Since March, independent Lebanese media outlets Daraj and Megaphone have been subjected to a smear campaign involving leading Lebanese media outlets, coordinated online attacks and defamations as well as several legal complaints.
Across the globe, media outlets are collapsing under the weight of failing business models, vanishing advertising revenues and escalating political pressure. This report responds to a rising demand from the media development field to understand how private capital can complement and strengthen traditional donor funding. The private sector alone will not save journalism, but it cannot remain on the sidelines.
