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1 | Examples of National Journalism Funds - Collated by members and partners of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) | @dropdown | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Background: GFMD has commissioned two new complementary briefings, designed to inform efforts to advocate for, design and build such NFJs around the world: – a policy paper looking at the worldwide state of the field of national funds for journalism, authored by Sameer Padania and Francesca Silvani of Macroscope. Access the PDF version here. – a policy brief focused on funds that governments set up to support journalism within their own countries, authored by Anya Schiffrin and Brigitte Alfter. Access the PDF version here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Instructions: Please add below relevant examples of journalism funds and update the status and details for funds that are already listed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Country | Name | Stage | Fund description | Strategic? | Sectoral? | Multi-stakeholder? | Link | Funded by | Roles | Notes | Relevant articles literature | Added by: | |||||||||||||||
5 | Argentina | Fondo para el Desarrollo de Medios Argentinos (FOMECA) | ongoing | A tool for redistributing resources from the audiovisual media (taxes and fines) to promote community, border and indigenous media. | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.enacom.gob.ar/fomeca | The aim is to strengthen the diversity of voices in the media, provides funding for journalistic projects that promote innovation and the development of community media, indigenous media and small and medium-sized journalistic enterprises. | https://www.enacom.gob.ar/fomeca/contactos https://www.enacom.gob.ar/multimedia/files/Diccionario%20FOMECA-d.pdf | Emy Osorio Matorel | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Armenia | Media Development Foundation (MDF) | ongoing | Endowment fund is one of possible formats | | | | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MMXnIWsRx783n_0m0hq6X_uWg8QjnIOF-SzR2CElino/edit | Securing an anchor donor is crucial for stability and credibility. As the MSF’s primary challenge is securing long-term financial stability, fundraising efforts will focus on securing contributions that build the fund's principal amount. | the MSF will focus on providing long-term institutional development support rather than short-term thematic grants. This institutional support will cover expenses such as staff salaries, infrastructure/equipment, and general operational costs. The fund will also allocate resources for emergency grants. | giorgi J | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Australia | Community Broadcasting Program | ongoing | Provides support for the community broadcasting sector in every Australian state and territory. Community media organisations that deliver news to local communities are eligible. | | | | https://cbf.org.au/ | Australian federal government | Community Broadcasting Foundation implements the funds | Program is running since 1984. Disbursed nearly $19 million in 2022. Extra funding allocated by government to this program in June 2023. | https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland/media-release/vital-funding-community-broadcasting-announced-today https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-communications-arts/media-industry-programs/community-broadcasting-program | Waqas Naeem | |||||||||||||||
8 | Australia | Funding for national broadcasters (multiple programs) | ongoing | ABC and SBS will receive $4.2 billion across the 2022-23 to 2024-25 triennium to provide innovative, comprehensive and high quality television, radio and digital media services to all Australians. | Yes | | | https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland/media-release/national-broadcasters-finally-have-funding-certainty-result-albanese-governments-2023-24-federal-budget | Australian federal government | ABC and SBS | Includes an enhanced news gathering support program for ABC, media support to SBS, and accessibility services for both broadcasters. | https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjAvKmIyur_AhUTg_0HHd5QATAQFnoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infrastructure.gov.au%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fdocuments%2Ffactsheet-4-national-broadcasters-funding-and-reporting.docx&usg=AOvVaw04PNUuArqUaKJ1hTktI_YM&opi=89978449 | Waqas Naeem | |||||||||||||||
9 | Australia | Regional and Local Newspaper Publishers program | ongoing | The Regional and Local Newspaper Publishers (RLNP) program aims to help print publishers absorb newsprint price increases which threaten the sustainability of local newspapers by providing financial assistance. | Yes | Yes | | https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-communications-arts/media-industry-programs/regional-and-local-newspaper-publishers-program | Australian federal government | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts delivered the program | 206 recipients at the moment | https://www.grants.gov.au/Ga/ListResult?Type=Ga&AgencyStatus=-1&Keyword=regional%20and%20local%20newspaper%20publishers%20program&KeywordTypeSearch=AllWord&DateType=Publish%20Date | Waqas Naeem | |||||||||||||||
