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This editorial introduces our thematic issue, titled Examining New Models in Journalism Funding, at a pivotal time. While news companies have attempted to build sustainable business models, we have not yet seen a major leap forward. As observed by the authors of this issue, digital reader revenue has become a prominent source of income for many publishers, but the bulk of them continue to rely on advertising and print subscriptions for money. Recently, Google and Facebook have become major funders of news and innovation in journalism. Some governments have also launched specific support programs. After providing some background context, we introduce the articles featured in the issue. We go on to argue that these articles signal a renewed interest in the business of journalism, which will help us better understand the ongoing financial crisis in the commercial news sector at a more granular level.

PurposeWomen in entrepreneurship can have a significant impact on economic and social development globally and particularly in developing countries. But the challenges entrepreneurial women face are unique and multiple, pressing the need for research and policies to maximize impact. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the challenges women start-up founders face to secure funding in the technology industry. The tech industry was selected because it is a non-traditional industry for women with high potential for role models to bridge an existing gap in information on women start-up founders to secure capital financing to attain business sustainability. It covers venture capital investors' role, Latin American cultural reasons, and gender.Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on an inductive, qualitative approach and in-depth interviews with 20 women entrepreneurs and start-up founders from Latin American countries who received support from the Chilean Government sponsored accelerator "Start-Up Chile."FindingsThe analysis uncovered ten aspects that impact entrepreneurial women founders' access to capital in three categories: capital needs, networks, and individual characteristics.Originality/valueThis study identifies factors that affect women entrepreneurs in raising capital and in facing the following challenges: first, working in a non-traditional field for women as it is the technology industry, and second assuming a leadership role as start-up founders. The results offer recommendation with potential to drive public policies in Latin America, which may be scalable to other developing and also to developed countries where market systems prevail. The findings show that women entrepreneurs, but also men, seeking start-up financing and alternatives are a viable source of employment and economic sustainability to mitigate the effects of increasing levels of unemployment worldwide.

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the: (1) Department of the Treasury's process for allocating highway user tax receipts to the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund; (2) Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) process for estimating motor fuel usage and the contributions to the account that are attributable to highway users in each state; and (3) impact of these processes on the amount of highway program funds distributed to each state."

Background: The phenomenon that occurs on the Indonesia Stock Exchange shows that the value of the company's value of the company projected through the value of the stock market has decreased even though there is no financial policy carried out by the company. Values change more due to other information such as social and political situations. Aim: This study aims to determine the effect of Funding Decisions, Dividend Policy, and Company Growth on the Value of Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from (2015 to 2020). Method: The type of research used is quantitative associative. The sample selection was based on the purposive sampling method, so the samples obtained were 11 companies with 66 observational data. The data analysis technique used is panel data regression analysis, with data processing using the Eviews 9.0 for the Windows program. Findings: The results showed that simultaneously the variables of Funding Decisions, Dividend Policy, and Company Growth had an effect on Firm Value. While partially, the variable of Funding Decision has an effect on firm value, while the variable of dividend policy and firm growth has no effect on firm value.