Croakey is a not-for-profit, social journalism in health initiative. Croakey.org publishes articles that: are in the public interest and give voice to those who may not otherwise be heard; focus on under-served matters such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health and health equity more broadly, health in all policies and the social determinants of health; and that contribute to a more informed policy, practice and community environment. Read more in our strategic plan.
We are a social enterprise; we rely on our readers and social media followers to support us – and you can support our work in many ways.
A heartfelt thank-you to all of our generous sponsors, funders and individuals who make our work possible.
As part of a commitment to editorial independence, all funders have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding stating they shall have no say over Croakey’s editorial direction or content. Croakey is grateful that the donors treat this agreement with respect.
How you can help
Donations
We are working very hard to ensure Croakey Health Media becomes sustainable into the future. Every donation helps! No amount is too small to make a difference. You can choose to make a one-off donation or become a regular donor. Please donate here.
Please also consider registering at our Patreon account that supports public interest journalism on the climate crisis and health – it’s an easy way to support us through regular donations. Every dollar helps. See our climate and health coverage.
Croakey Weekly Bulletin
Although you can always access Croakey’s articles for free, a convenient way to stay up to date is with our weekly emailed summary of Croakey articles. It is only $80 per year (including GST). We also offer special rates for bulk deals – for example, for organisations or students. Subscribe here.
Advertise with Croakey
By advertising with Croakey, you or your organisation can reach our informed, influential audience.
Advertising is available:
- On our website (average 35,000 page views per month)
- In our weekly email news bulletin (reaching hundreds of leading health
organisations) - Via Twitter and other social media channels (1.5 million social media
impressions each month). Followers include national and global health leaders.
Download our advertising rate card here.
If you would like to advertise with Croakey, please contact us at: info@croakey.org.
Leave a legacy
You may wish to consider leaving a bequest to Croakey Health Media, to help safeguard the roles of health-focused public interest journalism into the future. Find out more about the options here.
Share our news
To achieve our vision – a vigorous and sustainable public interest journalism sector contributing to the health and wellbeing of people, families, communities, policies, societies and the environment – we rely on our readers and social media followers to help share our news. Please share Croakey articles on all your socials.
Join one of our annual Funding Consortia
“The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of robust, independent public interest journalism. We are grateful to members of the Croakey Health Media funding consortium for recognising the importance of public interest journalism for public health and public policy.”
Dr Melissa Sweet, Editor-in-Chief, Croakey Health Media
The funding consortia helps to pay the Croakey News team. We would not be able to operate without our editorial team, who commission, edit and publish articles and also support special projects.
You can find a list of the members of our Funding Consortia here.
If you would like to be part of one of the Consortia, please contact us at: laurell@croakey.org.
Public Interest Journalism
Public interest journalism is in crisis in Australia with alarming implications for individual, community, societal and planetary health. It has a vital role in scrutinising and holding to account governments, industries and other powerful interests that shape health. Just think of the advances in public health from tobacco control to the regulation of environmental hazards such as asbestos. Public interest journalism is also important for research and knowledge translation and improving policy.
We are seeking funds to conduct public interest journalism investigations and reporting. You can support our public interest journalism in two ways:
- Making donations specifically for this purpose. Every dollar helps!
- Funding Consortium members demonstrate their commitment to supporting public interest journalism through our funding packages.
It is essential, however, to stress the editorial independence of Croakey. Individuals and organisations supporting the public interest journalism funding pool do not have control of how Croakey spends the funds or the content of the related works of journalism.
Croakey Conference News Service
You can also support our journalism by enlisting the Croakey Conference News Service, which provides skilled, editorially independent multimedia reporting of conferences and other events that are likely to be of interest or use to Croakey readers. The service is funded by conference organisers or other third parties, but editorial responsibility rests with the Croakey team.
This reporting news service includes multi-media cover:
- Live tweeting
- Online news reports, published before, during and after the conference or event
- Podcasts Follow-up interactive e-publications compiling all coverage
You will find a detailed summary of our past conferences here.
