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Many questions surround New York’s Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program, which offers up to $90 million in subsidies to hire and retain journalists in the state. Who qualifies for the subsidy, and when does it start? Read Our FAQ to Learn More: https://lnkd.in/g3FQKZDy #NewYork #Newspapers #Broadcast #PublicPolicy #Journalism

4 ways pro-democracy and journalism funders can act now to address misinformation in the 2024 election cycle: 🙌Fund the organizers and experts who are mobilizing against misinformation. 📰Fund newsrooms who are sharing trustworthy information. 💖Protect the messengers who are vulnerable to physical, digital, and legal threats. 📊Ensure newsrooms have the flexibility to adapt within an unpredictable political environment. Link in comments to see examples from Free Press, MediaJustice, Check My Ads Institute, Protect Democracy, Over Zero, Democracy SOS, Center for Cooperative Media, The Center for Community Media's Maps & Directories, Institute for Nonprofit News' Network, the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund, NewsMatch, Press Forward, Lenfest Institute for Journalism, and more!

This is such a useful post from Angelica Das with specific examples and ideas. What other examples and projects would you add? 

On World Press Day, Blink CMS celebrates the power of journalism in unveiling the truth. Through our CMS, we proudly contribute to empowering digital newsrooms and journalists, ensuring that reality shines through every story.🌍📰 #WorldPressDay #Blinkcms #News #journalists #Newsrooms #Indiamedia #linkdinnews #Contentmanaegmentsysytem #pressfreedom #16thnov #Indianpress #DigitalNewsrooms

🌍📰 "With the rise of authoritarian regimes across the world, covering the environmental crisis is becoming both increasingly difficult and important, especially in the global south." - Ankur Paliwal, recipient of the 2023 Environmental Reporting Award 🏆💬 Dive into insights on the challenges and importance of environmental journalism from OWM Director Vivienne Francis , and learn why OWM Awards are crucial in supporting underreported stories from the global south. 🌱 #environmentaljournalism #pressfreedom #qualityreporting

On World Press Freedom Day its important to not only highlight the perilous state of journalism around the world – but also to ask – ‘how can we promote media freedom more effectively’? For this reason – I hope you’ll forgive me re-sharing our research asking ‘whose media freedom are we defending?’ – based on a detailed study of the Media Freedom Coalition – a collection of over 50 governments working to support journalists.  The full article is open access here - https://lnkd.in/gpYGKmrf And a summary of the key implications is here - https://lnkd.in/ey2PKtjx

The rise of social media has transformed the way news is consumed and produced, democratizing the dissemination of information. However, it's important to recognize the dual nature of social media's impact on journalism—it can both empower and undermine journalistic integrity 📱📊 Managing Director of Wired868, Lasana Liburd @lasana76, shares his perspective on the ways expansion of social media has impacted journalism and how we can capitalise on it moving forward. How do you think Social Media has impacted Journalism? Let us know down below! #PressFreedom #WorldPressFreedomDay #Journalism #ttgov #GovernmentCommunications #OPMC

Empowering Voices, Inspiring Change: On #WorldPressFreedomDay, let's celebrate the journalists who courageously challenge boundaries, amplify unheard stories, and ignite conversations that drive progress. 📰✊ #PressFreedom #JournalismMatters #Journalists #Journalist #Press #MediaIndustry #Media #Newsrooms #Newsroom

Rare good news and so vital:

A large piece of media outreach success is in the relationships you create and nurture with journalists. There’s an art to it, and in this blog post, we offer four tips for building better journalist relationships. MORE: https://hubs.ly/Q02tcn6z0 #nationalcolumnistsday #journalists #mediaoutreach