Google "News Equity Fund"

[Ana Isabel]

Google has launched a ‘News Equity Fund’, a global commitment to provide financial support and opportunities to news organizations that primarily serve underrepresented communities.

The Fund aims 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.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Applicant organizations must:

a) Be incorporated or registered in one of the eligible geographies. Unincorporated organizations must be based in one of the eligible geographies;

b) Be small and medium-sized news organizations producing original news for underrepresented audiences or independent newsrooms employing between 1 – 50 full-time journalists (FTE);

c) Be publishing journalistic content regularly;

d) Have a verifiable digital presence (such as a website primarily providing journalistic content) and have been in full operation for at least 12 months;

e) Be responsible for their compliance with any laws, including, for example, by obtaining all necessary permissions from relevant authorities prior to receiving funding.

2. Government-owned entities or entities affiliated/owned by a political party are not eligible to apply. 

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.

Only online applications in English will be considered.

Applications close on Thursday 21st July 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

For more information, please visit https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/news-equity-fund/#introduction

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