Two worlds collide: startups and media companies working together
The first session of the summit looked at partnerships between startups and media companies, as the news media is increasingly seeking collaborations across disciplines, borders, and between media companies.
âThereâs a tendency to work in silos, and we should try to break this as a tradition in our industry,â said the moderator
Stephen Fozard, Director of the Global Alliance for Media Innovation (GAMI) at WAN-IFRA.
The two speakers described how their organisations bring publishers and startups together.
Lina Timm, the CEO of Media Lab Bayern, said that during the labâs 6-year history it has connected over 50 startups to media businesses for joint projects. Overall, the startups have raised 24 million euros in venture capital, have over 100 clients, and have created over 250 jobs in Bavaria, Germany.
The European Commission is set to implement an action plan to support Europe’s media sector, which is facing an economic crisis, Vera Jourova, Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency told a EURACTIV event on Wednesday (3 March).
“Strengthening media freedom and pluralism is a key objective of the European Democracy Action Plan, along with free and fair elections and the fight against disinformation,” Jourova told the Media4Europe summit, which launched the second edition of the Stars4Media program, co-financed by the European Union.
Jourova said the Commission aims to present two initiatives as part of the action plan, one of them being a recommendation to protect journalists against attacks.
The Stars4Media consortium partners (VUB University, European Federation of Journalists, WAN-IFRA and Europe’s MediaLab – Fondation EURACTIV) are glad to invite you to attend the
Media4Europe Summit, on Wednesday 3rd of March, from 9:30 to 13:30, on Zoom. This event is launching the second edition of the Stars4Media innovation exchange programme, co-funded by the European Commission. It follows the
Media4Europe conference in October 2020, which gathered key MEPs and media stakeholders supporting a NEWS action in the context of the Media Action Plan. This virtual event will be articulated in two parts:
9:30-11:30 Stars4Media session
9:30 Short presentation of the Stars4Media Second Edition and of the Media4Europe event and testimonials of award-winning initiatives