"The larger ambition is to become a “Mondragón of Music: a constellation of community-owned ventures that form the foundation of an alternative economy owned by artists and workers" www.thenews.coop/subvert-co-o...

Subvert co-operative: A future ‘Mondragón of music’?

A co-operatively owned music platform has launched this year – with over 20,000 members and a vision to become a ‘Mondragon of music’

thenews.coop

This account has moved to @eurosky.social - you can too, by following the steps at move.eurosky.tech

OK, friends - assistance please! Are there any groups that support or foster #cooperatives / #coops that I should add to this list? LMK! bsky.app/profile/medi...

Some excellent details in the @niemanlab.org piece, such as these two. Interesting to see things we know happen in lots of other countries - people giving cash as and when they can as a show of solidarity, for example - happening in the US too. And the student story is amazing.

As ever the contrast with the scale of the scene in the US is stark, as this @niemanlab.org piece shows. It‘s a good and detailed piece, but it’s sobering to see the financial figures that #mediacoops in the US are raising vs anywhere else (except e.g. @taz.de) www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...

Journalism coops seem utopian. What’s it like working in one?

"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out."

niemanlab.org

I’m not aware of any significant structured programmes that are looking to do that - please let me know here or at @mediacoops.bsky.social of any schemes or funders doing this in this domain. Or if there are any schemes within the #cooperatives movement that have included #mediacoops…. 3/n

It’s long felt to me that, given access to sustained financial & business support, the #mediacoops field in the UK & Europe has levels of growth within it, and can make a huge contribution to #journalism, media diversity, healthier information environments, especially locally. 2/n

I’ve followed #mediacoops in the UK & Europe for >10 years, from Dave Boyle’s Good News report, through the start of @thebristolcable.bsky.social & @theferret.scot, @mcrmeteor.bsky.social etc. There’s a rich history, research, lots of learnings (I’ve long tracked some @mediacoops.bsky.social) 1/n

Is working in #mediacoops utopian? A view from @niemanlab.org: bsky.app/profile/niem...

Nieman Lab@niemanlab.org · 9mo ago

"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...

@beehiiv.com is there someone I (@sdp.bsky.social) can talk to about Media Collective?

HERE WE GO! #mediacoops

Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · last yr.

What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own. Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week. Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊

Of relevance to #mediacoops in the UK… Cc @theferret.scot @thebristolcable.bsky.social @mcrmeteor.bsky.social @newint.bsky.social et al

Co-operative Futures@coopfutures.bsky.social · last yr.

Government wants to double the size of the co-op economy. At today’s pace, it will take decades. Read @cooperativesuk.bsky.social new report: www.uk.coop/economy on growth that keeps money local, creates good jobs & builds resilient communities. #coops #cooperatives #economy #CoopEconomy

#mediacoops in the USA 👇🏾 bsky.app/profile/ryan...

Ryan Teague Beckwith@ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · last yr.

If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support: • 404 Media • Defector • The Flytrap • Flaming Hydra • The Appeal • Aftermath • Racket • Hell Gate • The 51st • The Colorado Sun • Range Media • Discourse Blog • Pop Heist

@thebristolcable.bsky.social’s latest edition: “Across the nation, far-right anti-migrant narratives amplified by the heritage media are fuelling hatred and misinformation. (Ctd)” thebristolcable.org/2025/08/bris... #bristol #solidarity #cities #journalism #mediacoops #migration

Interesting story on fan / #cooperative ownership in French #football (from @philippeauclair.bsky.social) www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Interesting… @latimes.com to “go public”… www.instagram.com/reel/DMa5aDb...

It’s our 10th birthday 🎂 Ten years ago, a few of us sat round a kitchen table in Edinburgh, sharing carrot sticks, burnt pizza and a belief that Scotland needed fearless, independent investigative journalism. We called it The Ferret 🧵

Hello media co-op friends! I'd love to know if you know of any current/contemporary guides or courses or advisory services, from any country or language, to setting up and running #mediacoops specifically. All pointers much appreciated... #cooperatives

Fellow media co-op watchers and doers: Is there any value to building a guide (that can be localised) on #mediacoops? I’ve seen flurries of activity around this in the past, & I am sure the US has plenty of stuff on this, but for elsewhere around the world? Existing examples?

