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Meeting user needs pays: How reader-centric content drives revenue
We spoke with Ariel Zirulnick to explore why newsrooms are struggling to meet audience, revenue, and impact goals—and what steps they need to take to…
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Ioana Epure
Trump the bump
The perfect content vertical for high inflation, Google tests removing news in 8 European countries, IFPIM announces CEE grant results and 19 active…
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Peter Erdelyi
Center for Sustainable Media - Partners only newsletter
Here, you’ll find links to detailed excerpts of all currently active large-scale grant calls and more.
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Peter Erdelyi
There is no Pax Europaea without a safe, resilient and sovereign information ecosystem
It's been obvious for a while, but it should be crystal clear now: the EU can't keep relying on U.S. support for its strategic sectors.
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Peter Erdelyi

October 2024

How to lose 200,000+ subscribers in 3 days
A pro-journalism government, results from the European Media and Information Fund, historic revenues for the creator economy and 17 active calls.
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Peter Erdelyi
An apolitical beagle will lead the revolt of creators against mainstream media
Every time a journalist goes independent and thrives, they create a blueprint for others to follow. CEE publishers and media funders can't ignore these…
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Peter Erdelyi
We can strive to build profitable newsrooms while acknowledging that journalism requires public support
The secret of successfully launching paid podcasts, the curious case of AI referral traffic and 18 active calls.
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Peter Erdelyi
In the labyrinth of Greek media capture
The Greek media scene is in big trouble, and has been for a long time, yet it receives far less attention than Hungary or Poland.
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Ioana Epure
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Turning journalism’s existential crisis into an opportunity
Big tech's latest views on the value of content, news and copyright, a comprehensive global study on media funding regulations, mapping media…
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Peter Erdelyi

September 2024

We need to change the way journalism is funded in Europe
This week’s edition will be different from our usual issues. I’m going to make a serious (and, I admit, somewhat long-winded) case for EU media funding…
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Peter Erdelyi
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Salary transparency as an extreme sport in CEE newsrooms
Benefits of Facebook's news ban in Canada, one of Substack’s most successful newsrooms is leaving the platform for Ghost and 17 active calls.
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Peter Erdelyi
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Ioana Epure
The Power of Small: How media capture helped catalyze local innovation in Hungary
The Orbán-government, not known for its unrelenting enthusiasm for independent journalism, may have inadvertently fostered an environment where small…
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Peter Erdelyi
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