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How can a specialised publication turn complex policy reporting into a sustainable media product? In the latest edition of FixEd, Priti Patnaik, founding editor of Geneva Health Files, explains how the newsletter serves expert readers, builds trust, and reports on the power behind health policy.

Building a Sustainable Niche Newsletter – interview with Geneva Health Files

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Vlast, a niche media outlet in exile that provides exclusive coverage of the Russian authorities, is more than just an international counterpart to its Russian-language version. This unconventional strategy among exiled Russian media seems to be yielding positive results.

More than an English edition: How exiled Russian journalist Farida Rustamova built a separate outlet for international readers

Vlast, a niche media outlet in exile offering exclusive reporting on the Russian authorities, is more than an international edition of its Russian-language counterpart.

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Times are tough for pro-Fidesz media following Tisza's victory in Hungary. There is also a renewed sense of optimism for the free press, reinforced by the appointment to a ministerial role of Bálint Ruff, an ex-host of Partizán, the country’s best-known independent political YouTube channel #ICYMI

Hungary’s great media shake-up – collapse on one side, reinvention on the other

New prime minister, Péter Magyar, called a press conference, invited both domestic and foreign journalists to answering their questions in full.

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AI is both a revenue stream and a threat. French media giant Le Monde has licensing deals with OpenAI, Perplexity, and Meta, bringing in new revenue, while “fiercely defending” its content against bad bots, our colleagues at @pressgazette.co.uk report in their piece featured in our weekly newsletter

How Le Monde is 'fiercely defending' journalism from bad bots

French title has licensing deals with three major LLMs.

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Vlast, a niche media outlet in exile offering exclusive reporting on the Russian authorities, is more than an international edition of its Russian counterpart. This approach, unconventional among exiled Russian media, appears to be paying off. Veronica Snoj spoke to journalist @faridaily.bsky.social

More than an English edition: How exiled Russian journalist Farida Rustamova built a separate outlet for international readers

Vlast, a niche media outlet in exile offering exclusive reporting on the Russian authorities, is more than an international edition of its Russian-language counterpart.

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Developed by Pompeu Fabra University and Barcelona-based Sorensen AI, the Signària project demonstrates how AI can be used to sustain a minority language rather than supplant it, and could be extended to other sign languages.

How Catalonia’s Signària project enabled a deaf journalism student to host radio programmes

To enable a deaf journalism student to host radio programmes, Sorensen.ai developed a system that combines artificial intelligence, linguistics, and speech synthesis.

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The team behind a Ukrainian regional outlet discusses bypassing political influence, surviving blackouts, and building sustainable community networks.

Building a self-sufficient local outlet amidst the war: case of misto.media

The team behind a regional outlet discusses bypassing political influence, surviving blackouts, and building sustainable community networks.

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To enable a deaf journalism student to host radio programmes, Sorensen_ai developed a system that combines artificial intelligence, linguistics, and speech synthesis. The Fix spoke with its technical director.

How Catalonia’s Signària project enabled a deaf journalism student to host radio programmes

To enable a deaf journalism student to host radio programmes, Sorensen.ai developed a system that combines artificial intelligence, linguistics, and speech synthesis.

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New from The Fix: Reader memberships, advertising, grants, corporate philanthropy – misto_media is building toward four equal revenue streams to stay independent. Hleb Liapeika examines how one Ukrainian regional outlet is working toward self-sufficiency during the war.

Building a self-sufficient local outlet amidst the war: case of misto.media

The team behind a regional outlet discusses bypassing political influence, surviving blackouts, and building sustainable community networks.

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How can a deaf journalism student work in the audio-heavy radio medium? @romainchauvet.bsky.social spoke with Xavier Vinaixa, the technical director of a project that uses AI to enable just that.

How Catalonia’s Signària project enabled a deaf journalism student to host radio programmes

To enable a deaf journalism student to host radio programmes, Sorensen.ai developed a system that combines artificial intelligence, linguistics, and speech synthesis.

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Spain is often considered a pioneer country for women's rights. But is this also the case for women’s role in the media and journalism?

