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It was such a pleasure to speak at Truth Tellers yesterday. There were some amazing journalists - in particular MoTaz and others from Gaza. I spoke on how supporting journalism is an effective tool in the battle against authoritarian expansion:

We’re at the 3rd African Media Convention happening now at Labadi Beach hotel, here in Accra. My colleague James Deane (Co-founder of IFPIM) will be delivering some remarks at tomorrow’s formal opening ceremony…

That’s right. We are witnessing an epic failure by legacy media to report from the frontline of global backlash against rising autocracy which is endangering free speech and media everywhere. No quality reporting = stronger conspiracists & disinfo = autocrats win.

We are happy to be able to launch this major new funding initiative today, on world press freedom day. Please tell media outlets in your networks to apply!

📣Meet the 2024 Truth Tellers
They have in common a moral commitment to the immutable truth – not the official story, the acceptable version or the cosmetic spin– but the unvarnished account of what really happened.
📽️Livestream 15 May: sirharrysummit.org
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Journalist-in-Residence @KhadijaPatel discussed calls for transparency and fair compensation for news content around the world, including in South Africa, Australia, and Canada.

Watch the panel ➡️ journalismfestival.com/programme/2024…

Our CEO Nishant Lalwani discussed decolonizing media funding and media development, on a panel with @linaattalah, Christine Mungai, and Mira Milosevic, moderated by Sameer Padania

Watch the panel ➡️ journalismfestival.com/programme/2024…

An interview with me in Folha de S.Paulo below - Patricia Campos Mello and I discussed the impact of AI on journalism, the International Fund for Public Interest Media for Public Interest Media and how new regulation and licensing models might fundamentally change the economics of journalism

This is a much needed exercise - getting the right minds together to start planning for AI’s inevitable and monumental impact on journalism. See below for details on how to get involved with Open Society Foundations ‘s work on this:

As independent media, a bedrock of democracies, are under pressure around the world, SDC has co-funded and partnered with International Fund for Public Interest Media. The Fund will become an effective instrument for strengthening public interest media to work for democracy.
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In our first year, we raised $50m, grants now being given to independent news groups in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Thank you to our founding partners in this signing: France, Ghana, Moldova and many more. Despite all the bad, we keep going International Fund for Public Interest Media

In a ceremony at #ParisPeaceForum2023 earlier today, the Governments of Ghana, Moldova, and France affirmed their support for the International Fund by approving its Statutes and formally appointing its Board of Directors.

➡️ Read more here: ifpim.org/resources/glob…

Thank you for your support, Nicu Popescu !

Highlight of this first day, the signing for the International Fund for Public Interest Media with Maria Ressa Chrysoula Zacharopoulou 🇪🇺🇫🇷 International Fund for Public Interest Media

#ParisPeaceForum2023

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Incredibly proud to see International Fund for Public Interest Media formally come into existence at the Paris Peace Forum. The first independent, genuinely multilateral fund to support independent journalism. Congratulations Nishant Lalwani and the whole team.

Signing for the International Fund for Public Interest Media International Fund for Public Interest Media Paris Peace Forum Chrysoula Zacharopoulou 🇪🇺🇫🇷

Justice Albie Sachs, Maria Ressa and I spoke today at #ABMI2023 - we discussed International Fund for Public Interest Media & why supporting independent journalism that is inclusive, local and values-based is crucial for democracy. As Albie said: “Truth is not enough. We must speak compassion to power.”