Name: 沙沙维基尼：投资新闻自由
Uploaded: 2006-10-18T00:11:00Z
Duration: 17 min 46 s
Description: 新闻自由——报纸、杂志、电台、电视台、博客——是民主社会的脊梁（也是监督商业活动的重要途径之一）。沙沙维基尼——一位来自贝尔格莱德的记者——讲述他新建的基金会如何以卖”新闻自由债券“的方式支持独立媒体。

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沙沙维基尼：投资新闻自由

新闻自由——报纸、杂志、电台、电视台、博客——是民主社会的脊梁（也是监督商业活动的重要途径之一）。沙沙维基尼——一位来自贝尔格莱德的记者——讲述他新建的基金会如何以卖”新闻自由债券“的方式支持独立媒体。

True democracy depends on a free press, yet 83 percent of the world lives without independent media and often cannot access unfiltered information. Funding outlets through sustainable, business-focused loans instead of short-term grants has helped keep independent voices alive, even under repressive regimes. In one decade, $40 million in affordable financing reached media companies across 17 countries, boasting a 97 percent repayment rate. The next frontier is to create new fundraising tools like 'press freedom bonds' so that social causes can tap into market investment, not just philanthropy.