Media Finance Monitor
Peter Erdelyi, David Kardos, Sudeshna, Isabela Pop, María Paula Ángel Benavides, Alinda Veiszer, Milo Tesselaar, Sebastian Esser, Giordano Zambelli, Daniel BaranyaYour weekly newsletter on media funding, large-scale grants, impact investment, audience revenues and more. Powered by the Center for Sustainable Media.
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Founding director of the Center for Sustainable Media. Consults for MDIF and teaches digital media strategy at the ELTE University in Budapest. Researched digital audience revenue strategies in CEE and the Global South at Oxford.
EU policy expert and Advocacy Director at CSM. Former EP advisor on digital legislation, media policy, and rule of law. Supporting sustainable journalism and fundamental rights. Experienced in EU Budget and controls for democratic accountability.
A perpertually curious and tired woman hoping to share her love for all things journalism, writing, identity, womanhood, food, and cinema.
Communication and Media.
2002-2006 Klubradio 2004-2012 MTV (Hungarian Public Media) 2012-2015 freelancer 2015-2018 Hír tv (News Channel) 2018- freelancer (www.patreon.com/veiszeralinda)
(Media) Entrepreneur & strategist. In between sectors, institutions and ideas. Thinks big, works concrete. For Vienna, for Austria, for Europe and with whomever is serious about systemic change.
Journalist building things. CEO, Steady
Postdoctoral researcher in media&com at SMIT-VUB, Brussels. I explore how journalism is changing, and what role public institutions play in shaping that change. My work focuses on journalism innovation, media subsidies, and collaborative journalism.
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