Survive and Thrive: The Media Viability Podcast
Episodes
Survive and Thrive: DW’s experts on digital censorship
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Esther Kleine and Oliver Linow share insights on how to operate online despite being blocked, monitored and attacked.
Survive and Thrive: Izabela Moi on news deserts
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From São Paulo’s outskirts, Izabela Moi of Agência Mural shares how local voices revive journalism where it vanished.
Survive and Thrive: AI - friend or foe? with Paul McNally
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Tamar Kintsurashvili: "We're obstacles for a government that tries to manipulate public opinion"
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 K...
How to survive and thrive by meshing journalism and tech
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Malek Khadhraoui, executive director of AlKhatt, talks about what it takes to closely interlink journalism and technology and how the...
How can the Media Viability Manifesto help media survive and thrive?
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode for the launch of the Media Viability Manifesto, authors Clare Cook and Laura Moore add a systemic perspective to the discussi...
Zahra Nader, Zan Times: How to survive and thrive reporting on women in Afghanistan under the Taliban
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 strug...
Carl Javier of PumaPodcast: How to survive and thrive as a journalistic podcast project | The Media Viability Podcast S02E06
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the CEO of PumaPodcast talks about the struggle to stay afloat with quality journalism in the highly competitive podcasting market. G...
Zenzele Ndebele of CITE Zimbabwe: How to survive and thrive by embracing AI | The Media Viability Podcast S02E05
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"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 aflo...
Viktor Pichuhin of Nakypilo, Ukraine: How to survive and thrive reporting from the front lines | The Media Viability Podcast S02E04
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Ukrainian journalists behind Nakypilo in Kharkiv have been reporting from the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Nakypilo’s Developm...
Michelle Nogales of Muy Waso, Bolivia: How to survive and thrive as a feminist media outlet | The Media Viability Podcast S02E03
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our 2024 Women’s Month episode of "Survive and Thrive: The Media Viability Podcast" couldn’t feature a more suitable guest: Michelle Nogales is th...
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
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 gen...
How to survive and thrive during information warfare | The Media Viability Podcast with Sherry Lee of The Reporter, Taiwan
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Survive and Thrive" is back for season two. After wrapping up reporting on the recent presidential elections in the country, Sherry Lee, COO of nonpr...
Episode 08: How to survive and thrive with a focus on environmental journalism with Isabela Ponce of GK.city, Ecuador
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 07: How to survive and thrive by amplifying marginalized voices with Said Nazir of the Tribal News Network, Pakistan
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 06: How to survive and thrive by taking journalism out of the newsroom with Diogo Cardoso of Divergente, Portugal
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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-awar...
Episode 05: How to survive and thrive by getting to know one’s audience with Imani Henrick of Kings FM, Tanzania
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imani Henrick is the station manager of commercial radio station Kings FM in the highlands of southern Tanzania. On the Survive and Thrive podcast, sh...
Episode 04: How to survive and thrive as a feminist media outlet with Laura Aguirre, El Salvador
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 03: How to survive and thrive in wartime with Andrii Dikhtiarenko, Ukraine
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrii Dikhtiarenko is a Ukrainian journalist, editor, and TV presenter. He owns the online media Realnaya Gazeta which specializes in the situation o...
Episode 02: How to survive and thrive in disputed territories with Salam Omer, Iraq
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 spec...
Episode 01: How to survive and thrive in exile with Iryna Vidanava, Belarus
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Welcome to “Survive and Thrive. The Media Viability Podcast”
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
DW Akademie invites media managers who have developed innovative and sustainable business models to share their experiences. We'll talk about how they...