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The Independent News Emergency Relief Coordination (#INERC) launched a month ago today to (1) collect data on #covid19 crisis impact on independent news media, (2) help funders coordinate, and (3) offer guidelines for those willing and able to step up.

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INERC is a temporary collaboration, supplementing many other important efforts, launched by founding members @bbcmediaaction, @CIMA_Media, @Facebook, @MediaGFMD, @Google, @luminategroup, @macfound, and @NewspaperWorld, all already connected through discussions around #IFPIM.
Since launch, we have started fielding our joint survey, now almost ready to launch in additional launches, and welcomed new members @gatesfoundation, @DemocracyFund, @ejcnet, @IWMF, and @OSFJournalism, all of whom fund independent news media reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/up…
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We are pleased to welcome @gatesfoundation @DemocracyFund @ejcnet @IWMF @OSFJournalism as new members of #INERC, the emergency effort we launched on 1 May. Our survey to learn how the crisis is impacting independent news media is also in the field now reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/up…
Founding #INERC members are @bbcmediaaction @CIMA_Media @Facebook @MediaGFMD @Google @macfound @NewspaperWorld and @luminategroup. The group is chaired by @rasmus_kleis, who works on the project with @fedecherubini.

ℹ️ More info on INERC here reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/independent-ne…
You can find many more details about #INERC in this thread from our Director
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1. Today we are launching the Independent News Emergency Relief Coordination #INERC, an effort to help funders willing and able to provide financial support for independent news media better understand where need is greatest and coordinate their efforts reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/in…
2. #Covid_19 means many independent news media face catastrophic declines in revenues and consequently significant cost-cutting or closing down. This is bad for accountability, and undermines news media's ability to keep public informed.

📱More here reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/infodemic-how-…
3. Here's what #INERC aspires to do:
-collect data to identify areas of greatest need
advise funders as to where they can make the greatest possible difference
-provide optional guidelines for those considering stepping up to provide funding help for independent news media
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