Train a new journalist
One of Croakey’s mandates is to train up the next generation of health journalists, at a time when there is diminishing capacity in mainstream media newsrooms to provide this training. We are seeking funders for tailored mentorships available to students in journalism or other fields, and early career practitioners in journalism, health or related fields.
The program is tailored to the needs of specific applicants, and costed accordingly. If you would like to support this program, please contact us at: laurell@croakey.org
Use Croakey Professional Services
Croakey provides a range of professional services, including workshops on writing, social media, research translation and advocacy. You will find more details here: https://www.croakey.org/services/.
Workshops on writing, social media, research translation and advocacy.
Sponsored articles
We have a limited number of opportunities to publish sponsored articles at Croakey.org, from organisations that align with Croakey’s mission. These are clearly marked as sponsored content, and distinguished from our editorial content. The articles may be written by Croakey’s experienced team of journalists and editors or submitted by the sponsoring organisation.
See: https://www.croakey.org/category/croakey-professional-services/acsqhc-series/
For more information, please contact: laurell@croakey.org
Croakey merchandise
For fans of the Croakey brand, or looking for that must wear T-Shirt at your next #CroakeyGO, you can purchase Croakey merchandise: https://www.redbubble.com/people/croakey/shop.
Crowdfunding
We often crowdfund to support specific journalistic projects. For example, our #JustJustice, #WonkyHealth and #CripCroakey projects. We welcome applications for individuals and organisations who would like to collaborate with us on crowdfunded projects or other special projects.
Croakey Weekly Bulletin
Although you can always access Croakey’s articles for free, a convenient way to stay up to date is with our weekly emailed summary of Croakey articles. It is only $80 per year (including GST). We also offer special rates for bulk deals – for example, for organisations or students. Subscribe here.
Donations
We are working very hard to ensure Croakey Health Media becomes sustainable into the future. Every donation helps! No amount is too small to make a difference. You can choose to make a one-off donation or become a regular donor. Please donate here.
We often crowdfund to support specific journalistic projects. For example, our #JustJustice, #WonkyHealth and #CripCroakey projects. We welcome applications for individuals and organisations who would like to collaborate with us on crowdfunded projects or other special projects.
Donations
Please also consider registering at our Patreon account that supports public interest journalism on the climate crisis and health – it’s an easy way to support us through regular donations. Every dollar helps. See our climate and health coverage.
Public interest journalism is in crisis in Australia with alarming implications for individual, community, societal and planetary health. It has a vital role in scrutinising and holding to account governments, industries and other powerful interests that shape health. Just think of the advances in public health from tobacco control to the regulation of environmental hazards such as asbestos. Public interest journalism is also important for research and knowledge translation and improving policy.
We are seeking funds to conduct public interest journalism investigations and reporting. You can support our public interest journalism in two ways:
- Making donations specifically for this purpose. Every dollar helps!
- Funding Consortium members demonstrate their commitment to supporting public interest journalism through our funding packages.
It is essential, however, to stress the editorial independence of Croakey. Individuals and organisations supporting the public interest journalism funding pool do not have control of how Croakey spends the funds or the content of the related works of journalism.
You can also support our journalism by enlisting the Croakey Conference News Service, which provides skilled, editorially independent multimedia reporting of conferences and other events that are likely to be of interest or use to Croakey readers. The service is funded by conference organisers or other third parties, but editorial responsibility rests with the Croakey team.
This reporting news service includes multi-media cover:
- Live tweeting
- Online news reports, published before, during and after the conference or event
- Podcasts Follow-up interactive e-publications compiling all coverage
You will find a detailed summary of our past conferences here.
Croakey provides a range of professional services, including workshops on writing, social media, research translation and advocacy. You will find more details here: https://www.croakey.org/services/.
Workshops on writing, social media, research translation and advocacy.
Sponsored articles
We have a limited number of opportunities to publish sponsored articles at Croakey.org, from organisations that align with Croakey’s mission. These are clearly marked as sponsored content, and distinguished from our editorial content. The articles may be written by Croakey’s experienced team of journalists and editors or submitted by the sponsoring organisation.
