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

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.

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'.

About 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.

Measuring Beyond Money: The Media Viability Indicators

Flashcards: Media Viability

What is Media Viability about? What are the challenges? What’s DW Akademie's approach? And what projects do we do? Our Media Viability Flashcards provide an overview of DW Akademie's activities in this field of action.

DW Akademie | Flashcards | Media Viability | pdf

Investigative journalism

How to fund investigative journalism

Insights from the field and its key donors.

Illustration Dossier Investigative Journalism

After the Scoop – how investigative journalism affects media

A new DW Akademie publication showcases nine media outlets from across the globe spearheading investigative reporting. They prove investigative journalism can mean business, even under the most difficult circumstances.

Focus countries

Media Loves Tech: Impact stories | DW Akademie

Media Loves Tech: Impact stories

MEDIA LOVES TECH is the name and the idea behind this project that got underway in 2018. The goal is to bring together two worlds that are often too far apart: journalism and the startup community.

Strategy Paper: Supporting Belarusian Media | DW Akademie

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

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

Media Viability in the CORAPE network | pdf

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.

Media Viability in Lebanon

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.