Delighted to discover (or hopefully re-discover) that @investigate-eu.bsky.social is a "charitable, non-profit European Cooperative Society, owned by its team"... www.investigate-europe.eu/funding #mediacoops

Our Funding

Investigate Europe is a cross-border journalism cooperative with reporters in 12 countries, along with collaborators from across Europe.

investigate-europe.eu

Curious to see @subvert.fm how progresses as a co-operatively-owned alt to @bandcamp.com: subvert.fm #cooperatives #mediacoops #music

Subvert — The Collectively Owned Music Marketplace

A music platform owned by us all. Join Subvert to sell your work, support artists, and shape our shared future. Sincerely Ours.

subvert.fm

One of the rival bids for the #Observer has offered to give a stake in the business to staff. No word on whether @theguardian.com #ScottTrust will entertain the bid as would be usual. Here @mazzucatom.bsky.social suggests @theguardian.com and #Observer practice stakeholder capitalism… #mediacoops

Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2y ago

I ran into the fabulous @mazzucatom.bsky.social yesterday, one of the world’s leading economists, & she gave this super clear explanation on why the Guardian management should be listening to its journalists. AND restructuring its board. Please watch! 1/

(Sorry for the interruption in service on all things #mediacoops - more soon, I hope!)

📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 Presented today at Publix in Berlin, it offers a detailed analysis of independent public interest journalism across 🇪🇺, covering funding models, business challenges, and investigative journalism’s role. 🗺️ Explore the 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 and 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗽 here: t.ly/zTGpL

📢 The 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 has been published! The report - made by @netzwerkrecherche.org - provides a comprehensive look at 🇪🇺 i͟n͟d͟e͟p͟e͟n͟d͟e͟n͟t͟ ͟p͟u͟b͟l͟i͟c͟ ͟i͟n͟t͟e͟r͟e͟s͟t͟ ͟m͟e͟d͟i͟a͟ ͟s͟e͟c͟t͟o͟r͟, highlighting funding models and i͟n͟v͟e͟s͟t͟i͟g͟a͟t͟i͟v͟e͟ ͟r͟e͟p͟o͟r͟t͟i͟n͟g͟’s role. 🗺️ Explore the 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 and 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗽 here: t.ly/zTGpL

#mediacoops #France This is exciting as an initiative - long-mooted, now happening, it seems: Medias-coop.org

Le Monde@lemonde.fr · 2y ago

Coop-médias, une coopérative pour aider les médias indépendants

This is a good (and fairly international) list of #cooperative related orgs and businesses.

The Cooperative Economy@cooperatives.bsky.social · 2y ago

Follow and support cooperative businesses and organizations here! 💪 go.bsky.app/EeZPdWX

VoxEurop is “first European press cooperative, #Voxeurop is owned by its readers as well as its journalists, translators, partners and founders.” voxeurop.eu/en/becoming-... #mediacoops #europe

Becoming a shareholder - Voxeurop

As the first European press cooperative, Voxeurop is owned by its readers as well as its journalists, translators, partners and founders. The purpose of this project is to welcome all those who value ...

voxeurop.eu

Good to see the @thebarentsobserver.com still going strong! #mediacoops

Media Co-operatives@mediacoops.eurosky.social · 9y ago

Interested to see that @BarentsNews - covering the Euro-Arctic region - is journalist-owned (‘a non-profit stock company fully owned by the reporters’): http://thebarentsobserver.com/en/about-us

The 2014 paper by @annamaris.bsky.social doesn’t seem to be online or accessible at @waybackmachine.bsky.social… The media co-operative Fria Tidningar in #Sweden wound down pre-Covid, I think the last title shut down in 2019 or so, but the site remains: www.fria.nu/omfria #mediacoops

Fria Tidningar

Normbrytande nyheter för människor som vill förändra världen.

fria.nu

Media Co-operatives@mediacoops.eurosky.social · 10y ago

This 2014 paper by Anna Maris (of @friatidningar) gives a good overview of the whys & wherefores of #mediacoops: https://www.sommetinter.coop/sites/default/files/article-scientifique/files/2014_15_maris.pdf