Reference - the European Independent Media Circle

🎉 We are hugely excited to today launch The Journalism Value Project – helping independent public interest journalism convert its public value into financial value. We're beginning with an in-depth survey on the state of our sector. Find out more 👇 journalismvalueproject.com

This week, we put the spotlight on @elisabetta_tola, co-founder and president of @facta_ , an Italian nonprofit organization dedicated to investigative and data journalism across the Mediterranean region. referencecircle.eu/wp-admin/post.…

"No oligarchs. No paywall. Just your donations and our work". With this slogan on their website, @zuzanavlasata and @JakubPatocka at @DReferendum set the tone for their work. referencecircle.eu/episode-12-den…

🎙 Podcast alert: "It was a jump in the dark. But four years later, we are growing more and more and having success that we weren’t even hoping for at the start," Cecilia Anesi explains, co-founder and manager of @IrpiMedia . referencecircle.eu/?page_id=925&p…

🎙️Podcast alert: “Being a fully remote team is in the organizations’ nature because we want to cover Europe from the bottom-up,” explains @curlyP, Executive Director at @investigate_eu. 🎧Listen to the newest podcast of The Loop 🔽 referencecircle.eu/episode-10-inv…

🎙️Podcast alert: “We try to fill a really critical space in society and the democratic system and to create accountability,” explains @wildfranz , editor at @TBIJ in London. 🎧Listen to the newest podcast of The Loop 🔽 referencecircle.eu/episode-9-the-…

🎙 Weekend listening: @mensagem_lisboa is a local newsroom which aims to create empathy through knowledge. Stories are “the social cement of the city” - Editor-in-Chief Catarina Carvalho. @Catcar16 tells us about Mensagem's approach to local journalism. referencecircle.eu/episode-8-mens…

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🎙️ In a session at @DataharvestEIJC, GIJN’s Executive Director Emilia Díaz-Struck emphasises how important it is to play into the strengths of the people you’re managing. “I do believe in the power of teams,” she says. “You need to learn to delegate too” #EIJC2024.

Portugal has 3 journalism platforms as part of @ReferenceEurope – Independent Media Circle. In a country with traditionally very low financial contributions from the state and civil society to journalism, how do these projects manage to work sustainably? thefix.media/2024/5/31/inde…

"Nobody told me I would not be doing journalism if I started a centre for investigative journalism" A great panel on lessons from journalists becoming managers, with members of Reference @elisabetta_tola @evabelmonte @007_delic and GIJN's Emilia Díaz-Struck at #dataharvest.

“Impact indicators are linked to the mission of your organisation, the promises you make to the public” - @pierreleibo

“If you don’t think a news organisation is useful then why would you support it?” @Disclose_ngo readers saying they had doubts about Disclose’s impact was the alert that led them to implement a new methodology to measure their impact, says @pierreleibo #EIJC24 #dataharvest

The « #Journalism Value Project » aims to support independant #media in #Europe 💪 following one guideline : how to convert our public value into financial value ? 💶 ➡️ presentation by @ReferenceEurope, @nrecherche and @investigate_eu #eijc24

Belgium-bound f/ @ReferenceEurope Proud for @TBIJ to be on the 2024 G5 steering committee, as our work continues to focus on collective advocacy for the sustainability & future of independent, public interest newsrooms across Europe.  Never had there been a more urgent need.

LISTEN: we’re on @prospect_uk’s Media Confidential podcast w @arusbridger & @lionelbarber. “The Bristol Cable has been given a rare chance—if they gain enough new members by September, they could secure a chunk of much-needed cash. Will they pull it off?” mediaconfidential.lnk.to/podcast

We also discuss an enterprising news start-up, @TheBristolCable with @ElizMizon They are just doing a funding round. Well worth supporting

🎙 Weekend listening: There aren't many democratic, community-owned newsrooms out there. But @TheBristolCable is one. In this episode, we speak to the Cable about the lessons they've learned from 10 years of building a democratic newsroom. referencecircle.eu/episode-7-the-…

🎙 New podcast episode: We spoke to the Editor-in-Chief @bodoky of pioneering Hungarian investigative journalism non-profit @Atlatszo. We discuss how they're continuing to be innovative & resilient in the face of increasing political & economic adversity. referencecircle.eu/episode-6-atla…

Congratulations to @IrpiMedia on launching their membership programme today! #IJF24

Fantastic to see so many Reference members on this year's @EuroPressPrize Shortlist! ⭐️ @civio is nominated for the Innovation Award ⭐️ @direkt36 is nominated for the Investigative Reporting Award ⭐️ And @IrpiMedia & @FTM_eu as part of a big collaboration in The Rotenberg Files

Independent media + gelato at #IJF24 🍦 A great moment for a get together of our network in Perugia.