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To be eligible to apply for MDLF financing, a media outlet must:
- Have been operating legally in its home country for at least a year;
- Have an established reputation for promoting democratic institutions and practices and exercising the principles of a free, independent and responsible press;
- Devote a significant part of editorial content or programming to fact-based news and documentaries, independent from the influence of the government or of any other interest group;
- Offer coverage of different political opinions and promote human rights, the rights of ethnic minorities and inter-ethnic co-existence;
- Not be owned by the government, a state agency, a foreign legal entity or an oligarch business interest that may interfere with editorial policy for its own interests;
- Present a detailed project aimed at broadening and strengthening the outlet’s operation;
- Have strong prospects of being able to repay the loan and becoming self-sustaining;
- Ensure that funds will be used as stipulated and provide MDLF with unrestricted access to accounting records.
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