Ukrainian and Russian Journalists Are Raising Money To Survive

Ukrainian journalists, covering a war at home that not only threatens their lives, but also their livelihoods, are turning to crowdsourced funds to sustain coverage on the ground and even help relocate news hubs to neighboring countries. A consortium of media groups across Europe have raised more than $4 million in just over two weeks between between GoFundMe campaigns and direct donations, NiemanLab reports. About $1.5 million of those funds have been raised for the Kyiv Independent, and $2.5 million have gone toward other independent Ukrainian press. The contributions are paying for emergency equipment and supplies such as bulletproof vests… Read Full Article