How to finance independent journalism

The M100 Young European Journalists Workshop (M100YEJ) invites 15 Eastern Partnership and Russian journalists between the ages of 18 and 27 to Potsdam and Berlin, Germany, for 8 days from 8th to 14th September 2017.

The workshop is organised in cooperation with the journalist association Netzwerk Recherche e.V., with experienced journalists from non-profit and independent journalism initiatives as workshop trainers. 

The focus will be, among other things, on founding independent journalistic platforms or initiatives in the digital age and developing sustainable financing models. On the basis of concrete examples, participants will explore financing options and assess which ones will be suitable to their needs, location, and background. 

In collaboration with important actors of independent journalism, the workshop will also tackle strategies to develop and maintain a community and to secure journalistic independence for the founders. Participants will conclude the workshop by creating their own concept for establishing an independent (online) medium.