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📢 We’ve launched the Crisis Leadership Simulation website!

For years, we’ve developed a hands-on leadership tool for media teams, used in training, workshops, and international programs to turn theory into real decision-making under pressure.

Now, it has a dedicated site with an overview of its impact. If you run a media programme, hackathon, or team training, check it out here 👉 https://t.co/JnfmHM83jC

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Over 60% of Spain's journalism students are women. Only 5% of its major media outlets are led by one. Spain is a pioneer for women’s rights – but is it a model for women in journalism? @RomainChvt reports for The Fix.

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Note: This episode is part of the MOST (Media Organisations for Stronger Transnational Journalism) project, a European Commission initiative where The Fix works as a mentor and consultant on product, audience, and business development for partner newsrooms.

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Ivana Pavlović, Head of Strategic Planning at @BIRN_Network, joined us on Fix.Ed to talk about BIRN’s 20-year journey, its audience engagement strategy, @BalkanInsight, and how a regional investigative network holds together across countries, languages, and political pressures.

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Watch the full interview or listen to the episode on your platform of choice:

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The Economist has introduced a cheaper subscription tier for audio and video, aimed at attracting more diverse subscribers – a play to attract younger audiences for whom both the high price and the text-heavy formats are barriers.

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“For about $15 a month – roughly $10 less than an all-access premium subscription – Economist Play bundles the publisher’s long-form Insider video shows, paywalled podcasts, daily audio briefings, short-form videos, subscriber-only newsletters, and games into a standalone product,” our colleagues at @Digiday report in the article featured in the latest edition of our weekly newsletter.

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European Pravda’s editors reflect on their journey as a small newsroom, discussing the challenges of shaping policy, the missed opportunities of not pivoting to video sooner, and their hope to eventually fulfill their mission.

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https://t.co/0zK2lwbAu4

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French publisher Groupe Actu has transitioned 120 publications to a paid subscription model, generating an average of 1,500 new digital subscribers each month. We spoke with its deputy director.

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New from The Fix – French local media Groupe Actu successfully shifted from a fully free digital model to paid subscriptions across its 120 outlets. @RomainChvt spoke with its deputy director, @AmandineBriand, about the transition.

https://t.co/h2t9EdUD1d

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In his latest article for The Fix, @alepiloale takes a look at a newsroom run by Hungarian high schoolers, funded by throwing parties, and about to lose its founders to university.

https://t.co/ae5rQVWJXS

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Sweden's VK Media claims to have grown its audience by combining the strengths of its marketing department and its newsroom. The Fix's @RomainChvt spoke to Anton Gunnarsson Molin, the company’s head of sales and digital strategist.

https://t.co/oRkBmrmMyZ

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New from The Fix: A student-run Hungarian outlet got the new education minister's first interview, has been quoted by senior journalists, and funds itself by throwing parties. Inside Balzac, founded by two 15-year-olds in 2022.

https://t.co/ae5rQVWc8k

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🇸🇮 How does a local outlet primarily serving a rural area with about 20,000 residents navigate financing, engagement with the local population, and offering solutions to local issues? We spoke to Slovenia's @ovtar24.

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@antonprotsyuk @EuropeanPravda Note: this conversation is produced under Media Organisations for Stronger Transnational Journalism (MOST), a European Commission initiative that connects six non-profit digital media outlets across Europe. The Fix works as a mentor and consultant for partner newsrooms.

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New: for the latest episode of FixEd, @antonprotsyuk spoke with @EuropeanPravda about shaping policy as a small newsroom, not pivoting to video early enough, and hoping to one day fulfill their mission and go fishing.

https://t.co/0zK2lwbAu4

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New from The Fix: A Swedish local paper merged its newsroom and its marketing team. The result was 1,500 new subscribers, 14% more paywall conversions, and nearly 50% more young readers signing up. Romain Chauvet spoke with VK Media.

https://t.co/oRkBmrmMyZ

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With only two million residents, Slovenia is already a small market for media initiatives. In this context, how does Ovtar24, a local outlet primarily serving a countryside area with about 20,000 residents, navigate financing, engagement with the local population, and offering solutions to local issues? Veronica Snoj reports in a new piece for The Fix.

https://t.co/NUwciL57LP