10 | Australia | Journalist Fund | ongoing | Focused on individual journalists by putting new cadet journalists into regional newsrooms across the nation. Overall $5m funding in the 2022-23 budget. | | | | https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland/media-release/next-generation-ready-tell-local-stories-through-journalist-fund-grants | Australian federal government | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts | Government covers 70 percent of each cadet journalist's remuneration. | Waqas Naeem | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Australia | News Media Assistance Program | proposed | The 2022-23 Budget committed $4 million for the development of the News MAP to inform longer term news media policy interventions. News MAP is a program of work that will lay the foundations for principled, targeted and evidenced-based support for the news media sector. | | | | https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland/media-release/journalism-heading-right-direction-news-map | Australian federal government | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts delivered the program | Public Interest Journalism Initiative, a non-profit company, will work for the government to provide the evidence base for the program. | Waqas Naeem | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Australia | Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund | closed | The fund began in 2018 as part of the Australian Government's $60.4 million Regional and Small Publishers Jobs and Innovation Package. The fund provided up to $16 million in grants over 3 years. | | | | https://www.acma.gov.au/regional-and-small-publishers-innovation-fund | Australian federal government | Australian Communication and Media Authority | Special round of funding carried out in 2020 in the context of Covid-19. | https://acilallen.com.au/uploads/projects/663/ACILAllen_RASPJIandPING_2022.pdf | Waqas Naeem | |||||||||||||||
13 | Australia | Public Interest News Gathering program | closed | A Covid-19 intervention to support the continued production of high quality news in regional and remote areas of Australia through provision of financial assistance to media outlets that publish or broadcast public interest journalism. | | | | https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressrel%2F7327457%22 | Australian federal government | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts delivered the program | $50m program commenced in mid-2020 and apparently ended now. | https://acilallen.com.au/uploads/projects/663/ACILAllen_RASPJIandPING_2022.pdf | Waqas Naeem | |||||||||||||||
14 | Azerbaijan | State Media Development Agency | ongoing | | | | https://media.gov.az/fealiyyet/musabiqeler/190-Onlayn-media-subyektlerine-veb-saytlara-destek-layihesi-uzre-musabiqe.html | state | used as a tool for supporting pro government and punish opposition media | https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-media-law-journalism-objective/31711614.html | giorgi J | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Brazil | proposed | One proposal that has been advocated as an alternative to individual negotiation between media organizations and platforms is that of a public sector fund funded by platforms and managed in a participatory manner. This proposal would resolve, for example, fears of imbalance and concentration of power and resources in large organizations. The idea is defended by organizations such as Fenaj, Ajor and Google. According to the CGI, in the case of a fund, the allocation of resources would be based on a public policy proposal to promote the sector. "COMPOSITION. A pre-bill prepared by Fenaj proposes that this fund would be managed by a Board of Directors linked to the Ministry of Communications and made up of 18 members. This council would have representation from the government, the business sector, workers in the field of journalism, representatives of the educational, scientific and technological sector linked to journalism and representatives of national civil society organizations with proven performance in the area of social communication and journalism. There is still no, however, in Congress a concrete proposal for a sectoral fund, according to the CGI." | | | | https://nucleo.jor.br/reportagem/2023-05-17-um-geralzao-sobre-a-treta-da-remuneracao-de-jornalismo-pelas-plataformas-digitais/ | Brazilian government, Google | TBC | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Brazil | ongoing | Associação de Jornalismo Digital (Ajor), a digital media association dedicated to promoting a free, diverse, and pluralistic press, with support from Instituto Incube, will begin the process of designing and establishing a Journalism Fund to support public interest media organizations in Brazil, in partnership with a cohort of philanthropic organizations, as well as practitioners in the media field. The focus will be on supporting those media that have had fewer opportunities to access funding and are underrepresented in the media landscape. This grant will allow the partnership to build the initial structure of the Fund and launch its pilot round of grants to independent media organizations. | | | | https://ifpim.org/2023-grantee-cohort/ | Initial support from the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) for the creation and design and pilot phase. Other organisations like Oak Foundation, Luminate, Ford Foundation, OSF, iCS are in the process of approving support. | Carolina Munis | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Burkina Faso | FAPP (Fonds d'Appui à le Press Privée) | ongoing | TBC | | | | https://www.communication.gov.bf/le-ministre/structures-rattachees/details?