We support free media in Central and Eastern Europe
Media today is cooperation, not competition. It is information that unites, not divides. Information that builds public trust and shows the possibility of being involved in changing the world.
Independent Media Needs Support
We are convinced that in the face of threats and difficulties in Poland and in the world, cooperation between the media is the best way. Cooperation is more important than a competitive race.
- 42%Confidence in the media fell to 42 from 56% in Poland over the past year.
- 50%Users treat social media as the main source of information
- 57kPoland ranked 57th (5th from the end in the EU) in the World Press Freedom Index.
Comprehensive media support
We help build free, independent media
We educate
We educate and train journalists, as well as provide support from top experts
We advise
We share insight on digital transformation and development of a subscription model
Who we are?
We are media people. We come from the environment of “Gazeta Wyborcza”, a newspaper established in 1989 during socio-political transformations as an outlet of the democratic opposition against totalitarian governments. We believe that the world cannot do without reliable journalism. Information is a priceless value that cannot be underestimated in a world where political and economic dictators deluge us with lies. Information that does not divide but brings us together. Information that shows different points of view without spreading hate. Information that builds solidarity between women and men. Information that recognizes people who do not adhere to conservative norms: LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, representatives of the full spectrum of walks of life, religions, and political views. Information that does not spread fear but allows us to regain balance and believe that this world is indeed a great place to be alive. Information that promotes social trust. Information that shows how to become engaged in changing the world.
Today, the media must seek to be a partner of the people rather than the fourth power. A partner of civil society, politicians, activists, companies, public institutions, effectively, each and every individual person. The media is you. Free media today is cooperation, not competition. The media, for which democracy, human rights, tolerance, freedom of expression are important, cooperate, do not compete. We are convinced that in the face of threats and difficulties in Poland and in the world, this is the best way. Cooperation between the media is more important than a competitive race.
Cooperation Is A New Competition
Free media today is about collaboration, not competition. A media that values democracy, human rights, tolerance, and freedom of speech must cooperate rather than compete. They are liberated from the constraints of economics, politics, and various Internet bubbles. That's why we established the Media Liberation Foundation – to support valuable initiatives and projects wherever they originate. We believe that together, we can achieve more. We are sure that this is the best way to proceed in the face of threats and difficulties in Poland and around the world. Cooperation between media outlets is more important than cannibalistic competition. We also believe that the circle of institutions, companies, and private investors supporting quality journalism will continue to grow. As the Media Libeartion Foundation, we will also create our own media and social projects to make the world a better place. We also believe that circle of institutions, companies, and private investors supporting quality journalism.
"There will be no truly free Poles, Czechs or Hungarians without free Ukrainians, Belarusians or Lithuanians..."
Our team
An expert with over 15 years of experience on executive positions in media. Most recently she was the managing director of Gazeta Wyborcza and Wysokie Obcasy, where, among other things, she was responsible for digital transformation and development of the subscription model. As publishing director of Wysokie Obcasy, she created numerous original projects promoting social engagement and supporting women such as the Superbohaterka award, the Wysokie Obcasy Foundation, the Good Life Institute and the Wysokie Obcasy magazine, which supports women in their professional careers and personal development.
An expert with over 15 years of experience on executive positions in media. Most recently she was the managing director of Gazeta Wyborcza and Wysokie Obcasy, where, among other things, she was
Long-time Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Gazeta Wyborcza. Recently, as its Publisher, he was responsible for the digital transformation of the newspaper. Experienced media manager with unique knowledge of media management visible in many editorial and commercial successes. Under his leadership, Gazeta Wyborcza, the most important daily newspaper in this part of Europe, reached more than 280,000 digital subscribers and was among the top subscription media in Europe.
