The last two years have seen moves by governments and foundations around the world to support quality journalism as well as new data that gives insights into how digital native outlets survive and thr...
Shuwei Fang
Program on Independent Journalism OSF
Shuwei Fang is Program Officer at the Program on Independent Journalism of Open Society Foundations, an international philanthropic network. Shuwei oversees a portfolio focused on grant-making to seed and scale up early-stage journalism start-ups. Outside of Open Society, she has worked as a software and systems developer, researcher, and in the financial sector. Shuwei is based in London.
It's time to make independent journalism "pop". Canaries is a movement to build broad support for independent journalism in the digital age, which starts by showcasing the work of bold media startups ...
Foundation funding confidential: why the foundations do it, how they do it, and what “success” looks like
For most editors and newsrooms, the thought of asking for money to support editorial priorities is a highly daunting prospect. How do you match foundation support and real editorial priorities? Once y...