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=24&cHash=e01d1358010b2fc79f063a319a7653bf | Government of BF | Description of history and structure here | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Canada | Tax subsidy program | ongoing | The tax subsidy program provides potential support to qualified Canadian Journalism Organizations (QJCO) through labour tax credits and a 15% non-refundable personal tax credit to individuals subscribing to digital news, as long as the subscription is paid for before 2025. | | | | https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/04/canada-offered-a-tax-credit-to-encourage-digital-news-subscriptions-heres-how-its-going/ | State | https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381146/PDF/381146eng.pdf.multi | Emy Osorio Matorel | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Chile | Fondo de Fomento de Medios de Comunicación Social | ongoing | A fund to support regional and local media, in the understanding that their communication work is a contribution to democracy and pluralism in society. | | | | https://fondodemedios.gob.cl/ | State | The objective of this fund is to complementarily finance projects related to the production, editing and broadcasting of regional or local programmes that reinforce the role of communication in the social and cultural development of our country, rescuing the identity of each region and commune. | https://fondodemedios.gob.cl/ | Emy Osorio Matorel | ||||||||||||||||
20 | Colombia | Fondo Nacional para el Periodismo - Colombia | proposed | Stated funded National Fund but managed by an independent agency. | | | | https://kevingar.medium.com/un-fondo-nacional-para-el-periodismo-propuesta-para-fortalecer-el-periodismo-en-colombia-ad8701fb5623 | State | This fund would provide grants and funding to media and journalistic projects based on their merit, commitment to journalistic ethics and potential to inform the public. | https://kevingar.medium.com/un-fondo-nacional-para-el-periodismo-propuesta-para-fortalecer-el-periodismo-en-colombia-ad8701fb5623 | Emy Osorio Matorel | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Colombia | Bill to exclude the media from paying VAT, with the objective of encouraging the media to hire communicators. | proposed | In Colombia, a bill to eliminate the tax on media advertising for several years, to also exempt the media from income tax for 20 years and to provide economic incentives for subscriptions and payrolls failed to be approved by the Congress. | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Colombia | Fondo para la Transformación Digital y fortalecimiento de Medios de Comunicación | announced | State Initiative announced in February 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to finance the implementation of projects to support digital transformation "and its strengthening at any stage of the business, thus contributing to its economic reactivation". | | | | https://www.mintic.gov.co/portal/inicio/Sala-de-prensa/Noticias/161632:En-el-Dia-del-Periodista-la-ministra-Karen-Abudinen-ratifico-que-se-invertiran-85-mil-millones-para-financiar-la-transformacion-digital-de-los-medios-de-comunicacion | State | https://www.rcnradio.com/colombia/mintic-no-entregaria-85000-millones-para-apoyar-medios-de-comunicacion https://www.lasillavacia.com/historias/silla-nacional/el-subsidio-del-gobierno-a-los-medios-crea-mas-riesgos-que-beneficios/ | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | Croatia | Open call for non-profit media | closed | National fund for non-profit media | | | | https://min-kulture.gov.hr/izdvojena-lijevo/mediji-16434/arhiva-9818/arhiva-novosti/javni-poziv-za-dodjelu-bespovratnih-sredstava-neprofitnim-medijima-10754/10754 | Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, 2013-2016 | First-ever national open call specifically designed to support non-profit media with the goal of strengthening their critical capacity and social impact | https://mediaobservatory.net/sites/default/files/croatia.pdf, Popovic, 2024, p. 201-203 | Lela Vujanic | ||||||||||||||||
24 | Czechia | The Endowment Fund for Independent Journalism | ongoing | | | | https://www.nfnz.cz/granty/aktualni-grantove-vyzvy/ | donations | https://www.nfnz.cz/en/ | giorgi J | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Denmark | Media Support Act | ongoing | In Denmark, direct subsidies are available for text-based news media in print and online. They are regulated through the Media Support Act together with the associated ordinance on media subsidies. The framework for Denmark's media policy is laid out in political media agreements between the government and one or more parties in the Danish Parliament. The media subsidies are administered by the Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces. Decisions about distribution are made by the Media Board [Medienævnet], an independent decision-making body within the agency and whose seven members are appointed by the Ministry of Culture. The board members should collectively represent expertise in news reporting, economics, the media market, journalistic