Hi everyone,

I hope you're looking forward to the weekend, I know I am!

The Luminate newsletter below has some great resources which I found
aligned well with the work some of you are doing. It includes opportunities
related to funding as well as inspiration for those of you
increasingly exploring where the work of Wikimedians overlaps with that of
other organizations dedicated to helping the public access verifiable
information. Notably, public interest media and journalists.

*Excerpts worth highlighting*:

   - 💸 Fundo de Apoio ao Jornalismo
   
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is
   dedicated to strengthening local journalism in Brazil, providing funding
   and resources to public interest media committed to plurality, diversity,
   and the public interest. They launched a national call to select up to 15
   local journalism organizations, which will receive institutional and
   financial support and specialized mentoring for a period of up to three
   years, with annual resources between R$75,000.00 and R$150,000.00 per
   initiative. (💡 @João Alexandre Peschanski <[email protected]> )
   - 📚 Apply to join the South-to-South AI Accountability CoLab’s Peer
   Learning Circles
   
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   where civil society leaders and researchers from the Global South can
   collaborate to examine AI’s real-world impacts and advocate for systems
   that serve the public interest. This includes close partners of ours such
   as EngageMedia and Code4Africa. Deadlines to apply:
      - June 9 deadline | South and Southeast Asia
      - June 23 deadline | Africa
      - July 7 deadline | Latin America

Best,
Ziski

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From: Luminate <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, May 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Subject: Tech justice in action: The critical role of public interest media
To: <[email protected]>


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Welcome to our May newsletter! In this edition, we explore how our partners
support tech justice through public interest journalism.

As technology reshapes how our stories are mediated, amplified, or
censored, public interest media provides the crucial oversight that holds
tech companies accountable for their products, practices, and societal
impacts.

At Luminate, we believe addressing the unchecked harms and outsized power
of these companies require an ecosystem approach – fostering collaboration
between journalists, policymakers, litigators, and civil society to ensure
technology respects human rights and social justice.

*Highlights:*

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   *Tech justice in action*: Luminate partners are creating new models for
   investigative journalism that hold tech power to account.
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   *Protecting journalists worldwide*: Learn about our continued support
   for organisations providing essential resources for journalists under
   threat.
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   *Stories that matter*: Read investigations from our partners and hear
   from our staff about how this work is having an impact.

Investigative journalism in the age of AI and algorithms
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examining AI]

Our partners are challenging power on the frontlines to expose algorithmic
bias and AI manipulation. Learn about the real-world impact of some of the
organisations we support:
*🤝🏼 Collaborative investigations for the digital age*

An investigation
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by *Lighthouse Reports* and *Svenska Dagbladet, *supported by *Amnesty
International*’s Algorithmic Accountability Lab and several academic
institutions, uncovered evidence of algorithmic bias in Sweden’s social
security system, which unjustly flagged marginalised groups for benefits
fraud inspections.

   -

   The Head of the Green Party in Sweden opened a parliamentary
   investigation into the Swedish welfare agency after their investigation
   unveiled the discriminatory algorithm used by the social security agency.

A *Pulitzer Center*-supported investigation
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by *Núcleo Journalismo* identified 14 Instagram accounts sharing
AI-generated content of child sexual exploitation, many of which directed
users to subscription content platforms where other child-exploitation
material could be accessed.

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   As a result of the investigation, Meta removed all profiles identified
   and Senacon, Brazil's National Consumer Secretariat, opened
   
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   a monitoring procedure against the company.

🛠 *Engineering meets journalism*

Conducting the first field audit
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of Instagram’s content moderation algorithms, data from *The Markup, now a
part of CalMatters, *found that the platform consistently limited the
visibility of pro-Palestinian content and prevented users from appealing
moderation decisions.

   -

   Following their investigation, Meta restored content
   
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   featured in the investigation that had not violated their policies.

Building foundations for safe and brave journalism
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Journalists continue to be adaptable and bold in the face of threats,
censorship, and violence. To support them, we’re backing organisations that
create the conditions for journalism to thrive in challenging environments:
💸 *Unlocking new funding*

   -

   Responding to the economic fragility of public interest media, the
International
   Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM)
   
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   helps to unlock new funding models and facilitates fair value exchange
   between AI technology companies and journalism organisations.
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   To counter the imbalance caused by digital platforms’ influence on
   public debate, Fundo de Apoio ao Jornalismo
   
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   is dedicated to strengthening local journalism in Brazil, providing funding
   and resources to public interest media committed to plurality, diversity,
   and the public interest.

