GFMD news20. November 2025New GFMD Steering Committee begins its term and elects Executive Committee for 2025–2029GFMD convened its newly elected Steering Committee on Thursday, 20 November, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking the start of a…
Bottom Line19. November 2025Grants for AI & journalismThis month, we’re focusing on a topic that continues to shape debates across our field: how media can secure funding…
Fundraising19. November 2025Funding for AI in Media: A Practical Look at What’s Actually AvailableWhat funding is available for media organisations that want to experiment with AI in their own work, and report on…
Journalism Support11. November 2025GFMD at GIJC 2025: Leading Global Conversations on Journalism Funding and SustainabilityGFMD is actively participating in the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC25), from 20–24 November 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
MediaDev Insider31. October 2025Invest in Free Media, Europe’s Democratic FoundationIn this issue: While others chase ghosts this Halloween, we’re chasing something even harder to find — sustainable funding for independent…
Case Studies30. October 2025Why Investigative Journalism Needs Long-Term Investment: Insights from OCCRPThis case study illustrates why long-term, flexible, and globally coordinated investment in independent media must be central to the next…
Journalism Support22. October 2025Joint Letter – Invest in Free Media: Europe’s Democratic FoundationGFMD and more than 100 organisations call for robust and strategic EU investment in free and independent media in response…
Journalism Support13. October 2025iMEdD Forum 2025: Reimagining Support for JournalismAt this year’s iMEdD International Journalism Forum in Athens, more than 1,000 media professionals from around the world gathered to…
MediaDev Insider10. October 2025Media Policy and Development in Africa: Key Trends and Latest UpdatesIn this issue, we focus on Africa – capturing the region’s dynamic media policy and development landscape through a series…
Journalism Support8. October 2025Amplifying Change: How Media Can Advance Gender Equality and Social DevelopmentAuthors: Catherine Gicheru, Director; Felista Wangari, Editorial Lead; and Soila Kenya, Data and Research Lead, Africa Women Journalism Project. This…
Bottom Line6. October 2025Where’s the money for climate reporting?In this issue, we’re turning our attention to one of the most urgent — yet persistently underfunded — beats in…
Fundraising30. September 2025Funding Environmental Journalism: Where’s the Money?The State of Play Environmental journalism sits at the intersection of two funding streams: media support and climate/environmental funding. The…
Journalism Support23. September 2025Information Integrity on the Line: M20 Demands Action from G20 LeadersA broad alliance of media organisations, civil-society partners and information experts gathered in Johannesburg on 1–2 September 2025, for the…
Member Spotlight17. September 2025Member Spotlight: Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)This month, we shine the spotlight on ARIJ (Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism), the leading non-profit organisation dedicated to investigative…
GFMD news Journalism Support15. September 2025UNITING FOR DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE – At the occasion of the International Day of DemocracyThe Democracy Support Statement is an initiative of the New School of Multilateralism (NSM) situated at the University of Graz…