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# EngageMedia
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/engagemedia/
- Published: 2026-06-18T16:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-18T16:47:11.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, #toc, Australia, Media, Non-Profit

**EngageMedia** is an Australian nonprofit organization based in Melbourne, Victoria.[\[1\]](#fn1)

## History

EngageMedia was co-founded in 2005 by [Andrew Lowenthal](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Andrew-Lowenthal) and Anna Helme.[\[2\]](#fn2)[\[3\]](#fn3)

### COVID-19

In November 2021, Lowenthal announced he would be transitioning out of his role as Executive Director into a position on the organization's board of directors.[\[4\]](#fn4) Phet Sayo was announced as his successor on June 7, 2022.[\[5\]](#fn5) The transition was completed in early September 2022, with Lowenthal joining the board and becoming a specialist advisor for the organization.[\[6\]](#fn6)

Lowenthal was listed on the organization's website until at least [January 2023](https://web.archive.org/web/20230131062134/https://engagemedia.org/com/), but had been removed sometime prior to [August 2023](https://web.archive.org/web/20230805130814/https://engagemedia.org/com/).[\[2:1\]](#fn2)[\[7\]](#fn7)

## Organization

| Name                                                                       | Position                                                                                                 | Notes                                                                                                                   |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Phet Sayo                                                                  | Executive Director[\[6:1\]](#fn6)                                                                        | International Development Research Centre (IDRC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Commonwealth of Learning |
| [Andrew Lowenthal](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Andrew-Lowenthal) | Co-founder; Executive Director (former);[\[8\]](#fn8) Board member and specialist advisor[\[6:2\]](#fn6) | [Brownstone Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Brownstone-Institute), liber-net, Westminster Declaration  |

### Funding

EngageMedia has received funding from Luminate.[\[9\]](#fn9)

### Partners

Current partners of EngageMedia include:[\[10\]](#fn10)

- [Alan Turing Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Alan-Turing-Institute)
- ARTICLE 19
- Asia Centre
- Cambodian Center for Independent Media
- Global Voices
- Hashtag Generation
- International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)
- Internews
- News Network
- Out of the Box Media Literacy Initiative
- Sinar Project
- Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)

Former partners include:

- Access Now
- Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR)
- Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society
- Cambodian Center for Human Rights
- Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy
- Citizen Lab
- Critical Commons
- Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP)
- Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA)
- Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)
- Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club (JFCC)
- Link TV
- MIT Center for Civic Media
- MIT Open Documentary Lab
- Oxfam Australia
- Public Citizen
- Research Action Design (RAD)
- Tactical Technology Collective
- Video Volunteers
- Western Sydney University
- Wikimedia Indonesia
- WITNESS

## External links

- [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@EngageMedia)
- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/EngageMedia)
- [Website](https://engagemedia.org/)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EngageMedia)

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1. *Contact.* EngageMedia. Retrieved October 29, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231029022218/https://engagemedia.org/contact/> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *Committee of Management (Board).* EngageMedia. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230131062134/https://engagemedia.org/com/> [↩︎](#fnref2) [↩︎](#fnref2:1)
3. *EngageMedia.* Anna Helme. Retrieved May 22, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230522092106/https://annahelme.com/portfolio/engagemedia/> [↩︎](#fnref3)
4. Lowenthal, A. (2021, November 30). *Executive director succession: setting the stage for EngageMedia’s next era.* EngageMedia. <http://archive.today/2023.10.29-194001/https://engagemedia.org/2021/next-era/> [↩︎](#fnref4)
5. *Phet Sayo to be EngageMedia’s next Executive Director.* (2022, June 7). EngageMedia. <https://web.archive.org/web/20231029193526/https://engagemedia.org/2022/next-executive-director/> [↩︎](#fnref5)
6. Lowenthal, A. (2022, September 8). *Renewing the fight for digital rights.* EngageMedia. <https://web.archive.org/web/20231029193453/https://engagemedia.org/2022/transition-renewing-fight-digital-rights/> [↩︎](#fnref6) [↩︎](#fnref6:1) [↩︎](#fnref6:2)
7. *Committee of Management (Board).* EngageMedia. Retrieved August 5, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230805130814/https://engagemedia.org/com/> [↩︎](#fnref7)
8. *Andrew Lowenthal.* Australian International Documentary Conference. Retrieved October 28, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231028190436/https://www.aidc.com.au/whos-coming/andrew-lowenthal/> [↩︎](#fnref8)
9. *Engage Media.* Luminate. Retrieved October 31, 2023, from <http://archive.today/2023.10.31-042107/https://www.luminategroup.com/investee/engage-media> [↩︎](#fnref9)
10. *Partners.* EngageMedia. Retrieved October 28, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20231029022153/https://engagemedia.org/partners/> [↩︎](#fnref10)