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A new report from OECD Development reveals that international donor funding for independent media is even lower than previously thought – a mere 0.19% of total international development assistance in 2022. This is catastrophically low given the existential threats facing public interest journalism worldwide. As autocracies rise, disinformation spreads, and the business model for independent media collapses, we are at risk of losing a pillar of democracy: a free press holding power to account. The International Fund for Public Interest Media is working to rapidly increase financial support to sustain independent journalism, especially in low and middle-income countries. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eANiDGrK

📝New blog post:  A new report published by the OECD Development indicates that official international development support to media stood at just 0.19% of ODA.  Co-founders Nishant Lalwani and James Deane discuss how the International Fund is designed to provide a solution for donors to scale up their financial support to independent media and find long term systemic solutions to the threat of media extinction. Read the blog ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gfpfKx3E 

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