Media funding, weaponized

Case studies from successful newsrooms, growing Facebook referral traffic, funding results and 21 active calls.

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This week on the Media Finance Monitor:

• Media funding, weaponized

• This is how you build a viable newsrooms

• 24,366 subscriber in two weeks

• Facebook referral traffic is growing for some publishers

• Results from some important funding opportunities

• 21 active calls (5 new)

Media funding, weaponized

If you're a regular reader of this newsletter, you're probably aware that Budapest isn't currently the press freedom capital of the EU. Over the past decade, I've become increasingly convinced that press freedom isn't binary but rather exists on a complex spectrum. Media outlets navigate challenging environments and sometimes must compromise with powerful interests. Hungary has perhaps the most hostile media environment for independent journalism in the EU, but it's still light years better than places like Turkey, Russia, and various other repressive re…