We are delighted to announce the upcoming launch of RePIM (Revisioning Public Interest Media) on 1 January 2026 — a new, Europe-wide doctoral network funded by the European Union under the European Research Executive Agency (REA), MSCA Doctoral Networks scheme.

What is RePIM?

RePIM will explore how public interest media — including public service media, quality journalism, cultural heritage outlets and trusted online media — can adapt and thrive in a rapidly transforming media ecosystem. In recent years, digitalisation, platformisation and globalisation have reshaped the production, distribution, and consumption of media, posing major challenges to the sustainability, independence, and societal impact of public interest media.

With support from Horizon Europe, RePIM brings together a pan-European consortium of leading academic institutions, media organisations, regulators, and civil-society partners to rethink, redesign, and future-proof public interest media across Europe.

Our Objectives

The network aims to:

• Reinterpret public interest values in light of changing technological, economic, and socio-political conditions.
• Investigate new organisational, infrastructural, and production models for public interest media.
• Analyse how content creation, distribution platforms, audience dynamics, and policy frameworks interact in the evolving media environment.
• Propose sustainable and inclusive strategies — both academic and policy-oriented — to strengthen public interest media’s relevance, independence, and societal role in the long run.

Our Training & Research Programme

Over the next four years, RePIM will train 12 Doctoral Candidates through an ambitious and interdisciplinary programme combining rigorous academic training, cross-sectoral mobility, and real-world engagement. The programme includes:

• International summer and winter schools, intensive methodological training, and scenario-building workshops
• Mobility via secondments at academic institutions, media organisations, and regulatory or civil-society partners across Europe
• A structured doctoral curriculum blending qualitative and quantitative methods, platform studies, media economics, digital infrastructures, audience analysis, and regulatory research
• Opportunities for publication, policy impact, and cross-sector collaboration

By the end of the project, RePIM aims to produce not only academic excellence, but also actionable insights and practical roadmaps for decision-makers across media, policy, and society.

Why This Matters

Public interest media remains a cornerstone of European democracy, culture, and social cohesion. As media ecosystems shift, safeguarding the values of impartiality, plurality, local accountability, and public service is more urgent than ever. RePIM offers a unique, future-oriented path to renew and expand the capacity of PIM across Europe — training a new generation of media researchers, managers, and leaders equipped to navigate complex, rapidly changing media landscapes.

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We invite you to follow our progress — check back for upcoming recruitment announcements, participating institutions, project milestones, and publications. Together, we aim to contribute to a resilient, inclusive, and forward-looking future for public interest media in Europe.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (grant agreement No 101227216 – RePIM).