Maldita.es selected by the International Press Institute (IPI) to participate in its Acceleration Program

The 15 media outlets were selected for their pioneering and innovative plans, ranging from seeking younger audiences to creating audio content or monetizing their audiences in a sustainable way that promotes participation.

Maldita.es will work on creating a new community management system that will allow the members of its ‘superpowers’ program to participate more and better in the organization’s programs, as well as gain new knowledge to fight disinformation in multimedia formats.

The program is part of Media Innovation Europe (MIE), a new joint  IPI initiative co-funded by the European Union that empowers newsrooms to achieve editorial independence and financial sustainability.

The selected essays were selected by an independent jury from Spain, Portugal, Norway, Slovakia and Hungary. The initiative is based on research by the International Press Institute and is a first-of-its-kind approach for journalists, editors and media creators from around the world who are rebuilding their local media ecosystems to meet the needs of their audiences and build greater trust in them, as well as to offer the best support for democracy and the best defense against disinformation.

The 15 chosen newsrooms are:

• Hromadske Radio (Ukraine)
• Wydawnictwo Zwierciadlo (Poland) 
• LUPA (Montenegro) 
• Átlátszó Erdély (Romania) 
• RADAR Magazine (Italy) 
• Apulum Forum Association (Romania)
• Lazy Women (France) 
• El Orden Mundial (Spain) 
• Večer Mediji (Slovenia) 
• Outriders (Poland) 
• English Club (North Macedonia)  
• Maldita.es (Spain)
• Andererseits (Austria)
• Press Freedom Foundation (Serbia)  
• Iașul Nostru (Our Iași) (Romania)

If you want to know more about the Maldita.es community model, visit comunidad.maldita.es

The International Press Institute  is an association of media professionals that represents the main digital, print and broadcast media from nearly 100 countries.