Category: MDIF update

Innovations in Nigerian media: NAMIP launches case studies

12 February 2025

Nigeria Media Innovation Program (NAMIP), our strategic initiative to help independent media build an audience, generate sustainable revenue and reach …

Marie Nemcova steps down as COO, Bilal Randeree appointed Chief Program Officer

3 February 2025

Marie (Majka) Nemcova has stepped down as Media Development Investment Fund’s Chief Operating Officer after 29 years, effective February 1. …

Central European floods: A big test for a small news outlet

17 January 2025

Doom on the horizonEarly September 2024. Monsoon has made its entry into Europe. In Opole, a city located on the …

Luciana Cardoso joins MDIF and shares do’s and don’ts for media business

6 January 2025

We are delighted to welcome Luciana Cardoso to our team. As Media Business Advisor, Luciana will be working with the …

Four MDIF clients and partners win AI Innovation Grant

11 December 2024

Four of our clients and media partners, Daily Maverick, The Republic, Scroll.in and Sowt, have been awarded an AI innovation …

De-risking press freedom

21 November 2024

Stanford Social Innovation Review has published “De-risking press freedom”, an article by our Chief Strategy Officer Patrice Schneider. Patrice considers …

“The power of visual evidence is under threat”: What do Nigerian elections teach us?

6 November 2024

Only 26.72 percent of the total 93.47 million registered voters came out to vote during last year’s Presidential elections in …

MDIF exits South Africa’s Mail & Guardian

30 October 2024

Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), a New York-based not-for-profit investment fund, has sold its majority shareholding in South Africa’s Mail …

Media Literacy Week: Why it’s critical to democracy

24 October 2024

In January 2024, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2024 predicted that over the next two years, mis/disinformation will …