The network of :Médianes joining
forces to ensure a lasting future
For the past twenty years, search engines, social media platforms, and now AI have come between the media and their audiences, and the freedom to report the news has been eroded, both in France and across Europe. No newsroom is immune to this, and each one is left to face it mostly on its own. Our belief is that by sharing our experiences, we are already taking back control.
This is the purpose of the Sphera NetworkMédianes, which operates on two levels. Within the French-speaking world, the “Pour les médias” community enables media professionals to support one another on a daily basis. In Europe, Sphera Network brings together independent media outlets from across the continent to collaborate on joint editorial projects and organize meetings.
To support one another among information professionals
The Community For the Media
"Pour les médias" brings together those who produce French-language news to support one another in facing challenges that no single media outlet can tackle alone.
This is a free, on-demand, and close-knit community on WhatsApp, designed to help you stay informed, collaborate with peers, and share job openings in the industry.
It is open to journalists, editors, and content creators, as well as teams in audience engagement, product, tech, marketing, and development—providing an opportunity to network with your peers from other media outlets and projects.
There you will find:
- From yesterday: Understanding the tools, practices, and models that are transforming the industry, with a product vision where editorial, design, marketing, and tech work in harmony.
- Mutual support: to ask questions, share what works and what doesn’t, and dare to voice our doubts—vulnerability becomes a strength when it is shared in trust.
- Job postings: for all levels of experience, published with clear job descriptions and salary ranges—whether you're looking for a new position or building your team.
To foster cooperation among independent media outlets in Europe
Sphera Network
Sphera brings together independent and socially conscious media outlets across Europe, all of which believe that independent journalism is best achieved through collaboration and on a continental scale.
Founded in 2021 by Babel International and coordinated by Médianessince October 2024, the network brings together news organizations such as 444 (Hungary), El Salto (Spain), Popaganda (Greece), StreetPress (France), Krytyka Polityczna (Poland), and VD News (Italy).
Today, it is opening up to new media outlets to stand together against the threats to freedom of the press.
There you will find:
- Cross-border journalism: collaborative investigations, podcasts, and videos produced and published in seven languages for young European audiences.
- Support: Through the Media Collabs program, participants have eight months to build their influence and independence on a European scale.
- Events: The Sphera Media Lab brings together media organizations from across Europe to discuss their editorial, economic, and technological independence.
Network News
Marine Doux and Baptiste Thevelein, co-founders of Médianes, and Marion Wyss have joined forces to form Pour les médias, a nonprofit organization that we now run together. First project: a community open to everyone involved in the media, to contribute to industry news, support one another, and share job openings among…
The Sphera Media Lab, which brings together independent media outlets across Europe, returns to Brussels on December 3 for a new edition focused on technological, editorial, and economic independence. Check out the program!
The Sphera Media Lab, which brings together independent media outlets in Europe, returns to Brussels on December 3 for a new event focused on technological, editorial, and economic independence.
We are launching the Club de Médianes, a space for independent media outlets to come together, share resources, and support one another. Journalists, executives, and creators: this club is being built with you, and we need your feedback to shape it.
Médianes?
Providing information isn't enough. We also need the resources to produce, fund, and disseminate that information in order to have a real impact. Médianes is the toolkit for media independence: editorial, economic, and technological.
With a media outlet, a studio, and a journalism network, we help media organizations, institutions, and NGOs build sustainable and ethical models that directly serve the public, both in France and across Europe.
