Board of Directors
Bernard Poulet (Chair)
Chief Editor, L'Expansion
Ying Chan
Director, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
Sheila Coronel
Professor of Professional Practice, Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Columbia University
Annette Laborey
Executive Director, Open Society Institute
Gerald Nagler
Founder and former Executive Director/Chairman, Swedish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
Aryeh Neier
President, Open Society Institute
Alexander Papachristou
President, Near East Foundation
John Ryle
Legrand Ramsey Professor of Anthropology, Bard College, New York, and Chair of the Rift Valley Institute
Sasa Vucinic
Managing Director, MDLF
Kenneth Anderson: 1995-2009 (Chair 1997-2009)
Stuart Auerbach: 1995-2003 (Chair 1996-1997)
Roberto Eisenmann: 2001-2001
Konstanty Gebert: 1997-2000
Jan Urban: 1997-1999
Invest in press freedom
It's easy to invest in MDLF's work, providing independent news businesses with the financing they need to hold governments to account, expose corruption and fight for justice for all.
Impact
- In 2008, more than 32 million people in developing democracies got their news from 37 MDLF clients, an increase of almost 3.5 million from 2007.
- After 5 years with MDLF, current clients on average have increased their sales by 370%.
- For every $10,000 invested in 2008, MDLF supported access to independent news for 8,789 readers, listeners and viewers, more than double the 1999 level of 4,238.
