https://www.dw.com?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss DW Akademie invites media managers who have developed innovative and sustainable business models to talk about how they survive in a challenging media landscape. We ask about recipes for success, as well as bad decisions. en 2026 DW Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:07:30 GMT Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:07:30 GMT https://static.dw.com/image/65131553_7.jpg https://www.dw.com?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss no false DW DW podcasts@dw.com DW Akademie invites media managers who have developed innovative and sustainable business models to talk about how they survive in a challenging media landscape. We ask about recipes for success, as well as bad decisions. DW Akademie invites media managers who have developed innovative and sustainable business models to talk about how they survive in a challenging media landscape. We ask about recipes for success, as well as bad decisions. 10 76106696 Fri, 6 Mar 2026 12:04:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/survive-and-thrive-dw-s-experts-on-digital-censorship/audio-76106696?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss Esther Kleine and Oliver Linow share insights on how to operate online despite being blocked, monitored and attacked. Media Viability DW DW Akademie, survive and thrive, podcast, media viability, censorship, Censorship circumvention false full 39:18 74983161 Fri, 5 Dec 2025 08:08:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/survive-and-thrive-izabela-moi-on-news-deserts/audio-74983161?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss From São Paulo’s outskirts, Izabela Moi of Agência Mural shares how local voices revive journalism where it vanished. Media Viability DW DW Akademie, Brazil, access to information, human rights, favela, media freedom, survive and thrive false full 32:59 73861390 Fri, 5 Sep 2025 05:40:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/survive-and-thrive-ai-friend-or-foe-with-paul-mcnally/audio-73861390?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss 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. Media Viability DW DW Akademie, artificial intelligence, AI, Generative AI, journalism, survive and thrive, podcast, media freedom, Africa, press freedom false full 33:54 73135944 Fri, 4 Jul 2025 06:02:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/tamar-kintsurashvili-we-re-obstacles-for-a-government-that-tries-to-manipulate-public-opinion/audio-73135944?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss 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. Media Viability DW DW Akademie, survive and thrive, podcast, Georgia, Tamar Kintsurashvili, media viability, media freedom, press freedom, democracy, human rights, media safety false full 30:53 70905401 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:41:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/how-to-survive-and-thrive-by-meshing-journalism-and-tech/audio-70905401?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss 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. Middle East/North Africa DW DW Akademie false full 51:25 70584741 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 05:47:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/how-can-the-media-viability-manifesto-help-media-survive-and-thrive/audio-70584741?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss 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_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss Media Viability DW DW Akademie, survive and thrive, podcast, media viability, media viability manifesto false full 49:57 70319018 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 06:59:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/zahra-nader-zan-times-how-to-survive-and-thrive-reporting-on-women-in-afghanistan-under-the-taliban/audio-70319018?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss 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. Asia DW DW Akademie, survive and thrive, podcast, media viability, Afghanistan, Taliban, women, human rights, press freedom, Media Management false full 49:59 70117493 Fri, 6 Sep 2024 06:58:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/carl-javier-of-pumapodcast-how-to-survive-and-thrive-as-a-journalistic-podcast-project-the-media-viability-podcast-s02e06/audio-70117493?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss 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 Asia DW DW Akademie, survive and thrive, podcast, media viability, media business, podcasting, Philippines, media freedom, Media Management, revenue, journalism, media false full 52:56 69487941 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 06:57:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/zenzele-ndebele-of-cite-zimbabwe-how-to-survive-and-thrive-by-embracing-ai-the-media-viability-podcast-s02e05/audio-69487941?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss "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 Africa DW DW Akademie, media viability, survive and thrive, podcast, artificial intelligence, AI, journalism, Media Management, media business, sustainability, Zimbabwe, press freedom, human rights false full 44:38 69205790 Tue, 28 May 2024 12:28:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/viktor-pichuhin-of-nakypilo-ukraine-how-to-survive-and-thrive-reporting-from-the-front-lines-the-media-viability-podcast-s02e04/audio-69205790?