Gen, știri is a youth-focused news outlet from Apulum Forum Association (Romania), which wants to form a new generation of well-informed, engaged citizens, equipped to bring positive transformations to their communities ahead of a key election year in Romania in 2024. To do this, the newsroom worked with IPI’s Transition Accelerator to develop their social […]

Iașul Nostru (Romania) is a newsletter-first publication writing for and with the community in the city of Iași in the east of the country. The newsroom aims to inform residents through their solutions-focused weekly briefing and to ensure representation of marginalized groups within their community. They joined the Accelerator with the goal of growing its […]

Press Freedom Foundation (Serbia) is an independent newsroom committed to promoting and protecting human and minority rights and democratic values, reporting for the Hungarian minority-language audience. Their project during IPI’s Transition Accelerator was to develop a safe and secure way to collect and disseminate investigative journalism. Here’s what they learned along the way: As an […]

From smear campaigns and censorship to financial pressure and legal harassment, illiberal and authoritarian governments are squeezing independent media. How can they remain financially viable and able to do their jobs? The IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival panel “Modelling Journalism and the Business Under Pressure”, moderated by Dávid Tvrdoň, subscription growth and retention […]