Mediendienst Integration

What Mediendienst Integration does

Mediendienst Integration is a Berlin-based non-profit information and research service founded in 2012, operating as a project of Rat für Migration e.V. It serves German and European journalists covering migration, flight, integration, racism, and discrimination by providing free expert referrals (from a database of over 1,800 contacts, with responses typically within 30 minutes), background research via email and phone, a curated library of over 300 continuously updated topic overviews with statistics and primary-source citations, press events, and a weekly Friday newsletter. Additional offerings include an E-learning platform co-developed with TU Dortmund, investigative research collaborations with other media outlets, and a social media fact-checking service on Bluesky and Instagram launched under an EU disinformation-counter program.

Name

Mediendienst Integration

Legal name

Mediendienst Integration, Projekt des Rat für Migration e.V.

Website

https://mediendienst-integration.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mediendienst Integration is a Berlin-based non-profit (founded 2012) that provides German journalists with free expert referrals, background research, statistics, and press events on migration, integration, and discrimination topics, funded by foundations and the EU.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Journalism Information Services

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI)

Keywords

• Migration research service
• Journalist information service
• Expert referral database
• Media statistics library
• Press event coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grant Funding: Mediendienst Integration is a non-profit research service funded entirely through public and private institutional grants. All services for journalists are provided free of charge. Funding is received from German foundations (Freudenberg Stiftung, Stiftung Mercator, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Marga und Kurt Möllgaard-Stiftung, Amadeu Antonio Stiftung), the German Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, and the European Union (via the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mediendienst Integration is a free research and information service for journalists covering migration, flight, integration, and discrimination topics in Germany. It connects journalists with over 1,800 vetted experts, delivers background briefings by in-house editors, maintains a library of more than 300 topic overviews with continuously updated statistics and primary-source citations, and organises press conferences, workshops, and informational tours. A weekly Friday newsletter and an E-Learning platform (developed with TU Dortmund) round out the offering, all provided free of charge and funded by German foundations, the German federal government, and the European Union.

Product overview

Mediendienst Integration operates as a single, unified information service for journalists focused on migration topics in Germany. The core offering consists of five integrated services: (1) Expertenvermittlung - expert matching from a database of 1,800+ contacts, (2) Recherche Service - background briefings by in-house editors, (3) Zahlen und Studien - a database of over 300 curated topic overviews with statistics and research, (4) Presseveranstaltungen - press events and workshops for journalists, and (5) Newsletter - weekly news briefings. Additional offerings include an E-Learning platform developed with TU Dortmund, Investigations (Recherchen), and a Social Media research service on Bluesky and Instagram. All services are provided free of charge to journalists, funded by public and private foundations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expertenvermittlung (Expert Matching Service) A free contact mediation service that connects journalists with over 1,800 vetted experts for interviews and background conversations on migration, flight, integration, and discrimination topics. Referrals are typically returned within 30 minutes and are available exclusively to journalists.
• Recherche Service (Research Service) Background briefings delivered by Mediendienst Integration editors providing context and analysis on migration topics, available via email and telephone to journalists free of charge.
• Zahlen und Studien (Statistics and Studies Library) A free, curated database of over 300 topic overviews providing continuously updated statistics, facts, and scientific studies on migration topics, independently researched and clearly summarised with linked original sources for journalists.
• Presseveranstaltungen (Press Events) Press conferences, background discussions, and workshops with migration experts from science and practice, offered exclusively to journalists free of charge. Events combine expert presentations with Q&A sessions.
• Newsletter A weekly newsletter distributed every Friday morning summarising the most important news and upcoming events on migration, flight, integration, and discrimination topics. Free for journalist subscribers.
• E-Learning Platform on Migration, Media and Discrimination Online courses for journalists and journalism students covering migration, media, and discrimination topics, developed in partnership with TU Dortmund University.
• Recherchen (Investigations) In-depth investigative research and reporting on current migration topics produced by Mediendienst Integration, often in collaboration with other media outlets.
• Social Media Recherche-Service A fact-checking and research service active on Bluesky and Instagram that counters disinformation about migration. Part of the EU-funded project under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021–2027.

Quantifiable outcome

• Expert referral response time of within 30 minutes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• RAA Berlin (Regionale Arbeitsstellen für Bildung, Erziehung und Beratung)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized an informational tour for journalists on Roma in Berlin together with Mediendienst Integration, providing expert access and venue for the event.
• Technische Universität DortmundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped an E-learning platform on migration, media, and discrimination topics together with Mediendienst Integration for journalist training purposes.
• Universität HildesheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Mediendienst Integration on a municipalities survey (Kommunen-Befragung) involving nearly 900 municipalities, cities, and counties in October 2025.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Correctiv: German non-profit investigative journalism and fact-checking organization that similarly provides free research services and fact-checks for German journalists and the public. Most direct structural analogue.
• InfoMigrants: Multi-language news portal covering migration in Europe, funded as a European project. Comparable in focus on migration news/journalism, though primarily a consumer publication rather than a journalist-only service.
• Netzwerk Recherche: German association/journalism support organization offering training, events, and resources to investigative journalists. Closely comparable mission of supporting journalism quality in Germany.
• European Journalism Centre (EJC): European non-profit supporting journalism with funding, training, and resources. Comparable as a grant-funded journalism-support infrastructure organization.
• Science Media Centre Germany: Germany-based non-profit that connects journalists with scientists for accurate science reporting. Highly comparable model of providing expert mediation and research to journalists as a free, foundation-supported service.

Others

• Reporter ohne Grenzen (Reporters Without Borders Germany): German branch of the press-freedom non-profit. Adjacent rather than competing, but comparable as a foundation-funded German non-profit serving journalists and press-related causes.

Emerging players

• The Marshall Project: US non-profit news organization focused on a specific policy topic (criminal justice), comparable in the topic-narrow journalism model that Mediendienst applies to migration in Germany.

Broad incumbents

• Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN): International non-profit supporting investigative journalism worldwide with resources, training, and networking. Comparable as a journalism-support infrastructure organization, though at global scale.
• The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: UK-based investigative-journalism non-profit producing deep reporting on public-interest topics with grant funding. Comparable non-profit investigative-journalism operating model.
• ProPublica: Major US investigative-journalism non-profit built on foundation support. Analogous operating model (non-profit, grant-funded, mission-driven journalism) though at substantially larger scale and broader topic scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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