IMA now represents 80 independent media publishers
IMA now represents 80 independent media publishers
Your fortnightly digest of the very best content from independent media publications up and down the UK.
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest edition of Media that Matters. We’re delighted to announce the IMA has reached 80 members! We’re well on our way to 100 by the end of the year, and we’ll probably hit that target way before.
Some of our new members include:
Turn Left Media
Onyx Magazine
London Spy
Co-op News
Voices Media.
Independent media digest
Is CCTV the answer to Bristol’s knife crime epidemic? [Bristol Cable]
Teleperformance signs ‘historic agreement’ allowing Colombian workers to unionise [TBIJ]
Coronation Clampdown: 18 Hours in Elephant & Castle [Byline Times]
As the world marks 75 years of the Nakba, people come out in support of Palestinians [The Canary]
We Must Improve Police Responses to Mental Health [EachOther]
Concerns raised after refugee family housed in derelict estate [The Ferret]
How Leicester celebrated King Charles’ coronation [Great Central Gazette]
Flagship conservative conference bars reporters from left-leaning media [openDemocracy]
The lesbian fact checkers who fell in love and put the record straight [QueerAF]
The politics of pub culture [Red Pepper]
Cash and awards
MDIF Ventues – MDIF Ventures invests in young and growing media companies with a positive social impact and potential to scale. They offer equity financing and take an ownership stake. [Rolling]
Fund for Investigative Journalism – The Fund for Investigative Journalism provides grants and other support for reporters to produce high-quality, unbiased, non-partisan investigative stories that have an impact. [Closes 22 May]
2022 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism – for reporting of conflict, corruption, human rights transgressions, etc. [Closes 31 May]
National Endowment of Democracy Fund – Funding for independent media outlets to advance democratic goals. Average grant $50,000. [Closes 7 June]
TED Fellows – Successful applicants will deliver their own TED Talk, with mentorship, PR guidance and media training. Includes a stipend. You will also be invited to attend a TED conference. [Closes 30 June]
Resources
Six tips to improve the audio quality of your podcast [journalism.co.uk]
How To Read Scientific And Research Papers: Advice For Journalists [Journo Resources]
Journalists in Ukraine are under fire – they need your solidarity! The IFJ and EFJ have launched a special Safety Fund to help journalists in Ukraine. [IFJ/EFJ]
Upcoming events (reminder!)
Co-op Congress brings together those working to build a fairer economy to share ideas, get inspiration and take action. This year's event, themed Spirit of Co-operation, boasts a packed programme with a range of dynamic sessions and eminent speakers covering the topics that co-operators want and need to explore.
The UK’s only event with an emphasis on investigative skills. We offer a mixture of talks, demos and hands-on classes which are designed to equip journalists and anyone interested in investigations with up-to-date investigative methods and tools.
Industry briefing
Project Oasis, a new European digital media directory and a report compiling the findings of year-long research, is now available.
Vice Media declares bankruptcy. Daily operations will continue as normal as a sale process begins.
'Audiences are making a rational decision not to consume news products'. News avoiders are simply 'frustrated sense seekers' who do not see value in traditional journalism, says award-winning journalist Shirish Kulkarni.
‘Like Icarus – now everyone is burnt’: how Vice and BuzzFeed fell to earth. The era of lofty valuations for upstart youth media appears to be over, with Vice ‘heading for bankruptcy’ and BuzzFeed News shutting down.
BBC board must disclose drinks and dinners with politicians.
And that’s all from the IMA folks! Do send any interesting bits you’re working on to community@ima.press, and we’ll include them in the next newsletter. Feedback is also welcome!