🌐 *Building skills, networks, and resources*

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   The *Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)* builds
   infrastructure
   
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   for the investigative journalism community to scrutinise everything from
   digital threats to the role of AI in illicit finance.
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   The Civic Journalism Coalition
   
<https://email.comms.luminategroup.com/c/eJyMkTuO3DAQRE8jZj3gTxQVKHCi0Fcwms2mpr2SuKCoHWBPb4wB584LhXr18hLK5KxWvJjJR210MF5xli71_CV5oZRyKQEhGEPgS0gQ7ayh5GK8nhKbeVTPhfM4cYg86ji7yCbqxBSKG5nCHHFUslhtRz1aZ7zTxj28TaPHgIQ50qzN4DXV47ge-33IiZ23Vu_PB9VD7cuz989rcD8Guw525dzkUds22LXeDV61fQx2TbfsWc4NUpO88QWlNsiySccdmmzPfkF_MpB8CcHvercTd7kOoIr7X97Brqq2DU_5xn_8OelcAiLoYgv4xBPEWVtILkbrtHXks2pL-bz79-D1Sz7k4Cz43qcuPvO7JBD7ZIuDwBjAzwUhajdDyiVOxRtKhOriJny94yUTpvfJGMmBRzaAzhmYXCbSVGxKqPryk1_Xzr1zU_3_PH0t9k8AAAD__1Rnm6I>,
   established by *European Digital Rights, Lighthouse Reports, *and *European
   Center for Not-for-Profit Law*, brings together journalists and civil
   society organisations to advocate for digital rights policies in the EU and
   strengthen investigative journalism.
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   *IFPIM*'s CTRL+J
   
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   initiative fosters regional and global collaboration, designed to develop
   strategies to tackle growing pressures on journalism in the Global South
   amid technological upheaval.

⛑ *Increasing the safety and capacity of media workers*

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   Media Defence
   
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   International Women’s Media Foundation
   
<https://email.comms.luminategroup.com/c/eJyMkLGu2zAMRb_G2mRQEiPLg4cuGfsLBSmSeULjOLCVGnhfX3jo3ukuFwcHR5ZsU4rgdAkTFgiQAzqV1tv2-tVkqcxilsnnEKpHy-xLnMGbWECYWMN8c18LMgoxpKKzCQYUnQLXa5LOkdW1JUK8wS2mgAlCGjHyDSlTJSl1hjAg1G1dj_H5WduLuj727fMe67a65_LV-_sY0o8h3od4P89zbOdq47Y_hnh32_6gV_umf87CIJaJPFg0j6yTLzNEz6mUmCCmiuL2xd6f_j0gnO13W1UaXTx36EsuSK6KHC35rJQ9zka-QJo9i5XJMFSu5A7dmx7X3aQSX2Go1OSRNHhKKfgpSa1QLTKT68tPPY-n9q676__X9s8S_wYAAP__1zZ_xQ>,
   A Culture Of Safety (ACOS) Alliance
   
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   and Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP)
   
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provide
   essential safety and protection to journalists targeted for their reporting.
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   Forbidden Stories
   
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   aims to secure the data and information of threatened journalists and, when
   journalists are arrested or killed, to continue to publish their
   investigative reporting.
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   The Media Freedom Project
   
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   of the *Centre for Journalism Innovation & Development (CJID)* advocates
   for press freedom and the welfare of journalists in West Africa through
   research, advocacy, and capacity building.

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Through in-depth reporting and storytelling, our partners address the
increasing pace and scale of the harms technology and authoritarianism are
creating now:

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   Two investigations from *Forbidden Stories*, the Viktoriia Project
   
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   and the Gaza Project
   
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   reveal how technology was used to surveil and target journalists reporting
   on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Forbidden Stories pursued their
   investigations after they were killed.
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   When *Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)* reporter Daniel
   Ojukwu was abducted by police in May 2024, FIJ began to track
   
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   press freedom violations in Nigeria – painting a worrying picture of press
   freedom in decline.
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   Led by *Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodística
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ICYMI: Luminate at the International Journalism Festival

We’re proud to be part of two important panels at the 2025 International
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   When removing bylines isn’t enough: How can journalists safely
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📚* Read: *In *Empire of AI
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