Ukraine's Media Must Become Profitable to Ensure Independence (visegradinsight.eu)

• URC addressed media freedom on main stage for first time in five years.
• Author criticizes grant dependency of Ukrainian media.
• Calls for sustainable business models to ensure genuine independence.

"At the Ukraine Recovery Conference, media and press freedom were treated seriously on the main stage for the first time in five years. Estonian author Taavi Linnamäe argues that Ukrainian media should not rely on donor grants but instead build profitable newsrooms to achieve genuine editorial independence."