This lifeline for independent media could also boost democracy around the world
The decline of independent media has been shown to accelerate democratic backsliding the world over. More strategic use of data could help save local news.
Jason Lambert has been in management roles on the commercial side of media since 2000. Having co-founded specialist consulting firm Newsgain in 2017, he now heads the Media Business Unit at Internews, including its United for News initiative, aimed at strengthening the global ecosystem for independent news.