MEDIA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Center of Excellence and a Media Expertise hub
focused on empowering journalists and media organizations.
Friends, the Media Development Foundation opens a coordination center to help the media survive the war.

Help Ukrainian media keep going!

Ukraine is facing an unprecedented, full-scale war. Media across the country continue to operate under the most challenging circumstances.They have shown extraordinary courage, but the reality on the ground is that most operations cannot continue from Ukraine alone

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About us

Media accelerators and courses for media managers aim to help independent media become sustainable by developing business skills, forming strategic plans as well as reviewing and optimizing their organizational structures, improving newsroom management through tech innovations and KPIs, maintaining the best mentors expertise in the region, connecting them with partners within the private and donor sector and providing funding for project implementation and mentors' support to launch/scale independent, sustainable media ecosystem with strong ethical and professional standards of journalism.

Our Impact

4,5M $

invested in media

150+ partners in EaP

network of independent media

Over the past 9 years, MDF has implemented 75 projects

Media Development Foundation

Media Sustainability

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55 media outlets accelerated, income increased by 5-35%

Media accelerators and courses for media managers aim to help independent media become sustainable by developing business skills, forming strategic plans as well as reviewing and optimizing their organizational structures, improving newsroom management through tech innovations and KPIs, maintaining the best mentors expertise in the region, connecting them with partners within the private and donor sector and providing funding for project implementation and mentors' support to launch/scale independent, sustainable media ecosystem with strong ethical and professional standards of journalism

ARK

connects international organizations and brands with national and local independent publishers

CORE Publisher Services

is a professional media consulting services. Our vast network of media experts can launch new products, create efficient editorial and distribution strategies, audit monetization and management practices or carry out the complete digital transformation of your organization.

Courses for Media Managers

This part of our activities brings together educational programs for top and middle management of media organizations. These courses are built as three-month-long training programs for media managers and are designed to deepen their understanding of the fundamentals of the media business, as well as provide the necessary knowledge and skills to develop their departments (ex. marketing, commercial, editorial). The program offers a b-Learning approach, unique online courses, meet-ups with media experts, offline networking events and internships, as well as mentoring support for implementing change. Several editions of this type of training course have been launched: “Commercial Director in Media" and “Marketing Director in Media".

Lifelong learning/
Mid-Career Professional

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Excellence in Journalism

500+ trainings
for mid cariers specialists

9000 participants
at offline events

Media accelerators and courses for media managers aim to help independent media become sustainable by developing business skills, forming strategic plans as well as reviewing and optimizing their organizational structures, improving newsroom management through tech innovations and KPIs, maintaining the best mentors expertise in the region, connecting them with partners within the private and donor sector and providing funding for project implementation and mentors' support to launch/scale independent, sustainable media ecosystem with strong ethical and professional standards of journalism.

Core Editors Training Course

long-term content strategy and newsroom management program for veteran journalists and chief in editor.

Core Consultancy and Mentorship

an opportunity for CEOs and editors to receive mentoring support in four main areas: content, marketing and distribution, monetization and management.

Journalism of Tolerance

educational programs and an online course created to teach regional reporters a balanced and ethical writing on sensitive topics about vulnerable groups. The program also provides mentoring and/or financial support in making qualitative publications after the training part.

Training Course for Investigative Journalists includes

the study of the full cycle of producing high-quality investigation stories and relevant techniques, including internships and mentoring from leading investigative centers.

The International Journalism Conference MezhyhiryaFest

the event that gathers in one place journalists, anti-corruption/ transparency activists, policy-makers, and media experts to spotlight top investigative stories and media development practices.

Research and Analytics

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Annual Media Market Research

is a regular comprehensive analysis of the media market aimed to understand the latest trends, changes, issues and needs of media organizations.

Needs Assessment

of Media Organizations is a detailed study of the organization's health level that reveals what processes and critical spheres are to be fixed or what are potential points for development.

Specialized Research

in-depth research that focuseson a specific topic or phenomenon in the field of media(investigative journalism, media management, etc.)

Annual Media Market Research

We have a system for collecting quantitative and qualitative indicators, which helps us to identify the best ways to implement projects and ensure the achievement of indicators and goals within it, to adjust the implementation and progress of projects if necessary.

Launching
journalist careers

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The Journalism Exchange Program is aimed to help recent journalism school graduatesand early-career journalists develop their professional skills and kickstart their careers.

Launching Journalism Careers - 900 careers kick-started

JEP

in Newsrooms

gives young journalists the opportunity to kickstart their careers in media and undergo paid internships in the best newsrooms from all over Ukraine.

JEP

Online Mentorship

is a chance to get a guiding star on the career path and work with the leading professionals from regional and national media outlets.

JEP

Internetioanal

is the opportunity to work with mentors from the top global media (like CNN or OCCRP) and adopt international practices in the Eastern European context.

JEP

Learning

opens the world of never-ending education, training, and improving skills necessary to stay up-to-date and competitive in today's journalism market.

Community Building

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We organize conferences, trainings and meetups to bring new media professionals to the spotlight and disseminate their knowledge and experience among all media professionals

Core Editors Training Course

is a hub for top professionals across media, marketing and tech that aims to drive conversation around the future of media in Ukraine, EaP, CEE and globally. — long-term content strategy and newsroom management program for veteran journalists and chief in editor.

Core Consultancy and Mentorship

an opportunity for CEOs and editors to receive mentoring support in four main areas: content, marketing and distribution, monetization and management.

Civil Society Development

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We organize conferences, trainings and meetups to bring new media professionals to the spotlight and disseminate their knowledge and experience among all media professionals.