Ahead of the EU elections we spoke with The European Correspondent and Voxeurop about their approach to covering this major event and how it fits with their editorial strategy.

In the latest piece of The Fix’s series on media careers, we look at Mar Cabra’s journey from being a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist to becoming an impact-driven co-founder and executive director of The Self-Investigation.

What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: Opportunities in elections coverage

▪️The articles featured pertain to approaches to election coverage, a new support programme for Ukrainian media, and a talk with mental health expert Mar Cabra;

▪️Interesting insights on news outlets that make money on Apple News, and The New Yorker’s successful push to improve audience engagement from our colleagues at Semafor, and Digiday;

▪️Great opportunities from The Fix Foundation and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, Open Archive, and European Journalism Centre.

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Recent media policy provisions imposed more obligations on platforms. It may either facilitate mainstream journalism or widen the gap between user-generated content and quality verified news content — let’s take a closer look.

In our latest article, we looked at how Ukrayinska Pravda, Ukraine’s leading digital news publisher, is betting on new verticals like tech and sports to diversify revenue.

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Portugal has three journalism platforms as part of Reference - the European Independent Media Circle. In a country with traditionally very low financial contributions from the state and civil society to journalism, how do these projects manage to work sustainably? Francisca Valentim explains.

What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: AI deals; audience building for newsroom leaders

▪️The articles featured pertain to how new media legislation will affect news publishers, a look into development of soft news coverage at a major Ukrainian outlet, tips on growing audience, and different business models used in Portugal;

▪️Interesting insights on how AI deals are shutting out partisan publishers in favour of mainstream outlets, and The Washington Post’s plans to introduce new subscriber tiers, including “a pay-as-you-go option" from our colleagues at Semafor, and A Media Operator;

▪️Great opportunities from Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship, International Media Support, and The Fix.

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Priyal Shah spoke to zebra.’s editor Alessio Giordano about how the South Tyrol-based nonprofit outlet supports the marginalised with print newspaper sales.

For the latest instalment of our Toolbox series, The Fix spoke with subscription-based outlet Contexte about external tools they rely on and their journey of developing the collaborative editor tool Echo.

What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: Models for funding independent journalism

▪️The articles featured pertain to how printed newspapers can make a difference in a community, Contexte's experience of introducing an editorial tool, and how generative AI can help analyse data;

▪️Interesting insights on British editors leading more and more major US newsrooms, and a newsroom backlash at The Washington Post from our colleagues at The New York Times, and The Guardian;

▪️Great opportunities from The Audiencers, JournalismAI, and The Economist.

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After losing 94% of revenue due to Russia's aggression against Ukraine, Belarusian IT-oriented outlet dev.by had to revise costs and launch projects abroad to pay salaries. But how do they plan to become financially sustainable without outside help? We spoke to dev.by CEO and founder Artiom Kontsevoi about how this independent publisher continues operating amidst political crackdowns.

The new EU Media Freedom Act obliges countries to ban spying on journalists and track media ownership. We examine what this means for newsrooms.

Have you ever wondered if your most-read topics truly align with your audience's needs? Dive into the User Needs Model developed by Dmitry Shishkin, former editor of BBC World Service and current CEO of Ringier Media International, which represents his perspective on how audience data can shape editorial decisions. Discover how understanding your readers' fundamental requirements can transform your content strategy.

We spoke with Artem Skorohodko, co-founder of the Ukrainian charity Behind Blue Eyes (@theblueyedproject), about their innovative approach to supporting children in war-torn regions.