Annette Laborey
As executive director (1973-1991) of the Fondation pour une Entraide Intellectuelle Européene, Annette Laborey worked to support independent intellectuals, journalists and creative artists in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia and, later on, in the Baltic States and the DDR. Since 1991, she has been executive director of the Open Society Institute in Paris, the Western European liaison and resource office for the Open Society Institute and the Soros foundations.
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 2010, more than 38 million people in developing democracies got their news from MDLF clients.
- After five years with MDLF, clients on average increase their sales by 213%.
- For every $10,000 invested in 2010, MDLF supported access to independent news for 8,944 readers, listeners and viewers.
- After 1 year of working with MDLF, client reach grows by an average of 33% and after 5 years by 71%.
