Sessions 25

Mediapart: hard-hitting journalism as a value offer

Location: 
Grand Ballroom

Launched in 2008 in France, Mediapart is today an essential player in the French media and political landscape. Since its foundation by former Le Monde journalists, François Bonnet and Edwy Plenel, along with three other co-founders, the digital portal structured its business model based solely on subscriptions, both individual and collective, as well as on an editorial proposal focused on investigative journalism of impact, politics, culture and economy. Its model has achieved 170 thousand individual subscribers, representing 95% of its annual turnover. The site has a paywall closed to non-members, does not have any type of advertising and has achieved an economic gain for eight consecutive years. It also has a staff of 87 employees, of which 47 are journalists. François will talk about the keys to the success of this outlet and explore what lessons Latin American media can rescue in the search for subscription and membership models that make their digital operations viable.

Moderator 

Speakers 

Shariff