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.

Welcome!

This week on the Media Finance Monitor:

• How to lose 200,000+ subscribers in 3 days

• You’ve all seen pro-government journalists. Are you ready for a pro-journalism government?

• New results from the largest European anti-disinformation call

• 💪Creator economy 🦾

• We need to change the way journalism is funded in Europe

• 17 active calls (7 new)

How to lose 200,000+ subscribers in 3 days

Outside of writing this newsletter, much of my work involves consulting with digital news publishers to help them understand what their audience might—or might not—pay for. These discussions often focus on audience needs, the benefits and services newsrooms can provide, and the complexities of paywalls. One of the more challenging tasks, depending on the context, is convincing managers that their newsroom’s relationship with its audience isn’t purely transactional. Rea…