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After more than 50 years as a leading voice in 'global justice journalism', telling stories that mainstream media ignores, The New Internationalist navigates its own crisis.

The 4,600 reader-owned co-operative has launched an emergency crowdfunding campaign to raise £150,000 by 7 July, warning that its next issue could be its last if the target is not met.

The campaign, ‘Save NI: More than a magazine’, comes as the publication grapples with soaring production costs and a cost-of-living squeeze on its readers.

The New Internationalist is roughly halfway through the 40-day campaign but still needs to raise around two thirds (£97,000) of its target. The pressure is on as the campaign enters its final weeks.

More stark is the situation when considering that The New Internationalist was selected as one of the grantees of the Nesta Future News Fund seven years ago — a government-backed innovation scheme born out of the Cairncross Review into the future........

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