Shared services as critical infrastructure: what publishers, partners and funders need to know

Shared services as critical infrastructure: what publishers, partners and funders need to know


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Ven 17 aprile 2026

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Across the world, independent news organizations are reinventing the same core capabilities on their own. It’s costly, slow, and rarely sustainable. Shared services offer a different path. By pooling expertise, technology, and operational support, they create capacity that individual outlets struggle to build alone. When they work, they move the needle for entire cohorts of publishers.
This session takes a global look at shared services as emerging infrastructure for independent media. Rather than talking theory, we’ll focus on what publishers gain in practice, how funders can enable this work at scale, and the kinds of partnerships that make shared services effective and trustworthy.
We’ll explore:
> Why shared services are becoming a practical choice for publishers facing limited capacity and rising operational demands
> What they look look like in real life, from technical support to revenue development and business operations
> The partnerships and funding models that help these hubs scale impact and reduce duplicating effort
> Early lessons from initiatives in the US, Europe, and the Global South, and how these insights can guide the next wave of ecosystem support
Participants will leave with a clearer sense of when shared services make sense, how to get the most out of them, and what role they can play – as publishers, funders, or partners – in strengthening sustainable news ecosystems.
Why this session matters
Shared services have the potential to scale what works, reduce duplication, and strengthen entire regions, but only if publishers adopt them and funders support sustained investment. This is a candid conversation about how that actually happens.
Moderated by Kim Bode.
Organised in association with Newspack.


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Kim Bode
Kim Bode

Kim Bode is a former business journalist turned news product strategist. She leads Newspack’s Revenue Development Program, which helps publishers fully leverage the platform to achieve their business goals. Before that, she oversaw the development of audience and reader revenue tools as at Newspack. Her career spans roles in product and audience strategy at organizations like the Los Angeles Times, where she led off-platform products such as newsletters and podcasts, and Devex, where she directed audience and product teams. Kim also works as a consultant and coach, focusing on newsletter strategy, community engagement, and revenue growth. She has collaborated with organizations worldwide, including the Media Development Investment Fund, Deutsche Welle Akademie, Human Rights Watch, Radio Free Europe, the New York Times, and the BBC. Originally from Berlin, Germany, Kim began her career reporting for news outlets like Reuters, Der Spiegel, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Financial Times Deutschland, NZZ, and Die Zeit.

Jim Brady
Jim Brady

Jim Brady is the VP of Journalism for the Knight Foundation. Brady, who joined Knight Foundation in 2021, is a digital media innovator whose experience ranges from leading major brands such as washingtonpost.com and Digital First Media to starting a company that built local news sites in three cities. He is CEO of Spirited Media, which developed local news sites Billy Penn in Philadelphia, The Incline in Pittsburgh and Denverite in Denver, which differentiated themselves with a mobile-first approach and a business focus on events and membership — rather than advertising — as core revenue lines, In 2019, Spirited Media sold Denverite to Colorado Public Radio, The Incline to digital startup Whereby.us and Billy Penn to WHYY, Philadelphia’s iconic public radio station. Previously, as editor-in-chief of Digital First Media, Brady was responsible for the strategy and management of the 75 daily newspapers, 292 non-daily publications and 341 online sites owned by Journal Register Company and MediaNews Group. He also built and managed the company’s Thunderdome unit, which comprised more than 50 digitally focused journalists charged with providing cutting-edge national content for DFM’s local properties. During Brady’s tenure as executive editor of washingtonpost.com, the site won a national Emmy award for its Hurricane Katrina coverage, a Peabody Award for its “Being a Black Man” series, and numerous other journalism awards. He also ran AOL’s news coverage of the 9/11 attacks and 2000 presidential election, and served as ESPN’s public editor from 2015-18. Brady is a past president of the Online News Association, a two-time judge of the Pulitzer Prizes, and currently serves on the boards of the American Press Institute, NewsMedia Alliance, and the National Press Foundation. He is a graduate of American University.

Martin Kotynek
Martin Kotynek

Martin Kotynek is a journalist and the Founding Director of the Media Forward Fund which funds media diversity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The goal is to contribute to more quality journalism with viable business models that publish strong, trustworthy content and are sustainably financed in the long term. Martin previously served as editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Der Standard in Vienna, deputy editor-in-chief of Zeit Online in Berlin, investigative editor at Die Zeit, and political editor at Süddeutsche Zeitung in Munich. As a Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, Martin focused on innovation, leadership, and entrepreneurship in journalism. He studied neurobiology and was born in Vienna.

Sharon Moshavi
Sharon Moshavi

Sharon Moshavi is the President of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping journalists be better journalists. ICFJ develops and runs programs for its 132,000+ global network of reporters, editors and newsrooms, supporting them to report on critical issues, keep up with technological transformation, and find successful business models. Through its work, ICFJ aims to help journalism connect more deeply with audiences, and increase the flow of reliable, trustworthy news - a cornerstone of healthy democracies. Previously, Moshavi was senior vice president of new initiatives, leading ICFJ’s new project development, innovation and impact She designed programs that supported newsroom transformation, created investigative reporting networks, and mentored emerging media leaders, as well as spearheaded the creation of the organization’s research arm. Prior to ICFJ, Moshavi worked as Communications Manager at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. For more than a decade before that, Moshavi was based in New Delhi, Jerusalem and Tokyo, reporting from countries across Asia and the Middle East for The Boston Globe, Newsday, BusinessWeek,  KQED, PRI,  and The New Republic, among others. Moshavi is a member of the board of directors of the News Product Alliance, and the board of advisors for the Howard Center for Investigative Reporting at the University of Maryland.

Vera Peneda
Vera Peneda

Vera Penêda is director of programmes and impact at the European Journalism Centre. She has led multinational teams at newspapers, television networks and NGOs in Europe, Latin America and Asia.

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