Eric KarstensLet journalists be journalists: A case for grants to individualsMuch of grant-making in journalism emphasises support for media organisations rather than individual journalists. That makes sense…4 min read·Jan 14, 2021----
Eric KarstensinEuropean Journalism CentreMore than meets the eye: tips to find EU funding for journalismThe European Union is entangled with journalism in so many ways that it can be hard to see the forest for the trees. That’s because…7 min read·Apr 29, 2019----
Eric KarstensinEuropean Journalism CentreInnovation and social purpose: public and philanthropic support for European journalismNotes from our Journalism Funders Forum’s Expert Circle in Brussels5 min read·Oct 26, 2018----
Eric KarstensinEuropean Journalism CentreOpen, but not for freePerspectives for non-profit newsrooms6 min read·Sep 4, 2018----
Eric KarstensinEuropean Journalism CentreGermany's journalists - smoothing over political discourse?Re-defining the migration debate in Germany5 min read·Aug 9, 2018----
Eric KarstensinEuropean Journalism CentrePhilanthropy-funded journalism and public valueThe third Journalism Funders Forum convened in Paris on 15 June 2017 (as usual under the Chatham House Rule), and opened with the launch of…5 min read·Jun 20, 2017----
Eric KarstensinEuropean Journalism CentreHow donors can enable quality journalismThe second Journalism Funders Forum took place in Hamburg on 31 May 2017. Once again, an EJC-commissioned country report on philanthropic…7 min read·Jun 6, 2017----
Eric KarstensinEuropean Journalism CentreOn bridging the journalism-philanthropy gapOn 11th May 2017, the European Journalism Centre (EJC) convened the Journalism Funders Forum London, which discussed the status and…8 min read·May 17, 2017----
Eric KarstensHow not to win a journalism grantNote: I was meaning to talk about this at the 2016 edition of the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, but had to cancel at short…6 min read·Apr 8, 2016----
Eric KarstensWhy Google’s Digital News Initiative might failWhen Google announced the Innovation Fund of its Digital News Initiative (DNI) this spring, I was pleasantly surprised. It appeared as if…6 min read·Nov 9, 2015----