The International Fund for Public Interest Media published today its annual report for 2023, covering progress and developments in its grant-making, research and learning, coalition-building, and institutional development.

Read the full annual report ➡️ ifp.im/2023

I have a SA Book tour coming up (mostly) in May! I’m excited to launch my novel in Cape Town with Gorjas Mohale at The Book Lounge (!), in Johannesburg with Pearl Boshomane at Love Books (!) and Khadija Patel at Exclusive Books Sandton and I’ll be at Franschhoek Lit Fest and Kingsmead Book Fair

So glad you said this. I was too tired to engage accusation that those supporting this case are blind supporters of SA government. Some of the fiercest critics of govt are supporting this case. And the lawyers? They have represented poor communities against same govt for years!

Justice Albie Sachs, Maria Ressa and I spoke today at #ABMI2023 - we discussed International Fund for Public Interest Media & why supporting independent journalism that is inclusive, local and values-based is crucial for democracy. As Albie said: “Truth is not enough. We must speak compassion to power.”

We need democracies, corporates and philanthropy to support the fourth estate - or autocratic expansion will continue and undermine our societies. That’s why we created the International Fund for Public Interest Media #ABMI2023 Bloomberg

“Some of the largest year-over-year declines in Facebook referral traffic to publishers’ sites in August 2023 include:
The Sun: 84% decline
Business Insider: 80% decline
The Guardian: 79% decline
The Daily Mail: 77% decline
The Mirror: 75% decline
BuzzFeed: 72% decline
The New…

ANNOUNCEMENT: IPI has been battling a major distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack since Sept 6. Our IT team is currently working to mitigate the attack & keep our website online. This began days after IPI published a report about DDoS attacks against media in Hungary.

Byline, a book about the future of global journalism by Cristi Hegranes will be out September 19th! What are reviewers saying about Byline? Pre-order your copy today. #media #journalism #book #bestseller #mustread . Khadija Patel
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we need information the way we need food and water. Information that is not tied to this government or political faction. Information is a public good says Khadija Patel chair of IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media at the #Himam_forum_2023

So proud to be part of our growing team - all of us committed to finding paths to the future of journalism.

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More than 2.5 million Muslims will embark on the Haj this year, making this the largest Haj pilgrimage in history #Hajj1444 #haj2023

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‘These are the days we have been waiting for.’

Haj commences Monday insha Allah. Our group, Al Hussam from South Africa, did a dry run walk through from our hotel to Mina this morning, just as the skies were drawn.
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