In the final post of my series marking Mongabay’s 25th anniversary, here’s a glimpse at what lies ahead for us in the near and medium term.
Looking towards 2030, our imperatives include:
🌊 Expanding coverage: We aim to explore more topics and regions, focusing on underreported stories with significant impact potential, including oceans, Africa, and pollution.
🤝 Deepening audience engagement: We intend to build stronger relationships with our audience through new formats and distribution channels, emphasizing engagement quality over reach.
🔐 Prioritizing safety: We plan to further prioritize the safety of our team, contributors, and sources.
🌍 Supporting journalists: We seek to elevate the capabilities of journalists through training programs and professional growth opportunities.
In line with these priorities, we are launching the following new initiatives:
🛰 Data journalism: Mongabay Data Studio aims to strengthen our data journalism capabilities, supporting comprehensive data journalism across all our languages and formats, including investigations and news reporting. It will also help create public-facing data products to expand the impact of our journalism. This initiative includes a training program to build data journalism skills within the environmental reporting community.
📰 Short-form news: A dedicated desk for short-form news will address timeliness gaps and facilitate audience development. This desk will support various distribution efforts, including social media, video production, and syndication.
🌈 Solutions journalism: We intend to expand our coverage of potential solutions to environmental crises, emphasizing stories that explore effective, evidence-based strategies. This approach aims to foster hope and creativity, essential for developing new technologies and approaches.
💪 Strengthening local journalism: Our fellowship programs, including the Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship, support journalists from biodiversity-rich regions, providing training and experience to advance their careers. This program aims to make environmental journalism a viable career, especially in areas heavily impacted by climate change and biodiversity loss.
These efforts reflect our commitment to addressing global environmental challenges through impactful journalism. By enhancing our capabilities and expanding our reach, we aim to contribute meaningfully to a more informed and conscientious world.
Birthday posts
Avoiding extractive journalism
https://mongabay.cc/zB64a1
How journalism contributes to meaningful impact
https://mongabay.cc/8ypctv
My favorite places to visit
https://mongabay.cc/OvDSzo
Mongabay-Africa’s strategy
https://mongabay.cc/BDnNhW
A brief history of Mongabay
https://mongabay.cc/0Lf6iq
Writing obituaries
https://mongabay.cc/K3v7JT
Jane Goodall is joining us to celebrate 25 years
https://mongabay.cc/z6exrn
Lessons from 25 years of Mongabay
https://mongabay.cc/dDbTN7
