OUR NETWORK PARTNERS

STRATEGICALLY POOLING KNOWLEDGE

JX Fund works with a broad network of collaborators, including experienced project partners, international organizations, and experts in various fields, as well as the exile media outlets themselves. In close consultation with these partners and in our own studies, we analyze and assess global developments in the exile media landscape and canvas the existing needs and available resources. This allows us to work with our international partners to dynamically tailor our program according to the challenges faced by media outlets in exile, and to meet their needs effectively.

JX Fund can draw upon a diverse body of knowledge from network partners. They share our goal of promoting the press freedom and freedom of information on a global level, and also ascribe to the values outlined in the Declaration of the Duties and Rights of Journalists signed in Munich in 1971.

Our work would not be possible without the knowledge and experience of our network, along with their shared commitment to fostering the emergence of a strong and independent exile media landscape. We would like to thank all of them for their invaluable support.

Our Project Partners

SUCCESSFUL PROJECT DELIVERY

The aim of JX Fund and our partner organizations is to foster the development of a dynamic and sustainable support structure for media outlets and journalists in exile. To achieve this, we continually assess the needs of media in exile, allowing us to respond in a targeted manner. Our approach to this is twofold: Firstly, we identify and promote existing support; and secondly, we work closely with our project partners to fill any gaps in what is currently offered by developing and delivering targeted projects and support programs.

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OUR PROJECT PARTNERS

Centre for Media Studies at Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)

The Centre for Media Studies of the SSE in Riga supports the development of a transnational form of journalism and the emergence of sustainable media organizations. To this end, it works to build global networks among journalists and works with media outlets to deliver training and professional development programs. JX Fund worked together with The Fix and the Centre for Media Studies of the SSE Riga to carry out the study “Rebuilding Russian Media – Successes, Challenges and the Road Ahead”.

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Columbia Journalism School / Harriman Institute

The Columbia Journalism School offers advanced education and training in reporting, writing, and multimedia storytelling. The Harriman Institute, also based at Columbia University, is a research center focusing on Russia, Eurasia, and East Central Europe, providing deep academic insight into these regions. Together with the Columbia Journalism School and the Harriman Institute, JX Fund launched the Klebnikov Fellowship Program. This program aims to offer a platform for Belarusian and Russian independent media in exile to engage with leading U.S. journalists and publishers.

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Correctiv

Correctiv is a non-profit investigative journalism organization dedicated to producing in-depth and fact-based reporting on critical societal issues. Together with Correctiv, JX Fund facilitated the Media Incubator Program for exiled Afghan journalists in Germany, offering training, guidance, financial assistance to launch new media projects, and fostering connections with established media organizations to enhance integration and sustainability.

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European Center for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

The ECPMF is a non-profit organization that champions freedom of the press and freedom of information in Europe. It documents violations of press freedom and develops programs aimed at delivering practical support to journalists. Together with the ECPMF, JX Fund has initiated a study that investigated media habits among the Ukrainian diaspora in Germany,  and established a program to support exiled freelance journalists based in Germany to continue their professional activity and integrate them into the media market. Additionally, the ECPMF and JX Fund have created a hub for providing legal aid to exiled media outlets.

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Journalists in Need Network (jinn)

Jinn helps media from crisis regions and media workers at risk. Their programs aimed at capacity building of Belarusian and Russian media outlets and at advancing investigative and cross-border journalism. Together with jinn, JX Fund provided research grants within the “Connecting the Dots” project, established a co-working space with a studio for exiled media in Berlin,  and set up the “Berlin Incubator for Media in Exile” (BIMEX), which helped two cohorts of independent media outlets from Belarus and Russia to draft funding, development, and stabilization strategies.

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Mass Media Defence Centre

The Mass Media Defence Centre is an NGO focused on providing legal protection to Russian media organizations and journalists. It offers at-risk media outlets and journalists legal advice or helps them to find pro-bono legal representation. Together with the Mass Media Defence Centre, JX Fund launched the information platform “Shpargalka,” which outlines the legal situation for exiled journalists in 14 different countries, helping them to decide which country would suit them best.

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Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT)

MiCT is a non-profit that promotes the training of journalists and the development and delivery of media programming and content. With the support of JX Fund, MiCT developed a part of the fellowship program “Critical Voices,” which provided legal, financial, and strategic support to journalists from Belarus and Russia, enabling them to continue their journalism while in exile. Additionally, JX Fund helped establish of a hub for exiled media professionals, featuring a co-working space and a studio to foster networking and community development.

