Reference is a self-organised, pan-European network of independent public-interest media. Currently being incubated by @journalismarena.

Joined April 2023
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🎉 We are hugely excited to today launch The Journalism Value Project – helping independent public interest journalism convert its public value into financial value. We're beginning with an in-depth survey on the state of our sector. Find out more 👇 journalismvalueproject.com/

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This week, we put the spotlight on @elisabetta_tola, co-founder and president of @facta_ , an Italian nonprofit organization dedicated to investigative and data journalism across the Mediterranean region. referencecircle.eu/wp-admin/…
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"No oligarchs. No paywall. Just your donations and our work". With this slogan on their website, @zuzanavlasata and @JakubPatocka at @DReferendum set the tone for their work. referencecircle.eu/episode-1…
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🎙 Podcast alert: "It was a jump in the dark. But four years later, we are growing more and more and having success that we weren’t even hoping for at the start," Cecilia Anesi explains, co-founder and manager of @IrpiMedia . referencecircle.eu/?page_id=…
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🎙️Podcast alert: “Being a fully remote team is in the organizations’ nature because we want to cover Europe from the bottom-up,” explains @curlyP, Executive Director at @investigate_eu. 🎧Listen to the newest podcast of The Loop 🔽 referencecircle.eu/episode-1…
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Reference - the European Independent Media Circle retweeted
Portugal has 3 journalism platforms as part of @ReferenceEurope – 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? thefix.media/2024/5/31/indep…
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"Nobody told me I would not be doing journalism if I started a centre for investigative journalism" A great panel on lessons from journalists becoming managers, with members of Reference @elisabetta_tola @evabelmonte @007_delic and GIJN's Emilia Díaz-Struck at #dataharvest.
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“If you don’t think a news organisation is useful then why would you support it?” @Disclose_ngo readers saying they had doubts about Disclose’s impact was the alert that led them to implement a new methodology to measure their impact, says @pierreleibo #EIJC24 #dataharvest
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“Impact indicators are linked to the mission of your organisation, the promises you make to the public” - @pierreleibo
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Reference - the European Independent Media Circle retweeted
The « #Journalism Value Project » aims to support independant #media in #Europe 💪 following one guideline : how to convert our public value into financial value ? 💶 ➡️ presentation by @ReferenceEurope, @nrecherche and @investigate_eu #eijc24
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Reference - the European Independent Media Circle retweeted
Belgium-bound f/ @ReferenceEurope Proud for @TBIJ to be on the 2024 G5 steering committee, as our work continues to focus on collective advocacy for the sustainability & future of independent, public interest newsrooms across Europe.  Never had there been a more urgent need.
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Reference - the European Independent Media Circle retweeted
LISTEN: we’re on @prospect_uk’s Media Confidential podcast w @arusbridger & @lionelbarber. “The Bristol Cable has been given a rare chance—if they gain enough new members by September, they could secure a chunk of much-needed cash. Will they pull it off?” mediaconfidential.lnk.to/pod…

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We also discuss an enterprising news start-up, @TheBristolCable with @ElizMizon They are just doing a funding round. Well worth supporting
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Reference - the European Independent Media Circle retweeted
We also discuss an enterprising news start-up, @TheBristolCable with @ElizMizon They are just doing a funding round. Well worth supporting
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Congratulations to @IrpiMedia on launching their membership programme today! #IJF24
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Fantastic to see so many Reference members on this year's @EuroPressPrize Shortlist! ⭐️ @civio is nominated for the Innovation Award ⭐️ @direkt36 is nominated for the Investigative Reporting Award ⭐️ And @IrpiMedia & @FTM_eu as part of a big collaboration in The Rotenberg Files
Our 2024 Shortlist is out ✨ 2️⃣5️⃣ outstanding projects in our 5️⃣ categories: Distinguished Reporting, Innovation, Investigative Reporting, Migration Journalism and Public Discourse! Discover them online and share them: buff.ly/43IFBF3 #europeanpressprize
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Independent media gelato at #IJF24 🍦 A great moment for a get together of our network in Perugia.
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Reference - the European Independent Media Circle retweeted
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"Deep, investigative journalism needs to fight for its space" - inspiring words from our fearless leader @TBIJ @RozieBreen #ijf24
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