welcome remarks by Timothy Large (International Press Institute), Vincent Stehle (Media Impact Funders) and Mira Milosevic (Global Forum for Media Development), 
• Introduction by Anya Schiffrin (Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs), 
• Fishbowl discussion 
o Part 1. Why invest in independent media? How can traditional business models be applied and adapted to the media environment? How do we define success? 
o Part 2: How do we ensure that innovative investment and funding solutions are compatible with editorial independence and media freedom?
o Part 3: How can independent media gain the confidence of investors and secure capital? 

More information can be found here: https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/IPI-sept-2022 

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