A joint GFMD/IFEX statement responding to the last-minute cancellation of RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka

Your guide on how to support journalism and media

It was a challenging year for the media development community, marked by adversity, resilience, and shared achievements. Below, we highlighted GFMD’s impact in 2025 through numbers.

The next phase of media development is about having the courage to design and build something new.

GFMD convened its newly elected Steering Committee on Thursday, 20 November, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking the start of a new four-year term (2025–2029) for the organisation’s governing body.

GFMD and more than 100 organisations call for robust and strategic EU investment in free and independent media in response to the proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2...

Your guide on how to support journalism and media

The M20 Declaration calls for significant steps to ensure independent journalism, media pluralism and information integrity are strengthened.

The new Steering Committee will officially begin its four-year term on 20 November 2025 at an in-person meeting during the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Investigative Journalism Trainings | Next-IJ

This roundup highlights key takeaways that emerged from the festival's funding-focused conversations.

Next-IJ initiative empowers European journalists, newsrooms, and media organisations with cutting-edge tools, advanced data analysis capabilities, and enhanced cross-border collaboration networks nece...

At a time when the protection of civic space and human rights is more vital than ever, the withdrawal of critical funding threatens media and journalism organisations' role in ensuring access to relia...

La Guía de recaudación de fondos del GFMD está diseñada para ayudar a cualquier persona que busque financiamiento para proyectos de desarrollo mediático o de apoyo al periodismo.

Your guide on how to support journalism and media

At a time when the protection of civic space and human rights is more vital than ever, the withdrawal of critical funding threatens media and journalism organisations' role in ensuring access to relia...