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss The Ukrainian journalists behind Nakypilo in Kharkiv have been reporting from the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Nakypilo’s Development Director Viktor Pichuhin talks about how the team does it. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com Europe/Central Asia DW DW Akademie, media viability, Ukraine, Russia's war in Ukraine, media, war reporting, Kharkiv, Media Resilience, media business, survive and thrive, podcast, Nakipelo false full 56:16 68679095 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 06:39:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/michelle-nogales-of-muy-waso-bolivia-how-to-survive-and-thrive-as-a-feminist-media-outlet-the-media-viability-podcast-s02e03/audio-68679095?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss Our 2024 Women’s Month episode of "Survive and Thrive: The Media Viability Podcast" couldn’t feature a more suitable guest: Michelle Nogales is the CEO of Muy Waso, Bolivia’s first feminist online magazine. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com. Latin America DW DW Akademie, survive and thrive, podcast, media viability, Bolivia, feminism, Media Management, media business, women, media freedom, freedom of speech, media landscape false full 42:18 68322177 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 06:39:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/how-to-survive-and-thrive-as-a-media-ngo-with-a-systemic-focus-on-youth-the-media-viability-podcast-with-abaas-mpindi-ceo-of-mci-uganda/audio-68322177?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss Our second guest of 2024 is Abaas Mpindi, CEO of the Media Challenge Initiative in Uganda. The youth-driven NGO prides itself in training the next generation of journalists – while also running a solutions journalism newsroom. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com Africa DW media viability, DW Akademie, survive and thrive, Uganda, youth media, Media Management, media business, podcast false full 40:56 68071683 Sat, 27 Jan 2024 06:35:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/how-to-survive-and-thrive-during-information-warfare-the-media-viability-podcast-with-sherry-lee-of-the-reporter-taiwan/audio-68071683?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss "Survive and Thrive" is back for season two. After wrapping up reporting on the recent presidential elections in the country, Sherry Lee, COO of nonprofit media outlet The Reporter in Taiwan, spoke about how she and her colleagues deal with the threat from China and manage to be economically successful amid a propaganda war. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com. Asia DW DW Akademie, media viability, podcast, survive and thrive, Taiwan, media freedom, disinformation, information war, China, propaganda, media business, Media Management, subscription false full 32:46 67522303 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 06:29:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/episode-08-how-to-survive-and-thrive-with-a-focus-on-environmental-journalism-with-isabela-ponce-of-gk-city-ecuador/audio-67522303?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss For the eighth episode of "Survive and Thrive", our guest is Isabela Ponce. She is the co-founder and editorial director GK.city, a media outlet from Ecuador specialized in explanatory long-form journalism. On the podcast, Ponce talks about how GK's focus on women, the environment and accountability intersects in their reporting. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com. Latin America DW DW Akademie, media viability, podcast, survive and thrive, media business, Media Management, business model, revenue, environmental journalism,  climate change, Reporting on Climate Change, Ecuador, journalism false full 35:23 67208039 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 06:47:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/episode-07-how-to-survive-and-thrive-by-amplifying-marginalized-voices-with-said-nazir-of-the-tribal-news-network-pakistan/audio-67208039?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss For the seventh episode of "Survive and Thrive", our guest is Said Nazir. He is the founder and director of Peshawar-based Tribal News Network, or TNN. TNN serves audiences near the Afghan border where people have very limited access to the media. On the podcast, Nazir talks about how TNN stays afloat by amplifying marginalized voices. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com. Asia DW DW Akademie, media viability, survive and thrive, podcast, Pakistan, media business, Media Management, Afghanistan, tribal areas, border region, marginalized communities, media, journalism, freedom of speech false full 32:10 66936891 Sat, 30 Sep 2023 05:22:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/episode-06-how-to-survive-and-thrive-by-taking-journalism-out-of-the-newsroom-with-diogo-cardoso-of-divergente-portugal/audio-66936891?