New video makes the economic case for investing in public interest media to mark World News Day
Disinformation continues to represent a top global threat and with AI further harming access to reliable information while eroding the visibility, and by extension, the viability of quality journalism. As stated by the High Level Panel on Public Interest media a year ago, it is more urgent than ever to recognise the social and economic […]
Call for Contributions: Newsfluencers and Public Interest Media
The Forum on Information and Democracy (FID) is preparing an insight report examining the relationship between news content creators (or so called “newsfluencers”) and public interest journalism and welcomes contributions from experts. The report will look at how the creator economy is reshaping the information ecosystem: the competitive and financial pressures it places on traditional […]
How to mobilise the Open Government Partnership to promote information integrity in Francophone Africa
In spring 2026, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) commissioned FID to work with Benin, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Senegal to incorporate the issues of information integrity and press freedom into their national action plans. In its report, FID provides an overview of the issues and presents recommendations for the four countries. Access to reliable information […]
The online advertising market needs urgent, structural reform to support democracy and journalism
As the world is still grappling with the threats of disinformation, public interest media’s sustainability keeps eroding. In its latest report, the Forum on Information and Democracy calls for a structural reform of the online advertising market to reroute part of its revenues towards trustworthy news sources. It provides a clear roadmap for governments willing […]