Spain leads on women’s rights. Why not in its newsrooms?

Spain is often considered a pioneer country for women's rights. But is this also the case for women’s role in the media and journalism?

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Over 60% of Spain's journalism students are women. Only 5% of its major media outlets are led by one. Spain is a pioneer for women’s rights – but is it a model for women in journalism? @romainchauvet.bsky.social reports for The Fix.

Spain leads on women’s rights. Why not in its newsrooms?

Spain is often considered a pioneer country for women's rights. But is this also the case for women’s role in the media and journalism?

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Ivana Pavlović, Head of Strategic Planning at Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, joined us on Fix.Ed to talk about BIRN’s 20-year journey, its audience engagement strategy, Balkan Insight, and how a regional investigative network holds together across countries, languages & political pressures.

BIRN at 20: how a regional investigative network built trust across the Balkans

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The Economist has introduced a cheaper subscription tier for audio and video, aimed at attracting more diverse subscribers – a play for attracting younger audiences for whom both the high price and the text-heavy mediums are barriers.

European Pravda’s editors reflect on their journey as a small newsroom, discussing the challenges of shaping policy, the missed opportunities of not pivoting to video sooner, and their hope to eventually fulfill their mission. Read or watch the full interview, which is part of our Fix.Ed podcast 👇

How a 14-person newsroom shapes Ukraine’s foreign policy – interview with European Pravda

European Pravda’s editors on shaping policy as a small newsroom, not pivoting to video early enough, and hoping to one day fulfill their mission and go fishing

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French publisher Groupe Actu has transitioned 120 publications to a paid subscription model, generating an average of 1,500 new digital subscribers each month. We spoke with its deputy director.

1,500 new subscribers a month — How the French Groupe Actu successfully built a paid subscription model across its 120 publications

The French publisher has transitioned 120 publications to a paid subscription model, generating an average of 1,500 new digital subscribers each month.

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New from The Fix – French local media Groupe Actu successfully shifted from a fully free digital model to paid subscriptions across its 120 outlets. @romainchauvet.bsky.social spoke with its deputy director, @amandinebriand.bsky.social, about the transition.

1,500 new subscribers a month — How the French Groupe Actu successfully built a paid subscription model across its 120 publications

The French publisher has transitioned 120 publications to a paid subscription model, generating an average of 1,500 new digital subscribers each month.

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In his latest article for The Fix, Alessandro Pilo takes a look at a newsroom run by Hungarian high schoolers, funded by throwing parties, and about to lose its founders to university.

“When you’re young with a cute face, it’s easier to ask questions” – Inside Balzac, the Hungarian student media quoted by senior journalists

A look at a newsroom run by high schoolers, funded by throwing parties, and about to lose its founders to university.

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Sweden's VK Media claims to have grown its audience by combining the strengths of its marketing department and its newsroom. The Fix's @romainchauvet.bsky.social spoke to Anton Gunnarsson Molin, the company’s head of sales and digital strategist. #ICYMI

In Sweden, VK Media has blended marketing and newsroom to increase its audience

VK Media claims to have grown its audience by combining the strengths of its marketing department and its newsroom. The Fix spoke to Anton Gunnarsson Molin, the company’s head of sales and digital str...

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New from The Fix: A student-run Hungarian outlet got the new education minister's first interview, has been quoted by senior journalists, and funds itself by throwing parties. Inside Balzac, founded by two 15-year-olds in 2022.

“When you’re young with a cute face, it’s easier to ask questions” – Inside Balzac, the Hungarian student media quoted by senior journalists

A look at a newsroom run by high schoolers, funded by throwing parties, and about to lose its founders to university.

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🇸🇮 How does a local outlet primarily serving a rural area with about 20,000 residents navigate financing, engagement with the local population, and offering solutions to local issues? We spoke to Slovenia's Ovtar24.

Ovtar24, a media outlet bringing constructive journalism to rural Slovenia

How does a local outlet primarily serving a rural area with about 20,000 residents navigate financing, engagement with the local population?

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