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NEW Podcast! Down, but Not Out E6: Hybrid Journalism

May 31, 2021
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The closing episode of the series discusses an increasingly popular funding strategy for small, independent media organizations: hybrid business models — where media outlets combine revenues from various sources as a means of financing their journalistic work. These business models usually involve a mix of small donations or subscriptions from audiences, grants from big donors like foundations, and from selling services or specialized products.

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Dean Starkman on the Failure of Commercial Journalism Models in Book Edited by Anya Schiffrin

May 26, 2021
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CMDS Fellow Dean Starkman co-authored a chapter in a new book entitled Media Capture: How Money, Digital Platforms, and Governments Control the News, edited by CMDS Advisory Board member Anya Schiffrin, published by Columbia University Press.

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Szakacs Co-Authors EP Study on Disinformation and Propaganda

May 18, 2021
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CMDS fellow Judit Szakacs has co-authored a study on disinformation and propaganda, requested by the European Parliament, peer-reviewed by CEU Democracy Institute Research Affiliate Petra Bard.

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Sejal Parmar Appointed to Global Network Initiative’s Academic Constituency

May 14, 2021
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CMDS Fellow Sejal Parmar has been appointed an academic member of the Global Network Initiative (GNI).

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NEW Podcast! Down, but Not Out Ep5: When Journalists Organize and Take Back the Newsroom. The Story of Tiempo Argentino

May 13, 2021
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In this special episode of the Down, but Not Out podcast series, Andrea Gálvez, a journalist based in Argentina, takes over and tells a fantastic story on labor mobilization and Tiempo Argentino's rebirth as a journalistic cooperative.

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