The report by DW Akademie's think tank DW Freedom takes a thorough look at the global media development sector.
The key challenge for media development is not a funding gap but a collapsing rules-based international order.
The 2025 report by DW Akademie's think tank DW Freedom takes a thorough look at the global media development sector.
Baltic media remain strong, while Eastern Partnership media face unstable funding and limited decision-making power.
The report highlights how media development organizations survive and resist hostile operating environments.
The rise of authoritarianism and the rapid development of AI place growing pressure on Latin America's media system.
Media actors in Latin America need long-term, context-driven support to safeguard independent journalism.
Lack of funding, absence of crisis response, weak knowledge investment: challenges that media in the MENA region face
The Francophone Africa's media sector continues to face deep structural challenges despite progress in press freedom.
Anglophone Africa’s fragile media landscape faces challenges, yet resilience is emerging locally.
Risk mitigation and funding: Media development actors need to step up efforts in the region, research findings suggest.
Media development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is resilient, but slow crisis response risks donor cuts.
