Applications are open for the Google News Equity Fund; for Hustlers in the news/Journalism Industry
About the Opportunity:
Google has launched a ‘News Equity Fund’, a global commitment to provide financial support and opportunities to news organizations that primarily serve underrepresented communities.
Our aim is to strengthen inclusion, further empower a diverse news ecosystem, and specifically support small and medium sized publishers creating original journalism for underrepresented audiences around the world.
Benefits of the Opportunity:
Funding :Funds will be disbursed in one installment. Funding amounts will vary depending on the size of the newsroom and number of eligible applications received.
Business Support
Mentorship
Eligibility Criteria:
Small and medium-sized news organizations producing original news for underrepresented audiences.
The News Equity Fund is open to independent newsrooms employing between 1 - 50 full-time journalists (FTE).
Eligible applicants may include for-profit or nonprofit traditional news organizations, digital natives, newsletters, podcasts, radio and/or TV broadcasters, and trade press associations whose members cover underrepresented groups.
Eligible applicants should publish journalistic content regularly.
Eligible applicants need to have a focus on core news provision, i.e. not lifestyle, sports.
Eligible applicants must have a verifiable digital presence (such as a website primarily providing journalistic content) and have been in full operation for at least 12 months.
Incorporated or registered associations or organizations, registered academic or non-profit bodies representing underrepresented journalists and organizations are all eligible to apply as long as you are based in one of the eligible geographies.
Application Deadline:
21 July 2022
To Apply, please click:
https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/news-equity-fund/application/
For more Information, please click:
https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/news-equity-fund/#introduction