Peer-based research funding as a model for journalism funding

Latos, Maria; Lobigs, Frank; Wormer, Holger

Peer-based research funding as a model for journalism funding

dc.contributor.author	Latos, Maria
dc.contributor.author	Lobigs, Frank
dc.contributor.author	Wormer, Holger
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-11T08:01:10Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-11T08:01:10Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-16
dc.description.abstract	Financing high-quality journalistic reporting is becoming increasingly difficult worldwide and economic pressure has intensified in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While numerous alternative funding possibilities are discussed, ranging from membership models to government funding, they should not compromise the highest possible independence of journalism – a premise that also applies to scientific research. Here, the state is involved in funding, but peer review models reduce funding bias. However, systematic approaches as to how established funding models in research could be transferred to journalism are lacking. We attempt such a systematic transfer using the example of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG). The transfer, based on an analysis of the complex DFG funding structures, was validated in 10 interviews with experts from science, journalism and foundations. Building on this, we developed a concept for a German Journalism Foundation (Deutsche Journalismus-gemeinschaft, DJG), which awards funding to journalists and cooperative projects based on a peer review process. The funding priorities of the proposed organization range from infrastructure support to grants for investigative skills. Thus, unlike other models, it does not focus on funding specific topics in media coverage, but on areas such as innovation support, technology implementation and training. Although the model was designed for Germany, such a systematic transfer could also be tested for other countries.	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2003/42543
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-24379
dc.language.iso	en	de
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journalism;
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/	de
dc.subject	financing journalism	de
dc.subject	media financing	de
dc.subject	funding models	de
dc.subject	science funding	de
dc.subject	German Research Foundation	de
dc.subject	independent media	de
dc.subject	qualitative research	de
dc.subject.ddc	070
dc.title	Peer-based research funding as a model for journalism funding	de
dc.type	Text	de
dc.type.publicationtype	ResearchArticle	de
dcterms.accessRights	open access
eldorado.secondarypublication	true	de
eldorado.secondarypublication.primarycitation	Latos, M., Lobigs, F., Wormer, H.: Peer-based research funding as a model for journalism funding. Journalism. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849231215662	de
eldorado.secondarypublication.primaryidentifier	https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849231215662	de

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