The Mandate
The IPSMF promotes excellence in independent, public-spirited and socially impactful journalism.

INVEST
In independent and impactful digital-media entities,
In encouraging digital-media ventures to focus on public-interest issues.
In promising journalists to produce socially-impactful content.

CATALYZE
The distribution of digital public-interest content through all outreach platforms, including social and mainstream media.

GROW
India’s editorial leadership on public-interest issues by supporting the work of journalists in the digital media through grants and fellowships.

influence
India’s emerging digital-media consumers to participate in the democratic process by ensuring transparency and information on issues of governance, public policy and socio-economic change.