💰 Don't miss out! Stay updated with GFMD's weekly roundup of #fundingopportunities in media development, journalism support, and media policy. 📩 Subscribe to our LinkedIn #MediaDevInsider newsletter for more on the latest developments in #media and #journalism support here: https://lnkd.in/dPPWYmCz
Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
Non-profit Organizations
Brussels, Belgium 22,358 followers
Securing the future of journalism
About us
Established in 2005, the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) is the largest global community for media development, media freedom, and journalism support. Through collaboration, coordination, and collective action our network of 200+ member organisations — as well as our dozens of partners — creates, promotes, and delivers policies and programmes to sustain journalism as a public good
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https://gfmd.info
External link for Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Brussels, Belgium
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2005
- Specialties
- Media Development, Freedom of Speech, Press Freedom, Journalism, Media, Internet governance, Research, Capacity building, Investigative journalism, Media organisations, News media, Journalism support, Policy, Advocacy, Collaboration, Networking, Media sustainability, Access to information, Women in media, and Sustainable development
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Brussels, Belgium 1040, BE
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Updates
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📚 Dive into this week’s #NewsDispatch curated selection of articles, reports, and podcasts, handpicked by the GFMD team to help you track key developments shaping the #journalism and #mediadev field. 📰 Make it part of your weekly reading and stay one step ahead of the curve!
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💼 Don't miss out! Stay updated with GFMD's weekly roundup of #careeropportunities in media development, journalism support, and media policy. 📩 Subscribe to our LinkedIn #MediaDev Insider newsletter for more on the latest developments in #media and #journalism support: https://lnkd.in/dPPWYmCz
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💰 Don't miss out! Stay updated with GFMD's weekly roundup of #fundingopportunities in media development, journalism support, and media policy. 📩 Subscribe to our LinkedIn #MediaDevInsider newsletter for more on the latest developments in #media and #journalism support here: https://lnkd.in/dPPWYmCz
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📚 Dive into this week’s #NewsDispatch curated selection of articles, reports, and podcasts, handpicked by the GFMD team to help you track key developments shaping the #journalism and #mediadev field. 📰 Make it part of your weekly reading and stay one step ahead of the curve!
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📩 Media funding priorities are shifting, and expectations around sustainability and resilience are growing. In this edition of #BottomLine, we’ve gathered key insights and resources to help media organisations navigate changes in the global funding landscape. 🔗 Read the full issue here: https://lnkd.in/ejuGaFza In this issue, you will find: ✍ A feature story on the changing funding landscape 💡 What funders expect before you apply 💰 Global funding opportunities 📰 A round-up of media viability news we’re following this month 📊 Tools for showing impact, not just activity #MediaDev #JournalismFunding #MediaSustainability
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💼 Don't miss out! Stay updated with GFMD's weekly roundup of #careeropportunities in media development, journalism support, and media policy. 📩 Subscribe to our LinkedIn #MediaDev Insider newsletter for more on the latest developments in #media and #journalism support: https://lnkd.in/dPPWYmCz
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📢 We are happy to announce that our community of #journalism support and #MediaDev organisations has further grown! In May 2026, GFMD welcomed 19 new members, based across all continents and reflecting the international nature of the GFMD network. Read more about our newest members here: https://lnkd.in/dyh5GtnS GFMD is happy to welcome: 🌍Asia Pacific, and Oceania: 🇲🇻 Maldives Independent 🇧🇩 News Network 🇧🇩Media Resources Development Initiative MRDI 🌍Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia: 🇱🇻 Rīgas Ekonomikas augstskola - Stockholm School of Economics in Riga 🇱🇹 VšĮ DigitalHub (Digital Skills Coalition Belarus) 🇺🇦 MEDIA-CENTER UA 🌍Europe (Northern, Southern & Western): 🇬🇧 Jnomics Media 🇩🇪 logiq.media 🇫🇷 Global Youth & News Media 🌎Latin America and the Caribbean: 🇸🇻 Alharaca 🌍 Middle East and North Africa: 🇪🇬 Mada Masr Media 🇳🇱 Women Who Won the War 🇱🇧 Daraj Media 🇾🇪 Musnad Platform for Yemeni News Verification (منصة مُسند للتحقق من الأخبار) 🇮🇱 I'lam Center, The Arab Center for Media Freedom, Development and Research 🇵🇸 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media 🌎From the North America region: 🇺🇸 Cross-Pollinate Consulting 🌍From Sub-Saharan Africa: 🇿🇲 Crown TV Zambia 🇸🇸 The ClarityDesk
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💰 Don't miss out! Stay updated with GFMD's weekly roundup of #fundingopportunities in media development, journalism support, and media policy. 📩 Subscribe to our LinkedIn #MediaDevInsider newsletter for more on the latest developments in #media and #journalism support here: https://lnkd.in/dPPWYmCz
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💰 At the 20th edition of the International Journalism Festival, held in Perugia from 15–18 April 2026, sustainability and funding were at the very heart of the agenda. Across a series of panels, media practitioners and funders from around the world mapped both the damage and the way forward. ➡️ We have gathered the key insights and actionable recommendations that emerged: https://lnkd.in/dpH_jDQ5 #IJF26 #MediaSustainability #JournalismFunding