Partners - SembraMedia

Our partners

Nothing we do would be possible without the trust and support of our partners and funders. Thanks to their commitment, we lead initiatives that strengthen independent digital journalism and help journalists and media leaders build more financially sustainable, diverse, and innovative organizations.

BBC Media Action

BBC Media Action is the BBC's international charity. They use media and communication to help deliver stronger democracies, a safer, more habitable planet and inclusive societies. They bring together a blend of journalistic, creative, research and international development expertise; deep local knowledge of the audiences in the places they work; their strong networks of local partners; and their invaluable link to the BBC and everything it stands for.

Google News Initiative

Building on nearly two decades of partnership with the news industry, the Google News Initiative (GNI) was launched in 2018 to bring together efforts across the company to help build a stronger future for news. To date, the Google News Initiative has supported 7000+ news partners in more than 120 countries and territories through more than $300 million in global funding.

Solutions Journalism Network

SJN is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization working to balance news coverage by spreading solutions journalism: an approach that features rigorous reporting on responses to social issues and the evidence that backs them up. Their goal is for all communities to benefit from information on how to solve their problems.

MacArthur Foundation

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. MacArthur strives toward transformative change on some of the world's most pressing social issues, including the existential threats of climate change, criminal justice reform, revitalizing local news in the U.S., expanding who creates, uses, and benefits from artificial intelligence, strengthening the well-being of Native communities, and empowering young people in Nigeria.

Center for Community Media

The CCM, at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, is a national field-building organization that strengthens the community, hyperlocal, and ethnic news ecosystem across the U.S. CCM drives sector-wide resilience by mapping the field for investors, elevating community journalists onto major industry stages, and co-designing custom tools and workflows to bridge critical resource gaps.

WAN-IFRA

The World Association of News Publishers, or WAN-IFRA, is the world’s largest international press organization representing 3,000 news publishing companies and technology entrepreneurs, and 40 member publisher associations representing 18,000 publications in 120 countries. Their mission is to protect the rights of journalists and publishers worldwide to operate independent media. They provide their members with expertise and services to innovate and prosper in a digital world and perform their crucial role in society.

Reporteros sin fronteras

RSF defends every human being’s right to access free and reliable information. This right is essential to understanding the world, forming opinions, and making informed decisions—both individually and collectively. RSF works to uphold freedom, pluralism, and independence in journalism, and to protect those who embody these ideals. Its annual World Press Freedom Index measures the state of press freedom in 180 countries.

John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford

The JTI is an international standard—a quality seal—designed to highlight and promote trustworthy journalism. Developed by Reporters Without Borders, its goal is to provide a transparent mechanism to reduce disinformation and reward ethical, professional journalism.

Connectas

The JSK Fellowship supports journalists who are committed to exploring solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the field worldwide. Innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership in journalism are key pillars of its mission to improve the quality of news and information reaching the public.

Indiegraf

Indiegraf is committed to transforming the landscape of community news, ensuring that every community—regardless of economic status, geography, or ethnic makeup—can access quality journalism. It was created to support the next wave of journalist entrepreneurs by providing innovative approaches to technology, services, and business models, making news entrepreneurship not only viable but also a fulfilling career and life choice.

Local Independent Online News Publishers

LION Publishers is on a mission to strengthen the local news industry in the U.S. and Canada by empowering independent news publishers to build more sustainable businesses. As a nonprofit professional association, they operate within the journalism-support ecosystem and serve more than 500 members. These outlets provide critical information to their respective communities, filling gaps in news coverage and serving people historically overlooked or misrepresented in mainstream media.

Ajor

The Ajor (Digital Journalism Association) is a Brazilian nonprofit organization that represents more than 150 media outlets. Its mission is to foster the journalistic ecosystem in Brazil, strengthening its members and defending a freer, more diverse and plural press. Ajor’s activities are divided into three axes: promotion of entrepreneurship, defense of journalism and democracy and focus on diversity.

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) works to build peace through international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication and information. UNESCO’s programs contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 Agenda, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015.

Fundación Thomson Reuters

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is part of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. It works to advance press freedom, raise awareness of human rights, and promote more inclusive economies. Through journalism, media development, free legal assistance, and other initiatives, the foundation leverages its services to drive systemic change.

TrustLaw

TrustLaw is the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono legal service. It connects top law firms and corporate legal teams around the world with high-impact NGOs and social enterprises working to drive social and environmental change.

International Center For Journalists

ICFJ works at the intersection of journalism and technology. It helps journalists around the world strengthen their storytelling skills. Its work spans several areas, including innovation, building investigative journalism networks, and exchange programs. ICFJ also develops expertise in areas such as health and business, while promoting diverse voices in news coverage.

Luminate

Luminate supports philanthropic initiatives that aim to accelerate the public good. It focuses on areas it sees as essential to building a prosperous, stable, and open society: digital identity, education, emerging technologies, financial inclusion, governance and civic engagement, and property rights.

