Media Finance Monitor - Center for Sustainable Media

Media Finance Monitor - Center for Sustainable Media

Power near Perugia

Two stories about media money, access, and why the International Journalism Festival matters.

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Peter Erdelyi
Apr 16, 2026
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By the time this lands in your inbox, many of you will already be in Perugia. Maybe you are standing in line for a panel, or waiting for someone who is already twelve minutes late to Brufani. Either way, I’m going to keep this short.

I know some of you might find it a little too meta to read a newsletter about a journalism conference while at that journalism conference, but bear with me. I want to tell you two stories that I think describe what Perugia is actually for. One is straightforwardly good news, the other is more complicated. Don’t worry, both are about money.

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