development, media consumption, the democratic role of the media, and technical development for the media categories covered by the subsidies. | | | | "The most dramatic change was to the Danish subsidy system on which many titles depend for survival: in 2022 state subsidies totalled €54m awarded to 76 recipients. The new system will impose a ceiling on the amount received by the big conglomerates – which will hit JP/Politiken (Jylands-Posten, Politiken, Ekstra Bladet) and Berlingske (Berlingske, Weekendavisen, BT) hardest – alongside a commitment to increase subsidies to local and regional newspapers." | - https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2022/denmark - https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/facts-analysis/nordic/factsheets/direct-media-subsidies-news-media-nordic-overview | giorgi J | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | France | State fund | announced | Publishing of journals and periodicals Publishing of newspapers | | | | https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_1141 | giorgi J | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | Georgia | none | closed | | | | giorgi J | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Haiti | Boost for investigative journalism in Haiti | closed | The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and International Media Support (IMS) held the Haiti’s first Fund for Investigative Journalism in Haiti (FIJH). The goal of the fund was to instill a culture of investigative reporting, and provide the financial means for journalists to do investigations. | | | | https://www.mediasupport.org/boost-for-investigative-journalism-in-haiti/ | Donations and support from non profits | The fund provided: - Between $400-$750 per person for a two-month project in addition to funding for expenses (travel, phone cards, copies, cyber café, etc.) - A coach to work one-on-one with an FIJH journalist recipient. - Translation of material and legal support, if necessary. | http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/684286/15162766/1321491950093/OnepagerFIJH.pdf?token=0PsxRLJetPD1XHd8WHAvLMDnFFs%3D http://journalismeinvestigationhaiti.blogspot.com/ | Emy Osorio Matorel | ||||||||||||||||
29 | Jordan | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Lebanon | Lebanon Media Recovery Fund | closed | Emergency fund | | | | https://lebanon-coordination.gfmd.info/ | Managed by SKeyes Center / Samir Kassir Foundation | Involvement of Lebanese govt not desirable or feasible | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Mexico | Fondo Federal para asegurar a periodistas en Mexico | ongoing | Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that 25 per cent of the 3 billion Mexican pesos that the government allocates to advertising will be used to guarantee social security for journalists who do not have this benefit, which will include not only medical care but also their pension. | | | | https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/politica/AMLO-se-destinara-25-del-presupuesto-de-publicidad-oficial-al-seguro-para-periodistas-20220406-0043.html | State | The announcement has been criticized as a measure of the president aiming to improve his relationship complicated relationship with journalists that are critical of his administration. The president has also received extensive criticisms towards how much of his narrative can put into danger the already dangerous tasks of being a journalist in Mexico. | https://www.ejecentral.com.mx/miradas-de-reportero-fondo-federal-asegurar-periodistas-apuntalar-medios-no-lucrativos/ | Emy Osorio Matorel | ||||||||||||||||
32 | Moldova | none | | | | | giorgi J | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Netherlands | Fonds Bijzondere Journalistieke Projecten | ongoing | 1) Public broadcasting support for the 3 national public broadcasting channels. 2) local/regional government subsidies Municipalities and provincial governments support regional and local media in lesser of bigger ways through budget support. This is organised in ways to guarantee editorial independence, mostly covering budget support. 3) The stimulation fund for the press The newspaper sector is totally market driven and dependent, but there is a Press Stimulation Fund. Newspapers can apply to it for innovation and temporary monetary support in case of The fund is administered by independent experts through a board and works with applications. This is also available for digital news websites. 4) The fund for extraordinary journalism projects * Stipends and grants for investigative journalism and long form journalism projects (book production on journalism for example) Again organised through indepenent boards deciding on apllications. Open to individuals and organisations. | | | | https://fondsbjp.nl/dutch-fund-for-journalism/ | Dutch government | set up in 1990 by an independent group of journalists and is funded by the Dutch government | Alongside the SVDJ, this works as an example - two-pronged approach to support different parts of the ecosystem - | Coco Gubbels (edited) | ||||||||||||||||