Fundación Gabo

Gabo Foundation promotes better journalism and fosters creativity, with an emphasis on workshop-based learning and the legacy of its founder, Gabriel García Márquez. Its core values include excellence, independence, respect, joy (“cheveridad”), innovation, collaboration, and communication.

The Self-Investigation

The Self-Investigation is a nonprofit organization that promotes healthier work cultures in the global media industry by making well-being and mental health a core business strategy and value. The organization offers consultancies, training, coaching, and awareness programs to help individuals and media companies integrate well-being into routines, policies, and guidelines.

Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

Since 2002, the Knight Center at the University of Texas at Austin has led training and outreach programs for journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean. It also organizes the annual International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) and the Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism.

Journalism Trust Initiative

La Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) (Iniciativa de Periodismo de Confianza) es una norma internacional, un sello de calidad, para destacar y promover el periodismo de confianza. Desarrollada por Reporteros sin Fronteras, su objetivo es proporcionar un mecanismo transparente para reducir la desinformación y premiar el periodismo ético y profesional.

Meta Journalism Project

The Meta Journalism Project was a collaborative initiative between Meta and publishers around the world aimed at strengthening the connection between journalists and their communities. It helped address the challenges facing the journalism industry through training, programs, and partnerships.

Global Forum for Media Development

GFMD is a leading global community for media development, media freedom and journalism support. Through collaboration, coordination and collective action, its network of 147 member organisations —as well as dozens of partners— creates, promotes and delivers policies and programmes to sustain journalism as a public good. GFMD envisages a world in which democracy, human rights and sustainable development benefit from a pluralistic and informed public sphere underpinned by free, independent and viable public-interest media and journalism.

International Media Support

IMS is one of the largest media development organizations in the Nordic region. It works in more than 30 countries across four continents, promoting press freedom, good journalism and safety for journalists. IMS aims to create safer media environments with sound laws for journalists in countries where press freedom and other human rights are in dire straits. Its work is based on long-term engagements tailored to the local country contexts in which it seeks to make a difference, always in partnership with local and international media actors.

Institute for Nonprofit News

The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) provides training and financial support to nonprofit news organizations. Its mission is to promote the values and raise awareness of the benefits of public service and investigative journalism. Today, it brings together more than 100 organizations that share best practices and collaborate with one another.

News Product Alliance

The News Product Alliance (NPA) is an organization dedicated to supporting news product professionals and expanding diversity in decision-making roles. They believe that news product thinkers—who align business, audience, and technology goals with journalistic ethics—are the future leaders of the news industry. With a diverse community of over 3,000 professionals, NPA offers training, support, and advocacy to empower emerging leaders and diversify the field, breaking down barriers for those from different backgrounds.

FOPEA

FOPEA is a civil society organization committed to promoting the quality of journalism and defending freedom of expression. It has an unwavering commitment to press freedom in Argentina. Its core mission is to safeguard and foster an environment where media outlets and journalists have the autonomy and protection needed to report with integrity and without censorship.

Distintas Latitudes

Distintas Latitudes is a digital platform for news and analysis on Latin America. It is driven by a team of young journalists, political scientists, and international affairs specialists from across the continent. The platform also identifies and trains emerging talent through the Latin American Network of Young Journalists.

Agência Pública

Agência Pública is Brazil’s first nonprofit investigative journalism agency. Its core values include editorial independence, the promotion of human rights and the right to information, strengthening democratic debate, investigative and innovative journalism, gender equality, and a cooperative work environment that fosters ethical and skilled journalists.

Public Interest News Foundation

The Public Interest News Foundation is the UK’s first charity dedicated to supporting public interest news—ethical, independent, and impartial journalism that informs and empowers people on issues that matter to society. Its mission is to strengthen the social and financial sustainability of independent news providers, helping them serve communities across the UK with reliable and impactful reporting.

Media Innovation Studio

The Media Innovation Studio brings together an interdisciplinary team of researchers and innovators. Based at the School of Arts and Media at the University of Central Lancashire, the group includes media researchers, interaction designers, and innovators from across the university and is affiliated with the Institute of Creativity, Community and Culture, working collaboratively to advance research and practical innovation in media and creative industries.

Wingu

Wingu boosts the impact of social projects and initiatives through digital transformation and resilience. Through training and the implementation of innovative technological solutions, the organization aims to establish digital culture and technology as key drivers of social change in Latin America and beyond. With a presence in various regions worldwide, Wingu works alongside social organizations to enhance the reach and effectiveness of their initiatives.

Deflect

Deflect is a free website security service developed by eQualit.ie that protects civil society organizations and human rights groups from digital attacks. It provides website operators, journalists, and human rights defenders with real-time and historical analytics, insights on DDoS attacks, and botnet activity details.

The Lenfest Institute

The Lenfest Institute develops scalable solutions within Philadelphia’s news ecosystem that can be applied nationally. It is building viable, replicable models for sustainable local news organizations across the U.S. through its main areas: high-impact journalism, news technology and innovation, and growing diverse audiences.

Our Project Oasis partners

They make possible our global research in more than 65 countries, where we map independent media outlets and news creators to increase the visibility of their work and identify the trends, challenges, and opportunities of independent journalism.