Making public interest information financially sustainable.
We work with digital news publishers, creators, media funders and policymakers to improve the financial sustainability of information ventures in Europe and beyond.
We advise on audience revenues, commercial partnerships, business, product and content development and choosing the right technology.
We work with the largest media funders and developers (private and public) on investment strategies, partner selection, due diligence and program implementation.
We work with decision-makers to secure fair, stable and equitable funding for digital media and to introduce new mechanisms like matching funds and investment subsidies.
What we do
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The CSM Partnership Program
For organizations that want direct access to our expertise, intelligence and advocacy work, all year round.
Questions about the program? An individual journalist, a small local newsroom, a community outlet or simply can't afford the fee right now? Reach out anyway and we'll figure it out.
GET IN TOUCH ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP →Know who wins EU media funding before you apply
The EU Funding Dashboard aggregates more than 800 EU-funded journalism and public-interest information projects from 2014 to 2026: over €870 million awarded to more than 1,800 organisations inside and outside Europe. Filter by funding stream, browse recently successful projects, track what the Commission spends on by keyword, and see who wins, who they apply with, and how those networks connect. Looking at a potential partner? Check whether they have ever received EU funding and what their smallest, average and largest grants were, so you know what to offer them. Sizing a bid? See the typical ticket on each stream and the premium a coordinator captures over a simple partner. If you are preparing an EU proposal, this is the tool that gets you oriented.
Media Finance Monitor
The weekly newsletter where newsroom leaders, funders and media entrepreneurs come to understand how money really moves through the information ecosystem — funding calls, business models, policy and platform shifts, decoded into strategies you can use.
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