34 | New Zealand | Public Interest Journalism Fund | closed | The NZ$55 million Public Interest Journalism Fund supported New Zealand’s media to continue to produce stories that keep New Zealanders informed and engaged, and support a healthy democracy. The NZ$55 million package was made up of NZ$10 million in 2020/21, NZ$25 million in 2021/22 and NZ$20 million in 2022/23. | | | | https://www.nzonair.govt.nz/funding/journalism-funding/ | New Zealand government | NZ On Air | Closed in June 2023. The PIJF provided seven rounds of funding, with funding for 73 projects, 219 roles and 22 industry development projects in total, and supporting journalism across the length of the motu. As at April 2023, it has seen more than 60,000 pieces of news content created that have had more than 134 million total views. While the fund has now officially closed, some of those roles and projects are funded to run until January 2026. | https://www.nzonair.govt.nz/news/expectations-exceeded-as-public-interest-journalism-fund-comes-to-a-close/ | Waqas Naeem | |||||||||||||||
35 | New Zealand | Media Support Package | closed | The 2020 Covid-19 package was developed to support New Zealand media organisations through the immediate impacts of the pandemic. | | | | https://mch.govt.nz/media-sector-support | Ministry for Culture and Heritage | NZ On Air and others | Independent review linked in next column | https://mch.govt.nz/sites/default/files/projects/media-support-package-retrospective-review-final-report.pdf | Waqas Naeem | |||||||||||||||
36 | New Zealand | Additional funding for Radio New Zealand | ongoing | An annual increase of NZ$25m for Radio New Zealand | | | | https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/funding-boost-deliver-world-class-public-media-all-new-zealanders | New Zealand government | NZ On Air | Includes $12m for new digital platform | Waqas Naeem | ||||||||||||||||
37 | Nicaragua | Fondo para periodistas afectados por el COVID-19 | closed | More than 30 media joined the Voices in Freedom Campaign, collecting US$ 16,317.67 through the "GOFUNDME" platform and US$ 1,540.00 deposited in the local bank account. Thanks to it, at least 15 journalists were able to receive medical consultations, clinical examinations and the necessary medicines to cope with this disease. | | | | https://ondalocalni.com/media/uploads/2020/06/03/pronunciamiento-apoyo-periodistas-afectados-covid-19.pdf | Private donors | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Norway | State Media Development Agency | ongoing | state- NOK 2.4 million; 220 000 USD | | | | https://www.medietilsynet.no/skjemaer/ | https://nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/call-for-transparency-about-the-norwegian-media-authoritys-role-and-tasks/ | giorgi J | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Serbia | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Sierra Leone | National Fund for Public Interest Media | announced | | | | Government of SL, international donors | Independent Media Commission, with Support from BBC Media Action/PRIMED | Began with National Conference for Media Viability and Investment; https://drive.google.com/file/d/16rfxbqk5gT252J1O5cUxLiZ2HvV-lyUG/view?usp=sharing | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | Singapore | Five-year public funding allocation for Singapore Press Holdings Media Trust | ongoing | The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) has set aside this funding support to provide SMT with more capital to invest in the future while ensuring it is able to sustain current operations. SMT is the holding company of SPH Media Group, which publishes The Straits Times, Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao, Malay daily Berita Harian and Tamil daily Tamil Murasu, among other titles. | | | | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/sph-media-trust-to-get-up-to-180m-a-year-in-government-funding-for-next-five-years | Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information | SPH Media Trust | Previously, Mediacorp received $310 million annually in public funding in the five years preceding 2020. It is owned by state holding company, Temasek Holdings. | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/sph-media-trust-has-exercised-editorial-independence-this-will-not-change-with-government-funding-josephine-teo | Waqas Naeem | |||||||||||||||
42 | South Africa | Media Development and Diversity Agency | ongoing | Media Development and Diversity Agency (2003-) | Yes | | | Partnership: SA government grants and Universal Service and Access Agency (USAF) levies paid by broadcasters | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | South Korea | ? | ongoing | (TBD – Endowment?) | | | | 2010 – Newspaper Promotion Act, est Korea Press Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Suriname | Surinamese Journalism Stimulation Fund | ongoing | A fund was established on December 2022 established to provide financial assistance to journalists in Suriname. Over the following three years, this program will be financed with more than 100,000 euros by the Democracy and Media Foundation (SDM) in Amsterdam. In addition to the grant, a network of mentors from the Dutch-language media is being established who may provide Surinamese colleagues assistance. | | | | https://sdm.nl/inivitative/stimuleringsfonds-surinaamse-journalistiek/ | Democracy and Media Foundation (SDM) | https://www.culturu.com/nieuws/suriname/support-for-surinames-journalism-from-the-netherlands/ | Emy Osorio Matorel | |||||||||||||||||
