Impact Days 2025

12–13 May 2025 | Vienna, Austria

Martin Kotynek

Founding Director

Media Forward Fund

Berlin, Germany

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Media Forward Fund is a philanthropic collaboration that funds media diversity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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Media Forward Fund

Media Forward Fund

Non-profit

Berlin, Germany

Media Forward Fund is a philanthropic collaboration that funds media diversity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Our goal: Contributing to more quality journalism with viable business models that publish strong, trustworthy content and are sustainably financed in the long term.
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About me

Martin is a journalist and Founding Director of Media Forward Fund, which supports quality journalism in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. A former editor-in-chief of Der Standard, he previously held senior editorial roles at ZEIT Online, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Die Zeit, and was a Knight Fellow at Stanford. https://www.mediaforwardfund.org

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Speaker sessions (1)

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

16:40 - 17:30

Impact Investment for journalism: How News Organizations and Impact Financing Need to Come Together

Location:Rathaus - People Stage

How News Organizations and Impact Funds need to come together