Local Journalism Project Case Study: Suno (India)   The backstory: Suno India is a podcasting media company that aims to get Indians from a range of language backgrounds to “listen up”. Launched in 2018, their journalistic mission is to use the audio medium to illuminate underreported issues while maintaining their reputation as credible, well-researched, and […]

Local Journalism Project Case Study: Scrolla (South Africa)   The backstory: Scrolla was founded in 2019 by Mungo Soggot, an entrepreneur and former investigative journalist, along with a team of other seasoned South African journalists including Phillip van Niekerk, Everson Luhanga, Zukile Majova, and Toby Shapshak. Soggot noticed that many South African publications catered to […]

Local Journalism Project Case Study: Red/Acción (Argentina)   The backstory: After a fundraising drive that collected $1.5 million in just two months, former La Nación Editor-in-Chief Chani Guyot launched Red/Acción in April 2018. He and his team detected a void in Argentina’s local media landscape. Audiences seemed to be suffering from media fatigue or avoiding […]

Local Journalism Project Case Study: Rayon (Ukraine)   The backstory: In 2015, when the owner of the Family and Home media holding, Ivan Korsak, retired, his son Viktor decided to pivot to invest in new media. The family-owned company launched Rayon.in.ua and leveraged the spread of 3G connectivity to restructure the traditional print newspaper, magazine, […]