Himal Southasian magazine forced to suspend publication MDIF clients 25 August 2016 In a statement on 24 August, The Southasia Trust announced the suspension of its groundbreaking publication Himal Southasian due to … Read more
US investment fund acquires stake in leading Polish media business Agora MDIF clientsMDIF update 7 June 2016 New York, June 6, 2016: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), a specialized US-based investment fund with a global portfolio of … Read more
Russian Media Commission finds NTV attack on independent media ‘unsubstantiated and false’ MDIF clients 16 May 2016 The Public Commission for Media Complaints found a program broadcast by Russian national television network NTV, one of the main … Read more
Nepal’s Supreme Court orders release of detained journalist MDIF clients 4 May 2016 On 3 May, Nepal’s Supreme Court ordered the release of Kanak Mani Dixit – co-publisher of MDIF client Himalmedia, and … Read more
MDIF rolls out $2.4m capacity building program for Burmese media MDIF clientsMDIF update 25 April 2016 MDIF is rolling out a $2.4 million capacity building program for media in Myanmar, the Myanmar Media Program (MMP), funded … Read more
The story that divides Malaysian media MDIF clients 19 April 2016 Malaysiakini.com editor Steven Gan talks to Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post about how crony mainstream media have failed to report … Read more
Brazilian app helps governments tackle Zika virus Impact on societyMDIF clients 18 February 2016 An app created by Brazilian startup Colab.re is helping the country to fight the outbreak of the Zika virus. As … Read more
MDIF Selected for the ImpactAssets 50 2015 MDIF clients 21 October 2015 Media Development Investment Fund has been selected for the ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a free, online resource for impact investors … Read more
Guatemalan President jailed after exposure of massive corruption Impact on societyMDIF clients 6 September 2015 President Otto Pérez Molina, who waged a long campaign of intimidation against investigative daily elPeriódico, was forced to resign on … Read more