How to address journalism’s funding crisis

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A new UNESCO policy brief led by the International Center for Journalists calls for urgent action to address the news media viability crisis. The authors, including ICFJ’s Deputy Vice President of Global Research Dr. Julie Posetti and Columbia University’s Dr. Anya Schiffrin, review how news organizations, online platforms, governments and other stakeholders have responded to the funding challenges facing journalism, and offer recommendations to help independent media thrive.

The brief argues that without financially viable, trustworthy and independent media, democracies can’t flourish, and it notes that the lack of funding for such outlets contributes to the erosion of press freedom globally. Around the world, the gap between well-served, wealthy audiences and underserved, low-income communities is widening. Without easy-to-access quality journalism, the space for disinformation, misinformation and conspiracies grows. The time to act is now, the authors write.

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