Author: Cinthia Membreno
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How to navigate donor bureaucracy? A podcast discussion
For exiled media around the world, grants play a significant role in achieving sustainability. It can be difficult, however, to navigate complex donor requirements in moments of urgency, or even when the situation becomes somewhat stable. In the fifth episode of the Exiled Media Podcast, Matt Kasper, publisher of Meydan TV, and Joris van Duijne,…
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A Nicaraguan journalist’s recurring nightmare in exile
There are ten vehicles packed with police officers outside my house. They shout, break in by force, and take me away. My family watches in despair, not understanding why this is happening. I’m crying. Luckily, this isn’t real. It’s just a nightmare that I’ve been having for the past three years. In 2021, I had…
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Are you an exiled media professional? This toolkit is for you
If you are an exiled media professional, you know — or will eventually find out — how challenging setting up a media organization abroad can be. Especially if you don’t speak the language of the country you are now living in. Perhaps the most important decision you will make is the type of organization you…
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NEMO returns to Perugia to advocate for exiled media
A year after officially launching the Network of Exiled Media Outlets (NEMO), we returned to Italy to continue advocating for the exiled media ecosystem. In 2024, our participation in Perugia’s International Journalism Festival included a side event with donors and media development organizations, and three panels about the realities and challenges of exiled media. NEMO’s…
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Five challenges exiled media face when reporting from abroad
Fleeing a country is, perhaps, one of the last decisions that independent journalists want to make. It implies renouncing the one thing that makes their reporting truly valuable: being on the ground. But for many, witnessing events as they unfold —and telling the world about them— represents a great danger to their lives. Under these…
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Meduza faced the most intense cyberattack campaign in its history
In February 2024, the Russian authorities launched a series of cyberattacks against Meduza, which have been more intense than any we’ve ever faced. The assault began around the time of Alexey Navalny’s death — about a month before Russia’s upcoming presidential election. Meduza has faced similar attacks before, of course —we have been dealing with…
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Are social media platforms hurting exiled media? A conversation with Ole Chavannes
In the pursuit of sustainability, exiled media outlets face multiple challenges. Many newsrooms have concluded, for example, that generating income from traditional advertising is almost impossible because local companies prefer to avoid retaliations from authoritarian governments. Under these circumstances, one of the most logical steps for exiled media is to experiment with programmatic advertising. But…
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Why is exiled media so different? An interview with Sudeshna Chanda
Part of advocating for the exiled media landscape consists of explaining —in different spaces and platforms— what is the nature, peculiarities, and challenges of news organizations that have been forced to operate outside of their home countries. The Network of Exiled Media Outlets (NEMO) sees this effort as a means for audiences, donors, and supporters…