Publications

DWA Weathering Crisis Media Resilience Mockup

The time to prepare for crises is now!

DW Akademie's new discussion paper "Weathering Crisis. Ensuring Media Viability, continuity and resilience" is a call to action for media organizations to assess risks and prepare for crises. Go to article

DW Akademie Mock-Up Safe.Strong.Viable. - The symbiosis between media safety and media viability

Safe. Strong. Viable. - The symbiosis between Media Viability and Media Safety

Investing in safety and security measures not only saves lives but also strengthens the business models of media outlets. This paper focuses on the synergy of media safety and media viability.

More than money. Rethinking Media Viability in the digital age

This paper presents a new model for Media Viability at a time when media outlets face enormous difficulties delivering quality reporting while staying financially afloat. Available in various languages.

DW Akademie | Media Viability Indicators,

Media Viability: New indicators show what is at stake

What stops a country's media sector from producing high quality journalism and being sustainable? DW Akademie offers media practitioners, activists, and scholars a new framework to assess media viability.

A photo of the DW Akademie publication 'From start to success — a handbook for digital media entrepreneurs'.

'From start to success' — New handbook to support startups striving for media viability

As the world grapples with COVID-19, young media outlets are struggling more than ever. DW Akademie aims to assist startups with its new publication: 'From start to success — a handbook for digital media entrepreneurs'.

Flashcards: Media Viability

Our Flashcards 'Media Viability' are available in English.

DW Akademie | Investigative Journalism How to fund IJ MockUp

How to fund investigative journalism

Insights from the field and its key donors.

Focus countries

Ecuador: Media Viability in the CORAPE network

This publication presents the training procedures and best practices of the biggest network of community media in Ecuador and recommends eight steps and tools to help community media achieve viability.

First ever media viability assessment of Lebanon

Applying DW Akademie’s Media Viability Indicators (MVIs), this study assesses the financial sustainability and the quality of journalistic content and production in Lebanon, a politically and religiously diverse country.

Foreign funding, hypercompetition: New insights into challenges for media viability in Lebanon

International experts have carried out a thorough assessment of media viability in Lebanon using DW Akademie's Media Viability Indicators.

Professional journalism against the odds: A strategy for Belarusian independent media

DW Akademie, Publikation, Strategiepapier Belarus, Mockup

By linking technology with organizational development, Galina Malishevskaya has developed a comprehensive strategy for Belarusian independent media stakeholders.