Legal counsel with more than 20 years of experience. In addition to leading large teams of lawyers, he led dozens of acquisitions, mergers and acquisitions processes. He participated in IPO processes, as well as obtaining financing and refinancing of debt amounting to billions of zlotys. Member of the Supervisory Boards of companies in the telecommunications industry. He currently practices in the law firm
Experienced journalist, presenter and program director. Since 2013 she has been associated with Espresso TV, a Ukrainian TV station established during the events of the Maidan. Until February 2022, she hosted the program "Week with Maria Gorska," in which she summarized the most important events in the country, and co-hosted the program "Saturday Political Club" with Vitaly Portnikov. Maria has been involved for years in many important cultural events relevant to Polish-Ukrainian dialogue. For the first six months after last year's invasion, she hosted a war program from Lviv.In the middle of last year, shortly after the birth of her younger daughter, she moved with her family to Poland. Here, too, she is actively involved in democratic initiatives.She believes in a European Ukraine in which free media and human rights will be protected and totalitarianism and dictatorship will remain only in the history books.
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A lawyer, before the war she was a managing partner of a bar association, a member of the Kyiv Oblast Bar Council.Since the beginning of the war, she has lived in two countries.In Poland she has some of her family, friends, co-workers and a new life that she is beginning to build. Mediator. Creator of courses on media law and legal relations between state bodies and mass media. Author of many scientific publications on the topics of anti-corruption legislation, electronic declaration, freedom of speech, personal data protection, access to information.She received the award of the Kyiv Region Bar Council "For dedication to the legal profession", the Honor Award of the National Association of Lawyers of Ukraine. She was awarded the medal of St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker and the Order of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara.
Writer, manager, journalist.22 years associated with "Gazeta Wyborcza". She was deputy editor-in-chief of Adam Michnik, editor-in-chief of the women's supplement 'Wysokie Obcasy' and 'Wysokie Obcasy Extra', president of the 'Wysokie Obcasy' foundation. She has led many projects supporting human rights in Poland - pro-democracy, feminist, environmental and social projects. She participated in the digital transformation of Wyborcza and the construction of the digital subscription model, thanks to which the newspaper managed to survive the media crisis. Today she heads the Rybnik Library.
Foundation Council
Founder of Cornerstone Investment Management, a leading private equity investment management firm in Central and Eastern Europe, which has completed more than forty transactions and, as a result, manages assets in excess of €7 billion. He also founded Griffin Real Estate (now Griffin Capital Partners), the largest real estate management company in Central and Eastern Europe, with assets of €5 billion.
An entrepreneur, she demonstrates in her actions that the words patriotism and entrepreneurship go together, by running a sustainable and socially responsible business that is a source of satisfaction for employees, owners and customers
Entrepreneur, international investor, philanthropist supporting education, Polish-Jewish dialogue, and women's rights. He was born in Warsaw and graduated from the Zamojski High School here. After studying at the Maritime School in Szczecin, he became a deck officer of the Polish Maritime Navigation. In 1969 he emigrated from Poland to the United States. After earning an MBA from UC Berkeley, he worked at Bank of America and Crocker National Bank in San Francisco before founding Amsterdam Pacific Corporation and BBU Mezzanine Funds, both based in San Francisco, until 1996. He invested in Poland and was the CEO of EVL and YTD in ten companies, including the second largest cable operator — Multimedia Polska.
Our projects
Sestry
Ukrainian online magazine, where experienced journalists write about current affairs and together with readers and leaders of different backgrounds look for support and new meanings in a very unstable world. Its hallmark is high-quality author's journalism. However, its strongest side is people.
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First prize of Sestry.eu: “Portraits of the Sisterhood”.
The editors of the magazine honored women who, since the outbreak of the Great War, have made an invaluable contribution to the struggle for democracy and freedom. For two years in a row, Polish and Ukrainian women walked hand in hand, helping each other and inspiring each other. History shows that in times of great upheaval, the role of women becomes crucial. “The combined voice of Polish and Ukrainian women has the power to change the world for the better,” said Vasyl Zvarych, Ambassador of Ukraine in Poland.
In a media landscape increasingly dominated by AI-generated content and clickbait, Sestry.eu takes the road less travelled
Ruszają „Sestry”: online’owy magazyn dla Ukrainek w Polsce. Stoją za nim ludzie z „Wyborczej” i Kulczyk Foundation
Onet rozpoczął współpracę z portalem Sestry.eu. „Perspektywa ukraińskich dziennikarek jest dla nas unikalna”
Jerzy Wójcik w swojej fundacji chce wspierać niezależne media. Współpracuje z Aleksandrą Klich
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