Meet 10 news organizations joining Local News Accelerator 2025

IPI’s Media Innovation kicks off the accelerator programme with a strong group of 10 global media organizations

Thank you for applying to the Local News Accelerator 2025

IPI received over 143 applications from media organizations in 59 countries to join our local news innovation programme

Apply Now: Local News Accelerator 2025

IPI launches the call for Local News Accelerator to support digital innovation in local news around the world for medium and long-term viability

Local News Accelerator: Hrodna.life is rebuilding in exile

Belarusian Hrodna.life is navigating and innovating in the reality far away from the audience it serves

Local News Accelerator: Lake Region Bulletin platforming the untold community stories and building partnerships

LRB shares the insights and inspiration to build sustainable journalism in the Lake Region of Western Kenya

Local News Accelerator: CDN Digital on knowing your audience as the key to success

Lessons from the Local News Accelerator programme on leveraging audience insights and paving the path to financial sustainability

Local News Accelerator: The Centrum Media revolutionizing local digital news

Pakistan’s first digital news network is taking a leap in their revenue strategy and audience engagement

Local News Accelerator: How Health-e News is Refocusing on What Matters

Strengthening Community Journalism in South Africa and the lessons from IPI's Accelerator

Local News Accelerator: Volcánicas tackling newsrooms’ macho power dynamics

The story of Volcánicas building a feminist media organization in Latin America and the takeaways from Local News Accelerator

Meet 10 news organizations joining Local News Accelerator 2024

Media Innovation at IPI kicks off the accelerator programme with news organizations from around the world

Thank you for applying to the Local News Accelerator 2024

Over 80 local and niche media organizations applied to IPI’s innovation programme

Case studies: How IPI’s Local News Accelerator helped three media take the next step

Media in Ecuador, India and Indonesia share their stories

Four steps to sustainability: IPI’s Local News Accelerator catalyzes product and business development for local media

As IPI’s Local News Accelerator ends, participating media share how the programme supported their work

Meet 12 local news organizations joining IPI’s Local News Accelerator

IPI will support the organizations in developing the skills needed to become sustainable media businesses

Thank you to all Local News Accelerator applicants

Almost 150 local news organizations applied to IPI’s innovation programme

The Outlook: Media innovation lands in Sarajevo + an accelerator for local news

Join us for two days of conversations about media innovation

Maldives: IPI, partners call on President Muizzu to reverse retaliatory legal action against Adhadhu News

IPI signs joint letter calling on President Muizzu to cease targeting of independent journalism and reaffirm the Maldives’ commitment to press freedom

Meet 15 media in IPI’s first Global AI Accelerator 2026 cohort

Meet 15 media outlets from the global majority seeking to experiment with AI and new technology to invest in the medium and long-term viability

Kenya: IPI welcomes court ruling striking down criminal false news provisions

Lawmakers should go further and amend other provisions of Kenya’s cybercrime law on cyberharassment and surveillance that pose a risk to public-interest journalism

Thank you for applying to the 2026 Global AI Accelerator for Media!

We received a record of 205 applications from media organizations in 62 Global Majority countries