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss For the sixth episode of "Survive and Thrive", our guest is Diogo Cardoso. He is a journalist and director of Divergente from Portugal. The multi-award-winning online magazine specializes in long-form deep-dive reporting. On the podcast, Cardoso talks about how they stay afloat while staying true to their goal of stirring social debate. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com. Europe/Central Asia DW DW Akademie false full 33:09 66657559 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 08:23:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/episode-05-how-to-survive-and-thrive-by-getting-to-know-one-s-audience-with-imani-henrick-of-kings-fm-tanzania/audio-66657559?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss Imani Henrick is the station manager of commercial radio station Kings FM in the highlands of southern Tanzania. On the Survive and Thrive podcast, she talks about community outreach and the strong human rights focus of the station. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com Africa DW DW Akademie, media viability, Tanzania, survive and thrive, podcast, local radio station, radio journalism, Media Management, media business, business plan, human rights, women, gender-based violence false full 32:06 66350164 Sat, 29 Jul 2023 07:14:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/episode-04-how-to-survive-and-thrive-as-a-feminist-media-outlet-with-laura-aguirre-el-salvador/audio-66350164?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss Laura Aguirre is a journalist and media manager from El Salvador. She co-founded the feminist media outlet Alharaca. On the Survive and Thrive podcast, she talks about why she thinks feminism has a role in journalism and why she and her team are looking for business models outside El Salvador. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com Latin America DW DW Akademie, media viability, survive and thrive, podcast, El Salvador, business model, revenue, Media Management, press freedom, feminism, feminist, women, journalism, media false full 34:04 65706163 Fri, 23 Jun 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/episode-03-how-to-survive-and-thrive-in-wartime-with-andrii-dikhtiarenko-ukraine/audio-65706163?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss Andrii Dikhtiarenko is a Ukrainian journalist, editor, and TV presenter. He owns the online media Realnaya Gazeta which specializes in the situation of the occupied Donbas. On the Survive and Thrive media viability podcast, he spoke about working in wartime, revenue streams and hopes for the future. Get in touch at dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com. Europe/Central Asia DW DW Akademie, media viability, survive and thrive, podcast, Ukraine, media landscape, media business, business model false full 26:58 65717251 Sat, 27 May 2023 04:08:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/episode-02-how-to-survive-and-thrive-in-disputed-territories-with-salam-omer-iraq/audio-65717251?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss For episode two, we spoke to Salam Omer, former editor-in-chief and currently a consultant of KirkukNow in Iraq. Launched in 2011, it is the only specialized media platform for citizens in Iraq's disputed territories. On the podcast, he talks about crisis preparedness, the importance of a diverse newsroom, and funding for his organization. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com Middle East/North Africa DW DW Akademie, survive and thrive, podcast, media viability false full 25:47 65077110 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:45:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/episode-01-how-to-survive-and-thrive-in-exile-with-iryna-vidanava-belarus/audio-65077110?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss In Episode 01, our guest is Iryna Vidanava, the CEO of CityDog, an internet magazine focusing on Minsk, Belarus. It has seen plenty of difficult times and is currently exiled. Vidanava talks about how much CityDog's business model has changed, how serious safety concerns are for her team of journalists, and what her core mission continues to be. Get in touch: dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com. Europe/Central Asia DW DW Akademie, survive and thrive, podcast, media viability, media business, Belarus, media freedom, press freedom, journalism, exile false full 29:14 64815923 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:25:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/welcome-to-survive-and-thrive-the-media-viability-podcast/audio-64815923?maca=en-podcast_survive_and_thrive-35093-xml-mrss DW Akademie invites media managers who have developed innovative and sustainable business models to share their experiences. We'll talk about how they survive in a challenging media landscape and what motivates them. We ask about funding models, best practices and recipes for success, as well as difficulties and bad decisions. Our host is Janelle Dumalaon. dw-akademie.surviveandthrive@dw.com Media Viability DW DW Akademie, podcast, survive and thrive, media viability, media, journalism, Media Resilience, business model, revenue, innovation, best practice false full 00:57