Episodes

  • Survive and Thrive: Izabela Moi on news deserts

    Survive and Thrive: Izabela Moi on news deserts
    Dec 5 2025
    From São Paulo’s outskirts, Izabela Moi of Agência Mural shares how local voices revive journalism where it vanished.
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    33 mins
  • Survive and Thrive: AI - friend or foe? with Paul McNally

    Survive and Thrive: AI - friend or foe? with Paul McNally
    Sep 5 2025
    Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of media in real-time. This episode investigates the promise and peril of AI in media. Our guest: Paul McNally.
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    34 mins
  • Tamar Kintsurashvili: "We're obstacles for a government that tries to manipulate public opinion"

    Tamar Kintsurashvili: "We're obstacles for a government that tries to manipulate public opinion"
    Jul 4 2025
    Welcome to the new season of "Survive and Thrive," where we delve into the challenges of independent public-interest media in a turbulent era. Tamar Kintsurashvili from Georgia is the first guest.
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    31 mins
  • How to survive and thrive by meshing journalism and tech

    How to survive and thrive by meshing journalism and tech
    Nov 29 2024
    In this episode, Malek Khadhraoui, executive director of AlKhatt, talks about what it takes to closely interlink journalism and technology and how the Tunisian NGO funds their reporting by selling software. Questions and suggestions: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com.
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    51 mins
  • How can the Media Viability Manifesto help media survive and thrive?

    How can the Media Viability Manifesto help media survive and thrive?
    Oct 25 2024
    In this special episode for the launch of the Media Viability Manifesto, authors Clare Cook and Laura Moore add a systemic perspective to the discussion about viability. Is everything lost for quality media? Download the manifesto at https://mediaviabilitymanifesto.org. Get in touch at dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com&maca=en-podcast_amazon_survive_and_thrive-35137-xml-mrss
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    50 mins
  • Zahra Nader, Zan Times: How to survive and thrive reporting on women in Afghanistan under the Taliban

    Zahra Nader, Zan Times: How to survive and thrive reporting on women in Afghanistan under the Taliban
    Sep 27 2024
    In this episode, Zahra Nader, founder and editor-in-chief of the award-winning Zan Times, talks about journalism as a form of resistance and the struggle to stay afloat reporting on women and LGBTQI+ people in Afghanistan. For questions and suggestions write to dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com.
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    50 mins
  • Carl Javier of PumaPodcast: How to survive and thrive as a journalistic podcast project | The Media Viability Podcast S02E06

    Carl Javier of PumaPodcast: How to survive and thrive as a journalistic podcast project | The Media Viability Podcast S02E06
    Sep 6 2024
    In this episode, the CEO of PumaPodcast talks about the struggle to stay afloat with quality journalism in the highly competitive podcasting market. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com
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    53 mins
  • Zenzele Ndebele of CITE Zimbabwe: How to survive and thrive by embracing AI | The Media Viability Podcast S02E05

    Zenzele Ndebele of CITE Zimbabwe: How to survive and thrive by embracing AI | The Media Viability Podcast S02E05
    Jun 27 2024
    "The best way to predict the future is to create it," says Zenzele Ndebele. In this episode, the founder of CITE Zimbabwe talks about how to stay afloat while focusing on local communities while embracing generative AI. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com
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    45 mins