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<title>What independent media taught us about electoral resilience in Moldova</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Across 2024 and 2025, Moldova held a series of pivotal elections: a presidential election, a referendum on EU accession, and parliamentary elections. Each unfolded under intense foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), increasingly channelled through local voices. Our new learning brief Independent media and democratic resilience — the second in our Moldova series — builds on the first to draw out the lessons learned by independent media across this period.



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<title>New video makes the economic case for investing in public interest media to mark World News Day 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ahead of World News Day—28 September— the Forum on Information and Democracy (FID), in partnership with the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), has released a short video renewing the call for governments and policymakers to invest in public interest media.



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<title>Study reveals only 30% of South African Publishers Block AI Crawlers despite widespread fair use concerns</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new study, Protocol Gap: South Africa, reveals that only a third of publishers in South Africa are actively aiming to limit AI crawler access to their content using robots.txt; these are files that allow a site owner to tell search engine crawlers which URLs they can access on the site, and which ones they should avoid. The new data from South Africa reveals that these AI-blocking measures are concentrated among larger and better-resourced publishers while smaller outlets remain widely exposed to scraping – the same outlets whose sustainability is most at risk due to declining traffic and referrals.



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<title>In a country under fire, a radio station refuses to let the signal go dark</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hromadske Radio, one of Ukraine's few independent, non-commercial and non-governmental news and talk radio stations, is among the outlets that have come under attack by Russian forces. Since 2022, nine of its transmitters have been destroyed or seized. It has continued to broadcast anyway, 24/7 across seven FM transmitters, five of them in frontline regions.



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<title>International Fund Appoints Amélie Baudot as New Chief Executive Officer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Board of the International Fund for Public Interest Media has appointed Amélie Baudot, currently Deputy CEO, as the new Chief Executive Officer of IFPIM, following Nishant Lalwani’s decision to step down after four years in the role.



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<title>Forging a network of media outlets for collaboration and geographic reach in Argentina</title>
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<description><![CDATA[To address news deserts, where communities have little access to independent news and information, the Buenos Aires-based non-profit media outlet Chequeado launched the Federal Network of Innovative Journalism (RPI) in January 2025 with International Fund support. Founded in 2010, Chequeado aims to enhance public debate and democracy in Argentina through fact-checking, investigative journalism and innovation.



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<title>The International Fund Invites New Funding Proposals from Independent Media in Ukraine, Moldova and Armenia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Launched today, the International Fund has issued a new Open Call for proposals for grant support for independent media in Ukraine, Moldova and Armenia. The call for grant proposals, entitled Strengthening What Works: Investing in the Future of Public Interest Media in Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine, aims to support independent media organisations in building more financially sustainable and resilient operations.



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<title>International Fund Board Appoints Former Prime Minister of Moldova as Newest Board Member</title>
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<description><![CDATA[‍The International Fund is delighted to welcome Natalia Gavrilița to its Board. Responsible for setting the Fund's strategy and ensuring delivery against its mission, the Board comprises leading experts from across media, civil society, multilateralism, and academia.



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<title>Independent newsrooms expose abuses of power in Lebanon’s hostile media environment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lebanon's independent media outlets are covering an extraordinarily complex set of events and power dynamics, while also fighting to survive within them. News outlets face escalating political pressure, legal harassment, and coordinated defamation campaigns designed to undermine their credibility, and to silence critical voices.



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<title>New report sets out the economic, security &amp; crisis response case for independent journalism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new global evidence review commissioned by IFPIM in partnership with DW Akademie and UNESCO, entitled The Value of Journalism: Global evidence on why media matters to economics, national security and crises, demonstrates that free and independent media has a profound and positive impact on societies globally.



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<title>Filling a niche: journalism that supports economic well-being of South Africa&#039;s farming communities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Over the past eight years, the independent publisher Food for Mzansi (FFM) has found a formula for long-term sustainability by meeting the information needs of this underserved audience. South African farming communities navigate political, economic, and market volatility that demands trusted, independent, actionable information— and FFM recognised that independent agricultural journalism was well placed to provide it. Their reporting helps farming communities make informed decisions, strengthen their livelihoods, and keep affordable food on the table.



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<title>A Local Newsroom Holds Government Agencies Accountable for Climate Response in Southern Brazil</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Communities in southern Brazil have lived through a sharp rise in climate-related extreme weather events in recent decades, including droughts, heatwaves and wildfires, as well as windstorms, heavy rainfall, and floods. The independent news publisher Grupo A Hora, which serves the Vale do Taquari region in Rio Grande do Sul, saw an opportunity to have a direct, constructive impact by empowering local communities deeply affected by climate disaster.



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<title>Ambassadors of France, Brazil, and Uruguay to Argentina Discuss Information Sustainability and Disinformation in the Age of AI</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Continuing the commemoration of World Press Freedom Day earlier in the month of May, the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), joined with partners to convene representatives of national embassies in Buenos Aires for the event “Information Sustainability and Disinformation in the Age of AI”, at the Embassy of France in Argentina.



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<title>Achieving dramatic audience growth and new subscriber revenue in Ukraine despite hardships of war</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Based in Kyiv, the digital outlet ShoTam (meaning "How is it going?" in Ukrainian) is an independent media organisation dedicated to constructive and positive journalism.



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<title>International Fund Expands Support to Essential Independent News Outlets in Francophone West Africa</title>
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<description><![CDATA[‍Paris, France, May 13, 2026: The International Fund for Public Interest Media has committed nearly half a million dollars in grant support to independent media in French-speaking West Africa for the coming 18 months.



