In the first edition of a gathering of all IFPIM Latin American grantees, 25 media organizations and systemic change initiatives from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Paraguay came together on the 24th of July in Bogotá, Colombia to showcase their impact, connect with each other and share collective learnings.

Historic Paris Declaration on Multilateral Action Lays Out Commitments by Leading Democracies

PARIS, le 16 septembre 2025 : Annoncée la semaine dernière, une conférence internationale de haut niveau, organisée par le Fonds international pour les médias d'intérêt public (IFPIM) et le Forum pour l'information et la démocratie (FID), deux initiatives ayant bénéficié du soutien du Président de la République et de l’appui du gouvernement français, réunira les 29 et 30 octobre une coalition élargie d'États et d’acteurs de la société civile et du secteur privé, engagés dans la défense d’une information libre et fiable. La Conférence se tiendra dans le cadre du Forum de Paris sur la Paix (PPF) 2025."

Independent media endangered, security and democracy weakened, autocracy and disinformation thriving

28 August, Accra: The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) announced today that it will include Nigeria among the countries where the Fund makes grants, expanding the global portfolio to 44 countries, including ten in Africa. The International Fund will undertake preliminary field assessments in coming months and will begin making grants to Nigerian independent media organizations as of 2026.

August 6, Paris: The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) today announced new grants to four media organizations in Moldova. The four news outlets publish in Romanian and Russian and operate in regions outside the capital Chișinău, including areas where citizens have few other sources of credible information and are vulnerable to external disinformation campaigns.

Friday, 4 July, Paris: The International Fund for Public Interest Media cordially invites independent media organizations from Belarus and Azerbaijan operating from exile to participate in a call for proposals for grant support. The Open Call for Belarusian exiled media is coordinated jointly with the JX Fund.

26 June, Paris: News organizations in the Global South and Eastern Europe that received support from the International Fund for Public interest Media (IFPIM) have strengthened their financial positions, increased their reader- and viewership, and maintained editorial independence, recent data published in IFPIM’s 2024 Annual Report shows.

Call for Expressions of Interest: Serve on the Council of the International Fund for Public Interest Media

4 March, Paris — Announced last week through a decree issued by the French Prime Minister, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and other government officials, the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) has been granted all privileges and immunities available under the Ordonnance n° 2022-533, which establishes its status as an International Organization hosted by France.

Paris, 10 February — The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) today announced the creation of the Global Media Trust, a new initiative and platform to enable news content creators - particularly those producing content in the Global Majority - to be paid for content essential to training AI Large Language Models (LLMs) and to foster linguistic diversity in the development of AI technology.

Paris, 16 December — The International Fund for Public Interest Media today announced USD 5 million in new grants to 20 public interest news organizations across its four focus regions: Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia and the Pacific.

Paris, 6 December: Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has this week confirmed grant support for the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), providing SEK120 million in new funding for independent journalism.

October 17, Paris: The International Fund for Public Interest Media today announced awards of new grant support to five independent media organizations in Moldova and Georgia, confirmed between March and September of 2024. Support to these independent news outlets expands the total investment in the region to just over US$ 3 million, and doubles the number of organizations funded in Eastern Europe since 2022.

Journalists risk everything to hold power to account, crucial work for which a $1bn global fund should be established

3 May acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom and professional ethics.