Join us at the Media Democracy Festival
Join us at the Media Democracy Festival
Your fortnightly digest of the very best content from independent media publications up and down the UK.
It has been an incredibly busy time for us at the IMA, with many projects keeping us occupied.
One of the most significant events on our calendar is the upcoming Media Democracy Festival, which we have been gearing up for. We are working hard to ensure that everything is in place for a successful event, and we are excited to be a part of it. The festival is an essential platform for promoting media democracy and ensuring that people have access to independent media.
In addition to preparing for the festival, we have also been focusing on creating new tools and resources for independent media. We recognise that it's crucial to provide support to independent media to enable them to produce high-quality content and reach a broader audience. The new content on our website highlights tools and resources any newsroom can use to expand their reach.
Thanks for your continued support and stay tuned for more updates!
- Reece
Latest from IMA members
While the RCN caves to the Tories’ tawdry pay offer, grassroots campaigners are urging NHS workers to say ‘no’ [The Canary]
Serbia-Hungary border squat evictions are largest this year [Freedom News]
Invading Iraq is what we did instead of tackling climate change [openDemocracy]
The Tories and their crusade against migrants [The Prisma]
Britain supplying depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine [Declassified UK]
Meet the members
We have a host of new members joining us this month! We’re now 75 publications strong.
Say hello to…
Cash and awards
Technology Youth Power Fund. Grant funding for youth- and intergenerationally- led organisations advancing responsible technology around issues of mental health, digital well-being, disinformation, cybersecurity, digital divide, digital literacy, data equity, open source and more [Closes 1 April]
European Cross Borders Grants. Four grants equalling €200,000 will be used to support professional journalists with strong ideas for cross-border investigations, with a focus on European topics [Closes 24 April]
Media and Information Grants. EMIF provides grants to researchers, fact-checkers, not-for-profits and other public interest-oriented organisations working on disinformation research and strengthening media literacy and fact-checking [Closes 28 April]
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. “We aim to improve our natural world, secure a fairer future and strengthen the bonds in communities in the UK” [Rolling]
Global Innovation Fund. Support for innovative solutions with the potential to spread across multiple developing countries. This could include new business models, policy practices, technologies, behavioural insights, or ways of delivering products and services with the potential to address a key development problem more effectively than existing approaches [Rolling]
Upcoming events
Every year, the Media Democracy Festival brings together academics, activists and decision-makers to understand what’s going on in the media landscape, build connections and strengthen the movement for a transformed media.
The IMA will be hosting its AGM at 13.45 in Room 3 at the Media Democracy Festival - all are welcome to attend! It is in-person only.
Your independent media briefing
OptOut news app: offering a fully independent media ecosystem free from corporate narratives [IMA]
New Standards Code to tackle challenges of modern journalism [Impress]
Introducing Beabee [IMA]
ICNN Partners with Google to Showcase Independent Community Journalism [ICNN]
And that’s all from me, folks! From the beginning of April, Thomas will be leaving the IMA as staff (but will remain on the Board of Directors) and I will be working three days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) at least until August. Feel free to get in touch with me directly: community@ima.press. I’m happy to answer any questions you may have.