All over Europe small, independent media outlets are emerging. Countering the decline in traditional media, the rise of misinformation, they are still outnumbered, and face significant challenges to their survival.
The Journalism Value Project aims to advance knowledge of and debate around Europe’s independent media. It has three strands: The Survey, documenting the status, The Loop, sharing of experiences, and The Proposal, pointing a way forward.
• Strands of the Journalism Value Project •
Map the field
The Survey
Through an in-depth survey we mapped independent media in Europe, the various business models in play, and examined the sector’s sustainability in a report.
Share best practice
The Loop
In more than 20 interviews with leaders from independent media we share best practice and the lived experience of the pioneers of cross-border collaboration, and the challenges they face.
Reframe the debate
The Proposal
By hosting conversations and events we will build on the insights from the Survey and the Loop. We aim to reframe the debate around funding and support of independent media.
Featured Items
News November 28, 2024
The Journalism Value Report: Mapping the State of Public Interest Journalism in Europe
The Journalism Value Report published today shows how important the European independent public interest media are for investigative journalism. The report is based on answers from 174 newsrooms from 31 European countries and provides detailed data on the state of Europe’s independent media landscape, which is characterized by numerous small, often non-profit newsrooms.
News September 11, 2024
Mapping an unknown media landscape
How can independent public interest journalism convert its public value into financial value? With the Journalism Value Project, we aim to find that out – by making the most in-depth survey to date on the state of independent public interest media in Europe.
Podcasts - The Loop Episode 13 September 11, 2024
Facta’s founder Elisabetta Tola on how investigative journalism can benefit from scientific methods
Podcasts - The Loop Episode 14 October 3, 2024
Fumaça’s Ricardo Esteves Ribeiro on radical transparency and horizontal decision-making
Podcasts - The Loop Episode 12 September 2, 2024
Deník Referendum’s Zuzana Vlasatá and Jakub Patočka on monetising impactful stories
News July 29, 2024
The Journalism Value Loop: Get to know Europe’s independent media
Over the last ten years, a wave of innovative new approaches to producing public interest journalism has swept across Europe. A network of 25 independent European newsrooms has formed and share some of their experiences in this podcast.