The Exiled Media Podcast features voices from exiled media organizations sharing their successes and challenges. We cover all things exile, from finding funding to psychosocial support.
By developing this product, we hope that other actors in the exiled media sphere can benefit from the lessons we have all learned along the way. We believe that knowledge is power, and that free press is more powerful when united.
Why having a podcast on the challenges of exiled media?
As with everything in journalism, it all started in a café. It was a cold winter afternoon and with beverages in hand, we were discussing the challenges that exiled media organizations face in exile. After venting for a while, we thought: why don’t we share everything we know so far with others who might be in a similar situation as ours?
In the spirit of helping others find solutions that already exist for exiled media, we created the Exiled Media Podcast. In the first episode of the Exiled Media Podcast, Sudeshna Chanda (Zamaneh Media), Matt Kasper (Meydan TV), and Cinthia Membreño (CONFIDENCIAL) explain why a culture of knowledge exchange in the exiled media sector will lead to stronger, independent journalism.
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Reporting from abroad
Matt Kasper (Meydan TV, Azerbaijan) and Ivan Kolpakov (Meduza, Russia) discuss how journalists in exile can continue to produce high-quality journalism, despite not being physically present in the country of their audiences.
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Fundraising for exiled media
Ole Chavannes (Democratic Voice of Burma, Myanmar) and Sudeshna Chanda (Zamaneh Media, Iran) talk about ways of finding funding for exiled media and dealing with donor bureaucracy.
Diversifying your business model in exile
Cinthia Membreño (CONFIDENCIAL, Nicaragua) and Sonny Swe (Frontier Myanmar, Myanmar) explain why memberships can be a lifesaver for media companies facing financial challenges even before going into exile.
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Navigating bureaucracy in the donor world
Matt Kasper (Meydan TV, Azerbaijan) hosts Joris van Duijne (Zamaneh Media, Iran) to discuss some of the issues that exiled media face in the development sphere, and how they can be improved.
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Team building in exile
Sudeshna (Zamaneh Media, Iran) speaks with JJ from Radio Tamazuj about the challenges of managing remote teams in exile. Radio Tamazuj is a daily news service and current affairs broadcaster covering South Sudan, the southern states of Sudan, and the borderlands between the two countries. Transcription is coming soon!
Time to choose a VPN? Listen to this first
Ole Chavannes (Democratic Voice of Burma, Myanmar) talks to Alex, a cyber security expert working with Meduza, about the considerations that exiled media organizations need to take when choosing VPNs to guarantee the safety of their teams. Transcription coming soon!
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