The media industry has been in crisis for a number of years, but some journalists aren’t waiting for legacy organizations to fix it—they're building their own newsrooms, organizations, platforms, ...
Martin Kotynek
Martin Kotynek is a journalist and the Founding Director of the Media Forward Fund which funds media diversity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The goal is to contribute to more quality journalism with viable business models that publish strong, trustworthy content and are sustainably financed in the long term.
Martin previously served as editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Der Standard in Vienna, deputy editor-in-chief of Zeit Online in Berlin, investigative editor at Die Zeit, and political editor at Süddeutsche Zeitung in Munich. As a Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, Martin focused on innovation, leadership, and entrepreneurship in journalism. He studied neurobiology and was born in Vienna.
Events IJF 2025
In its 18 months of existence, Press Forward – a $500 million philanthropic effort to support local news in the United States – has committed a significant sum to publishers around America. And th...
What do journalism funders want—and why are they so focused on business model?
The news media industry faces a structural crisis. While a few organisations have executed successful digital transformations, many are struggling. Public interest journalism is under particular strai...
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