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| Google News Initiative 2020 |
Overview:
Aimed to support the production of original journalism for local communities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Google has launched a global Journalism Emergency Relief Fund through the Google News Initiative to support
small and medium-sized news organizations producing original news for local communities. Operating globally, it will provide an easily accessible route to financial assistance at this critical time.
Eligibility Requirement:
- Small and medium-sized news organizations producing original news for local communities during this time of crisis.
- Eligible applicants must have a digital presence and have been in operation for at least 12 months.
- The Fund is targeted at newsrooms employing between 2 - 100 full-time employees (FTE) journalists.
- Local publishers employing more than 100 FTE journalists can still apply and will be considered subject to Google’s discretion, based mainly on differing needs in different countries/regions.
- Organizations must be incorporated or registered in one of the eligible geographies. Unincorporated organizations must be based in one of the eligible geographies. Click here to see eligible geographies
- Eligible applicants need to have a focus on core news provision, i.e. not a lifestyle, sports, business-to-business.
- Eligible applicants can include for-profit or nonprofit traditional news organizations, digital natives, radio and/or TV broadcasters.
- Government-owned entities and individuals are not eligible to apply.
Application Procedure:
The application window will close on April 29th, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. PT, and may be extended or shortened at Google’s discretion. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. We will process them on a rolling basis.
You will be asked via an online application form to provide basic information about your publication and overall organization (if applicable) and inform us of how the funds will be spent.
