#IPIWoCo Recap: Can ‘impact investors’ protect independent media?
Cenzolovka 07.10.2022
Philanthropic organizations keen to support independent journalism have long used grant funding as a way to help news outlets keep the wolves from the door. But more and more, they’re looking to the world of “impact investment” for innovative ways to fund media as a public good.
Also known as “mission investing”, impact investing aims to generate social value alongside financial returns. From safeguarding editorial independence to keeping local journalism alive in so-called news deserts, experts explored how investment-driven alternatives to grant-giving can strengthen media resilience at a roundtable discussion at the IPI 2022 World Congress. Organized by the International Press Institute, Media Impact Funders and the Global Forum for
