Identifying user-focused solutions to support news media freedom
Horizon Europe · Cluster 2 – Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society · HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-06
Funding for research and pilots that close data gaps on news media and test business models supporting media freedom and independence.
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Di cosa tratta questo bando?
The topic funds research and pilots that fill data gaps on European news media, map market failures and test user-centred business models supporting media freedom and independence. It targets consortia of academia, civil society and news sector representatives.
Cosa finanzia questo bando?
Scope
News media face economic pressure, political influence and competition from social media, which particularly affects original journalism such as local media, investigative journalism, public interest news and journalistic magazines. The topic supports research and innovation that closes European data gaps on the news sector and tests models that strengthen financial and editorial independence.
Activities
- Comparable European consumer and market data and models to analyse audience behaviour across societal groups, including audience measurement tools, to help news media improve relevance, quality, distribution and business models, including formats using AI and XR.
- Identification of market failures in news sectors relevant to democracy, such as local media and investigative journalism, and business models that can address them.
- Development, prototyping and testing of small-scale, user-centric business models that involve citizens in producing, monetising, distributing and consuming quality information.
- Mapping and development of audience measurement systems, proposals for interoperability around common standards and metadata taxonomies to strengthen the sector's negotiating position towards tech and advertising companies.
- Sharing conclusions and practical action plans with industry and policymakers.
Expected outcomes
Key data gaps in the European news media sectors are filled, news consumption patterns online and offline are identified, and news organisations and journalists gain knowledge and tools to adapt to digital transformation and reach new audiences.
Quali sono i dati principali?
- Budget del topic
- 12.000.000 €
- Importo minimo per progetto
- 3.500.000 €
- Importo massimo per progetto
- 4.000.000 €
- Codice del bando
- HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-06
- Programma
- Horizon Europe
- Expected number of projects
- 3
Chi può candidarsi a questo bando?
- Consortia should bring together academia, including social sciences and humanities, civil society organisations and representatives of multiple news sectors, including influencers and other content creators.
- Data produced should be FAIR, and consortia should use European Research Infrastructures and Data Spaces where applicable.
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Cosa ci si aspetta dalle proposte?
- Collaboration with relevant projects from previous EU-funded calls and clustering among selected projects are strongly encouraged.
Quando scade il bando?
23 settembre 2027 (322 giorni)
23 September 2027 (single-stage). The planned opening date is 13 May 2027.
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Fonte: portale Funding & Tenders dell’UE e documenti ufficiali del bando. Pagina ufficiale del bando Ultimo aggiornamento: 6 ottobre 2026.