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Focus
Media tech and infrastructure

Year of establishment
2025

Year of investment
2026

Country
Netherlands

First Draft Media

First Draft Media is a media and innovation platform that supports journalists in developing sustainable, audience-oriented news products, with a focus on challenging and censored environments. It combines publishing, consultancy, and technology to help independent media grow and build new revenue models.

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Developing media products in challenging markets

 

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First Draft Media helps organisations tell sharper stories

18.6.2026 - The Hague Humanity Lab

First Draft Media supports mission-driven organisations with strategy, editorial work, and storytelling. The profile shows how the agency applies journalistic expertise to make complex issues more accessible.

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Peoples Represented/First Draft Media

Sudeshna Chanda on newsletter opportunities for publishers

28.5.2026 - Media Finance Monitor – Center for Sustainable Media

In this article, Sudeshna Chanda, one of First Draft Media’s founders, explores how newsletters can help publishers build direct relationships with audiences.

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Peoples Represented/First Draft Media

UNPO launches magazine with support from First Draft Media

20.1.2026 - Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organisation

UNPO has launched Peoples Represented, a magazine amplifying stories from underrepresented communities. First Draft Media contributed to the magazine’s development and editorial approach.

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1017 RR Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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