Financial Sustainability

Elevate, ICFJ'ss news business hub, is a mind-changing global program focused on helping C-level journalists who are running small and medium-sized media outlets develop their business skills so that their newsrooms can become sustainable and grow. 

 

Elevate, ICFJ´s news business hub, is a mind-changing global program focused on helping C-level journalists who are running small and medium-sized media outlets develop their business skills so that their newsrooms can become sustainable and grow. 

The program is a “real-life MBA.” It is an opportunity for journalists to learn from global business executives and to receive funding, all with the purpose of taking their operations to the next level.

O ICFJ, em parceria com a Meta e diferentes associações de mídia brasileiras, lança o programa Acelerando Negócios Digitais, que visa contribuir com a melhoria nos modelos de negócios e a sustentabilidade financeira de organizações de mídia no Brasil.

Impulso Local 2022 is a program designed to support independent journalists and media outlets in Argentina. During six months, this project will support national, local and hyper-local media developing projects that will contribute towards sustainable business models, while bringing quality news and information to their respective communities.

Impulso Local 2022  es un programa de apoyo al periodismo en Argentina. Su objetivo es acompañar a medios nacionales, locales e hiperlocales en el desarrollo de un proyecto de 6 meses que contribuya hacia un modelo de negocios sustentable y que brinde noticias e información de alta calidad a la comunidad local.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is partnering with Google News Initiative (GNI) to implement a Startups Lab to strengthen a culture of independent news media in the Middle East and North Africa. 

The International Center for Journalists is partnering with the Meta Journalism Project to support the news ecosystem in Brazil, from journalists and startups to news NGOs and established media organizations. 

The International Center for Journalists is partnering with the U.S. Embassy in Astana to help newsrooms in Kazakhstan improve their quality of reporting and attract and engage local audiences.

Velocidad is a pioneering initiative to accelerate the growth of independent news media in Latin America.  Velocidad (“Velocity” or “Speed” in English) is an accelerator program that will invest up to $1.5 million in funding and expert consulting for news startups publishing content in Portuguese or Spanish.