MacArthur Foundation, Luminate visit CJID, Premium Times, reaffirm support for media accountability
Representatives from the MacArthur Foundation and Luminate recently paid visits to the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) and Premium Times, and left with their commitment to the organizations firmly intact.
During the visits, Dapo Olorunyomi, chief executive officer of CJID and publisher of Premium Times, walked the funders through the real-world difference their support has made. The areas he highlighted include investigative journalism, fact-checking, press freedom, and efforts to hold technology platforms accountable.
With media independence under pressure across the continent, the backing of global foundations for newsrooms doing this kind of work carries weight. What happens next in that partnership is worth watching closely.
Originally published by Premium Times.