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Private Investors in Talks to Fund European Journalism
Posted in The Hot Potato
Journalism in Ukraine: A Feast of the Oligarchs
With the Ukrainian media ruled by four influential oligarchs, the future of the country’s independent journalism looks bleaker than ever. The dominance of a handful...
Posted in Head Honchos
Mexico’s Second Richest Man Uses Television to Defy Authorities
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of TV Azteca, has in recent months used his television station to pressure the Mexican government to lift the quarantine imposed...
Posted in Local Reporter
Trying to Save Journalism, Romanian Government Funds Junk Media
Claiming that they wanted to support journalism and correctly inform the public throughout the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, the Romanian government has decided to dole out...
Posted in Great Reads
Impact of Covid on Journalism in the Global South
A recently published report, commissioned by Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) and authored by Damian Radcliffe, looks at the impact of COVID-19 crisis on journalism in...
Alden To Boost Stake in Tribune Publishing
A large newspaper publisher is one step away from being created in the United States, following the acquisition of the Tribune Publishing by Alden Global Capital. The deal was announced...
