Contexte

We are Contexte, a European media outlet founded in 2013. We produce in-depth political news to enable the actors of democracy to act on the world.

We are radically independent, 100% owned by our team. No advertising, no sponsorship, and a single revenue model: subscriptions.

At Contexte, we publish rigorous, structured and accessible information. It helps our readers understand their environment, anticipate, make decisions and build stronger positions—and, in doing so, strengthen democracy itself.

We address everyone whose daily work is affected by public decisions: professionals in both the public and private sectors, across all industries and at every level.

We are a team of around one hundred people based in Paris and Brussels, working across editorial, commercial, finance, human resources, marketing, tech, product and design.

People from diverse backgrounds and with a variety of experiences:

• Who are convinced by Contexte's mission and are keen to share and collectively develop their expertise.

• Who are free to express the full range of their personalities, emotions, and intuitions, within a shared framework of trust.

• Who are autonomous and feel capable of making independent decisions that are useful for their mission, while respecting collectively established rules.

• With a commitment to bringing Contexte’s values to life on a daily basis: “high standards and kindness,” “responsibility.”

"To be good, you need to feel good."

• Permanent contracts rather than fixed-term contracts.

• Salaries in the top 30% for each profession.

• Collective bargaining agreements for professional journalists (journalists) and the specialised press (non-journalists).

"Everyone has their own way of working."

• A culture of subsidiarity, not delegation: the power to decide defaults to the person doing the work.

• The possibility of working from home as much as the job allows.

• Hacker pledge, including free choice of equipment and community participation for developers.

"Transparency and independence matter."

• The strategy is discussed with the whole team every month.

• No decision is made without the input of the people who are experts on the subject and/or impacted by the decision.

• No political or corporate agenda, but the defence of an open society.

• Editorial production and subscription terms are never mixed.

• Mandatory declaration of interests for the management committee and members of the editorial team.