45 | Taiwan | News Digital Co-Prosperity Fund | announced | | | | News Digital Co-Prosperity Fund US$10m (2023-2025) | Google News Initiative | Managed by Digital Transformation Association, support from Ministry of Digital Affairs | 3-year fund | https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-asia/a-new-fund-supporting-digital-transformation-in-taiwans-news-industry/ | AM | ||||||||||||||||
46 | Tanzania | Tanzania Media Fund/Foundation | ongoing | Tanzania Media Fund/Foundation US$15m (2011-15) | | | | http://www.tmf.or.tz/about/ | Fund: Danish Embassy, SDC, DfID, Irish Aid Foundation: DWA, GIZ | Hosted by Hivos 2008-2015, then own NGO | Pivoted from funding to capacity building | https://www.db-thueringen.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dbt_derivate_00031132/GMJ8_VandenBerg_final.pdf | GFMD | |||||||||||||||
47 | Thailand | Funding for Public Broadcasting Service | ongoing | Taxation on tobacco and alcohol products amounting to around 2 billion bahts (USD 65 million) are given to Thai PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). | | | | https://en.thaipbs.or.th/aboutus/history | Government of Thailand | Thai PBS | While the income ceiling is adjustable every three years to ensure sufficient funding, Thai PBS is also permitted by law to earn additional revenues from sponsorship and donations as well as merchandising and intellectual property rights. | Waqas Naeem | ||||||||||||||||
48 | Ukraine | Ukraine Media Fund | ongoing | donation | | | | https://uamediafund.com/ | Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation, European Cultural Foundation, Swedish television T4, Sanoma Media Finland, A-lehdet Oy and HSS Media from Finland, Norwegian media groups: Polaris and NHST and TV2. | https://culturalfoundation.eu/stories/cos6-ukraine-media-fund/ | giorgi J | |||||||||||||||||
49 | United Kingdom | Future News Fund Pilot Fund | closed | | | | Future News Fund Pilot Fund UK - £2m (2019-20) | DCMS, UK Government | Proposed by Cairncross Review; Hosted by Nesta | Closed by UK government after 1 round, due to Covid | https://www.nesta.org.uk/project/future-news-fund/ | |||||||||||||||||
50 | United Kingdom | Public Interest News Foundation Local Journalism Fund | announced | | | | PINF unveils vision for dedicated UK Local News Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | United States | Local Journalism Sustainability Act | ongoing | This act, reintroduced in 2021, includes a five-year non-refundable tax credit of up to $250 that helps cover the cost of subscriptions to local newspapers. | | | | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3940 | State | https://www.newsmediaalliance.org/advocacy/advocacy/local-journalism-sustainability-act/ | Emy Osorio Matorel | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Netherlands | Stimuleringsfonds voor de Journalistiek | ongoing | The Stimuleringsfonds voor de Journalistiek promotes the quality, diversity and independence of journalism by promoting the renewal of the journalistic infrastructure in the Netherlands through funding, knowledge and research. This is done through grant schemes, research and by organising events on innovation, investigative journalism and regional and local journalism, among other things. In addition, the Fund shares the latest developments in the journalism sector via the news page on its website. As an independent administrative body (ZBO), the Stimulation Fund receives an annual contribution from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, from which all activities are financed. | Yes | Yes | No | Stimuleringsfonds voor de Journalistiek (svdj.nl) | Dutch government | Coco Gubbels | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | Europe/Belgium | Journalismfund Europe | ongoing | Facilitates independent cross-border investigative journalism by connecting donors and journalists in order to strengthen democracy in Europe | | | | www.journalismfund.eu | philanthropic organisations, donations, European commission, Flemish government | Ides Debruyne | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | Germany, Austria, Switzerland | Media Forward Fund | ongoing | The Media Forward Fund wants to contribute to more independent journalism outlets with viable business models that publish strong, trustworthy content and are sustainably financed in the long term. Provide up to € 400,000 per organization for two years. Higher amounts are possible. Organizations and projects must serve the common good. There are two categories of funding: organisational and project funding and capacity building (»Funding PLUS«) bringing them together like-minded media professionals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland so that everyone can learn from each other. | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.mediaforwardfund.org/en/about-us | The Media Forward Fund was established as a non-profit fund on the initiative of Schöpflin Foundation, Mercator Foundation Switzerland, Volkart Foundation, Rudolf Augstein Foundation, ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS, Foundation for Media Diversity, ERSTE Foundation, DATUM-FOUNDATION for Journalism and Democracy, Allianz Foundation as well as the impact investor Karma Capital and Publix – House for Journalism & Public Sphere. The conception of the fund was supported by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media with start-up funding. | |||||||||||||||||||
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