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n-ost

n-ost is a network of European journalists and media organizations working toward a more integrated European media sphere and developing collaborative, transnational approaches to foreign reporting. In partnership with n-ost, JX Fund launched the “Ukraine Incubator”, which helped hybrid Ukrainian editorial teams network and develop sustainable strategies for their journalistic work under wartime conditions.

The collaboration with JX Fund also made it possible to integrate workspaces for exiled journalists at n-ost’s Berlin office and organize a series of workshops and networking events. One such workshop, “Decolonizing Journalism,” provided media professionals with the opportunity to explore Russian colonialism and its impact on post-Soviet journalism from personal, academic, and journalistic perspectives.

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The Fix

The Fix monitors global journalism trends. In partnership with the Centre for Media Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, The Fix Research and Advisory conducted the JX Fund-commissioned study “Rebuilding Russian Media in Exile – Successes, Challenges, and the Road Ahead.” The study examined the state of exiled Russian media worldwide, highlighting structural and financial needs. It was updated in 2023 and 2025 to reflect evolving challenges at different stages of exile.

This collaboration led to the creation of the Dashboard, a digital infrastructure mapping exiled media landscapes from various countries worldwide, based on open sources and industry submissions. The continuously updated database provides insights into their overall performances as well as into their financial challenges. In 2024, studies on Afghan and Belarusian exiled media were published. Additionally, together with the Fix, JX Fund released brief overviews of the exiled media landscapes from Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Belarus, Syria, and Russia, covering the political triggers for exile and other key figures for these countries.

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Vertical52

Vertical52 specializes in making satellite and radar data more accessible for journalistic investigations. It offers publishers, broadcasters, and NGOs imagery, data, and insights from space and helping them to understand, analyze, and visualize this information to tell stories. Vertical52 and JX Fund implemented a project that aimed to enhance the research capabilities of exiled media by providing access to high-resolution satellite data and advanced analytical tools.

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Our Expert Advisors

MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS

When it comes to awarding grants or selecting participants for a particular project, JX Fund works with independent expert commitees. The members of this five-person committee are chosen on the basis of relevant regional knowledge and expertise in the fields of journalism and media development, with a new line-up every six months. Together with this expert committee, JX Fund discusses the applications and reaches decisions based on clear selection criteria.

JX Fund also works with a pool of international experts when developing the different components of its support program.

Regional expertise
They are highly familiar with the political, societal, and economic structures, as well as the key players and opportunities of a specific region.

Media development expertise
They can draw on a wealth of professional knowledge regarding the development of business and funding models for media.

Meta-knowledge
They provide expertise in broad, overarching topics, such as journalism, promoting democracy, or media in exile.

Media Outlets in Exile

IDENTIFYING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES

JX Fund is in constant and direct dialogue with media outlets in exile. This ensures that we can accurately identify their current needs, the challenges they are facing, and possible ways of providing support, allowing us to respond in a targeted manner. Together with our network, we assess our own support measures and projects as well as those of our partners and adapt them to the shifting landscape of media outlets in exile. In addition, JX Fund acts as an international hub, linking up a range of institutions that deal with the issue of journalism in exile with civil society organizations, media publishers, and the exiled journalists and editorial teams themselves. In this role, we help to set up interviews, recommend participants for conferences, and bring together different parties whose needs and interests might align.

Memberships

ACHIEVING IMPACT THROUGH DIALOGUE

In order to achieve our objective of fostering the sustainability of media outlets in exile, we are in constant contact with other organizations in the field.

fome – Forum Media and Development

Forum Media and Development (fome) is a German network for international media development whose aim is to strengthen independent media within developing and newly industrialized countries. At its annual symposium, its members come together to discuss issues related to sustainable media development.

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Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)

The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) is the biggest global community of media development and journalism support organisations. Through collaboration, coordination, and collective action GFMD’s network creates, promotes, and delivers policies and programmes to sustain journalism as a public good.

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Hannah Arendt Initiative

The Hannah Arendt Initiative is a network founded by the German Foreign Office and the German Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media dedicated to protecting at-risk media outlets and journalists. The network seeks to facilitate a continuous evolution of support measures and programs in the field.

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OUR MEMBERSHIPS