2016 IMPACT STUDY This impact assessment focuses on the projects that were featured in IJD 2016. The study was conducted five months after the publication via phone interviews and an online survey. 64 project leaders were interviewed, out of a total of 100 projects featured in IJD. 2016 – 4TH EDITION Key figures 1,000 61 22 million projects sourced media partners social media readers reached News 100 54 120 million projects featured countries readers Focus on the media “Impact Journalism Day enables countries to put into practice solutions found elsewhere in the world, where the same problems are also being confronted.” — Emilie Sueur L’Orient Le Jour (Lebanon) IJD is an alliance of 61 media… Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Denmark, Japan, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Mexico, Morocco, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakis- tan, Peru, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Senegal, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tunisia, Taiwan, Thailand,Arabic Turkey, Uganda, United…circulating States, Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia,in 54 Azerbaijan, countries Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Denmark, Japan, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Mexico,Bangla Morocco, Madagascar,and Nigeria, Pakistan, reporting Peru, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, in Philippines, 19 Saudilanguages. 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Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Denmark, Japan, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Mexico, Morocco, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Senegal, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tunisia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda,Indonesian United States, Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Denmark, Japan, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Mexico, Morocco, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Senegal, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tunisia, Taiwan,Italian Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Denmark, Japan, Lebanon, Luxemburg,Japanese Mexico, Morocco, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Senegal, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tunisia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,Korean Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Den- mark, Japan, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Mexico, Morocco, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore,Portuguese Sene- gal, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tunisia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangla- desh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India,Polish Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Denmark, Japan, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Mexico, Morocco, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Senegal, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tunisia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Afghanistan, Algeria,Russian Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Denmark, Japan, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Mexico, Morocco, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Pakistan,Serbian Poland, Russia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Senegal, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tunisia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo, Czech Republic,Spanish Denmark, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Denmark, Japan, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Mexico, Morocco, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Senegal, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tunisia, Taiwan,Turkish Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Denmark, Japan, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Urdu News IJD reaches wide and diverse audiences through key media. Asahi Shimbun 18,200,000 Sydney Morning Herald 5,313,000 Times of India 4,000,000 USA Today 3,100,000 News Straits Times 1,430,000 Le Figaro 1,300,000 China Daily 1,000,000 News Al Hayat 900,000 Folha de Sao Paulo 825,000 El Pais 625,000 Die Welt 525,000 City Press 300,000 The Nation 240,000 Moscow Times 87,000 News News Focus on the projects “IJD gave us more visibility. The variety of IJD’s readership is a huge help for organizations like us, looking to scale up. It offered the possibility to find potential partners, investors and clients.” — Raphael Mijeno SALt (Philippines) The projects address 18 % HEALTH & SAFETY a wide range of issues with a strong geographical diversity… 22 % SOCIETY Africa Latin MENA 15 % America 13 % 10 % 8 % FOOD & AGRICULTURE North America Asia 5 % FINANCE 3 % Europe 25 % 34 % 10 % ENVIRONMENT 11 % EDUCATION … and 3 projects out Foreign Local 10 % ENERGY of 4 are led by locals. 25 % 75 % 4 % WATER 3 % EMPLOYMENT 9 % MOBILITY / URBANISM “Thanks to IJD, Public Book Case has become a city landmark. It made the community proud as it shed light on the city of Baku!” — Zeynab Jahan, Public Bookcase (Azerbaijan) Over half of the projects said they had never been featured in the international media prior to IJD. THE IMPACT 3 in 4 project leaders reported that IJD had a positive impact on their project “We received positive messages from readers and many donations, around $5,000 AUD.” — Simon Rowe, Sleepbus (Australia) IMPACT ON… VISIBILITY 93% of those surveyed reported increased visibility “On the day of publication, we saw a jump of around 500 new users on our app! But IJD is not just PR, it’s also a valuable material for stakeholders.” — Massimiliano Costa ShareTheMeal (Germany) IMPACT ON… ONLINE ACTIVITY 61% of respondents reported an impact on their social media activity and/or website traffic “We saw our social network visibility grow by 70%.” — Françoise Montabric Association La Plume de Swane (France) IMPACT ON… CONNECTIONS