Engagement24. November 2020Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development (PRIMED)PRIMED is a 3-year programme to support the provision of public interest media in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone, beginning…
Uncategorized5. November 2020DC-SUSTAINABILITY LAUNCHES INAUGURAL ANNUAL REPORTThe IGF Dynamic Coalition on the Sustainability of Journalism and News Media (DC-Sustainability) has launched its inaugural annual report, which…
Uncategorized26. October 2020GFMD AND DC-SUSTAINABILITY AT THE 15TH INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUMBeginning next week, GFMD and the DC-Sustainability will participate in the 15th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which will be held…
Uncategorized15. October 2020AUSTRALIA’S MOVES ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND COMPETITIONOn 24 September, GFMD hosted a webinar focusing on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)'s recent review of digital platforms…
Uncategorized30. September 2020GFMD CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARYOn October 1, 2020, the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) will be celebrating its 15th Anniversary. To mark the occasion,…
Uncategorized24. September 2020CELEBRATING WORLD NEWS DAY 2020World News Day 2020 is set to take place on Monday, September 24. The World News Day initiative has been…
Uncategorized17. September 2020LEGAL AID FOR JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA – TOOLS AND RESOURCESIn an increasingly hostile media environment, lack of funding has resulted in a diminished appetite for legal cases on the…
Uncategorized10. September 2020REMEMBERING BETTINA PETERSIt is with a heavy heart that we convey our sadness at the loss of Bettina Peters. A true champion…
Uncategorized2. September 2020EU MUST ACT TO SUPPORT MEDIA PLURALISM IN HUNGARYGFMD has joined a group of sixteen press freedom, freedom of expression, media development, journalism, and journalism support organisations to…
Uncategorized17. August 2020FUNDING AND SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES TO SUPPORT MEDIA IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMICCOVID-19 has caused major disruptions to the lives of journalists and media professionals. Beyond issues faced in efforts to cover…
Uncategorized14. August 2020GFMD MEMBERS’ CAPACITY TO ADMINISTER EMERGENCY GRANTS: SURVEY RESULTSIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the media industry, GFMD designed and distributed a survey aiming…
Uncategorized14. August 2020FUND TO SUPPORT LEBANON’S NEWS INDUSTRYThe Facebook Journalism Project, in collaboration with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), has announced that it will invest $300,000…
Uncategorized13. August 2020SOLIDARITY WITH LEBANESE MEDIA AND JOURNALISTSIn response to the tragedy that occurred in Beirut on 4 August 2020, the Samir Kassir Foundation is proposing the…
Uncategorized21. July 2020#HOLDTHELINE COALITION CALLS FOR CRIMINAL TAX CHARGE TO BE DROPPED AS MARIA RESSA RETURNS TO COURTThe #HoldTheLine Coalition, a collective of 78 civil society and journalism organisations, demands the Philippines authorities drop a barrage of bogus…
Uncategorized14. July 2020GFMD WRITTEN STATEMENT FOR THE 2020 HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTThe Global Forum for Media Development has submitted a written statement as an input for the High-Level Segment (HLS) of…