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<title>New Philippines Grantee Cohort Program Kickstarts Activities With a Strategic Planning Bootcamp</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, 19 March 2026 – Independent newsrooms backed by the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) are proving to be resilient despite mounting political and financial pressures, according to new data tracking their performance.



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<title>Cross-border Research Collaboration Reveals Gaps in How Brazilian News Websites Shield Content from AI Crawlers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[São Paulo, 12 March, 2026: The International Fund, together with the Journalism Relay Project and Momentum - Journalism and Tech Task Force, have published a new report—The Protocol Gap: Brazil—that begins to uncover critical gaps in how news sites are managing AI access to their content.



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<title>International Fund to Support Ten Independent Media Outlets in the Philippines</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, 13 February, 2026: The International Fund has made new grants to local or regional independent news outlets in the Philippines and will fund ten media organizations as of 2026. The grants, ranging from US$10’000 to US$220’000 per media outlet will support a diverse group of independent newsrooms including digital start-ups, TV stations, newspapers and a variety of other media outlets.



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<title>International Fund Announces New Call for Grant Proposals from Independent Media in Armenia</title>
<link>https://ifpim.org/news/international-fund-announces-new-call-for-grant-proposals-from-independent-media-in-armenia</link>
<description><![CDATA[Paris, 12 January: The International Fund has launched an open call for proposals to support independent media in Armenia.



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<title>From Challenges to Innovative Solutions: Bringing IFPIM Latin American Grantees Together for Collective Learning</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In the first edition of a gathering of all IFPIM Latin American grantees, 25 media organizations and systemic change initiatives from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Paraguay came together on the 24th of July in Bogotá, Colombia to showcase their impact, connect with each other and share collective learnings.



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<title>Thirty-four Governments Join Forces in Defense of Access to Free and Reliable Information Worldwide</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Historic Paris Declaration on Multilateral Action Lays Out Commitments by Leading Democracies



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<title>La Conférence internationale de haut-niveau pour l’intégrité de l’information et les médias indépendants réunira les dirigeants mondiaux dans le cadre du Forum de Paris sur la paix 2025</title>
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<description><![CDATA[PARIS, le 16 septembre 2025 : Annoncée la semaine dernière, une conférence internationale de haut niveau, organisée par le Fonds international pour les médias d'intérêt public (IFPIM) et le Forum pour l'information et la démocratie (FID), deux initiatives ayant bénéficié du soutien du Président de la République et de l’appui du gouvernement français, réunira les 29 et 30 octobre une coalition élargie d'États et d’acteurs de la société civile et du secteur privé, engagés dans la défense d’une information libre et fiable. La Conférence se tiendra dans le cadre du Forum de Paris sur la Paix (PPF) 2025."



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<title>From Threat to Reality - A Report on the State of Media</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Independent media endangered, security
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<title>The International Fund Reinforces Access to Trustworthy Information in Moldova through New Grants to Local Independent Media</title>
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<description><![CDATA[August 6, Paris: The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) today announced new grants to four media organizations in Moldova. The four news outlets publish in Romanian and Russian and operate in regions outside the capital Chișinău, including areas where citizens have few other sources of credible information and are vulnerable to external disinformation campaigns.



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<title>Direct Financing Drives Audience and Revenue Growth for Independent Media, New Data Shows</title>
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<description><![CDATA[26 June, Paris: News organizations in the Global South and Eastern Europe that received support from the International Fund for Public interest Media (IFPIM) have strengthened their financial positions, increased their reader- and viewership, and maintained editorial independence, recent data published in IFPIM’s 2024 Annual Report shows.



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<title>International Fund Invites Expressions of Interest to Join Inaugural Council</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Call for Expressions of Interest: Serve on the Council of the International Fund for Public Interest Media



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<title>IFPIM Confirmed as an international Organization hosted by France</title>
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<description><![CDATA[4 March, Paris — Announced last week through a decree issued by the French Prime Minister, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and other government officials, the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) has been granted all privileges and immunities available under the Ordonnance n° 2022-533, which establishes its status as an International Organization hosted by France.



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<title>New Partnership Launched to Ensure Linguistic Diversity and Broad Journalistic Content for AI Models</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, 10 February — The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) today announced the creation of the Global Media Trust, a new initiative and platform to enable news content creators - particularly those producing content in the Global Majority - to be paid for content essential to training AI Large Language Models (LLMs) and to foster linguistic diversity in the development of AI technology.



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<title>International Journalism Fund Awards USD5 million to Support 20 Independent Newsrooms on Four Continents</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, 16 December — The International Fund for Public Interest Media today announced USD 5 million in new grants to 20 public interest news organizations across its four focus regions: Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia and the Pacific.



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<title>Sweden Awards Grant of SEK120 million (€10.5 million) to Support Independent Public Interest Journalism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, 6 December: Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has this week confirmed grant support for the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), providing SEK120 million in new funding for independent journalism.



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<title>International Fund for Public Interest Media Provides a Lifeline to Independent News Outlets in Eastern Europe</title>
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<description><![CDATA[October 17, Paris: The International Fund for Public Interest Media today announced awards of new grant support to five independent media organizations in Moldova and Georgia, confirmed between March and September of 2024. Support to these independent news outlets expands the total investment in the region to just over US$ 3 million, and doubles the number of organizations funded in Eastern Europe since 2022.



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<title>A free press is the lifeblood of democracy – journalists must not be silenced</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Journalists risk everything to hold power to account, crucial work for which a $1bn global fund should be established



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<title>World Press Freedom Day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[3 May acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom and professional ethics.



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