See: https://www.croakey.org/category/croakey-professional-services/acsqhc-series/
For more information, please contact: laurell@croakey.org
Train a new journalist
One of Croakey’s mandates is to train up the next generation of health journalists, at a time when there is diminishing capacity in mainstream media newsrooms to provide this training. We are seeking funders for tailored mentorships available to students in journalism or other fields, and early career practitioners in journalism, health or related fields.
The program is tailored to the needs of specific applicants, and costed accordingly. If you would like to support this program, please contact us at: laurell@croakey.org
“The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of robust, independent public interest journalism. We are grateful to members of the Croakey Health Media funding consortium for recognising the importance of public interest journalism for public health and public policy.”
Dr Melissa Sweet, Editor-in-Chief, Croakey Health Media
The funding consortia helps to pay the Croakey News team. We would not be able to operate without our editorial team, who commission, edit and publish articles and also support special projects.
You can find a list of the members of our Funding Consortia here.
If you would like to be part of one of the Consortia, please contact us at: laurell@croakey.org.
You may wish to consider leaving a bequest to Croakey Health Media, to help safeguard the roles of health-focused public interest journalism into the future. Find out more about the options here.
To achieve our vision – a vigorous and sustainable public interest journalism sector contributing to the health and wellbeing of people, families, communities, policies, societies and the environment – we rely on our readers and social media followers to help share our news. Please share Croakey articles on all your socials.
You can view recent Croakey submissions here.
For fans of the Croakey brand, or looking for that must wear T-Shirt at your next #CroakeyGO, you can purchase Croakey merchandise: https://www.redbubble.com/people/croakey/shop.
Croakey has a mixed revenue stream that includes support from members of our funding consortium. There are four tiers of funding consortia:-
- Health Equity Champion
- Health Equity Star
- Health Equity Heart, and
- Health Equity Supporter
The details of each tier can be found here and a list of current consortium members is outlined below.
Social journalism activities, including the Croakey Conference News Service and #CroakeyGO events, also provide funding.
We also generate funds for our public interest journalism activities from our commercial arm: Croakey Professional Services, which provides consultancy and training services. We also apply for grants from various bodies to support public interest journalism activities.
Probono
Thompson Geer Lawyers have taken Croakey to the next phase of our evolution.
In 2018, they established Croakey as an organisation and supported us through the establishment of Croakey as a Not-For-Profit entity.
Funding Consortium members
Health Equity Champions | |
Health Equity Stars | |
Health Equity Hearts | |
Australian College of Health Service Management Girra Maa Indigenous Health Discipline, School of Public Health, | School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia |
Health Equity Supporters | |
Australian Health Promotion Association | |
Grant Sources
Previous consortium members
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network The Public Health Advocacy Institute Palliative Care Australia Centre for Health Policy, University of Melbourne Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, UNSW McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth | School of Public Health, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of New South Wales College of Medicine & Public Health, Flinders University School of Population & Global Health, University of Western Australia School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia |
Individual Donors
Julia Anaf Ruth Armstrong Fran Baum Lynette Brodie Maureen Chapman Brigid Coombe Sally Fitzpatrick Gordon Gregory Birdie Gurley Holley Jones | Julie Leask Peter Lindenmayer Nicole MacKee Charles Maskell-Knight Kerry McCallum Marie McInerney Bernard McCormick Fiona Patten John Rogers Lesley Russell | Penelope Smith Jan Sweet Dr Melissa Sweet Alison Tomlin David Vaile Mitchell Ward Tarun Weeramanthri Jacob Wilson Henry Woo |
Sponsored Editorial 2019
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Professional Services Clients
CroakeyGo
Cohealth sponsored #CroakeyGO #VicVotes
NWMPHN sponsored #CroakeyGO #NavigatingHealth
IPC Health sponsored #CroakeyGO #HeatwaveHealth
A heartfelt thankyou to all of our generous sponsors, funders and individuals who make our work possible.
See the Croakey Impact page.
