Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge 2022: (Deadline 5 April 2022)

Details

The Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge is a global program that empowers news organizations from around the world to demonstrate new thinking in digital journalism. The GNI Innovation Challenge in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region focuses on innovation in any form.

Eligibility

organizations of every size, including freelancers and sole traders, that aim to produce innovative, original journalism and whose projects focus on innovation towards creating a more sustainable and diverse news ecosystem.
News organizations must be incorporated in the Middle East, Turkey & Africa region.
Unincorporated organizations must have registration in the region. However, if not registered, have their principal place of business there.

Eligible Projects

All ideas are welcome but GNI requires all projects to have clear indicators showing the potential impact of the project from a user perspective and/or from a business perspective. Selected projects will also need to be delivered within one year.

GNI encourage innovative projects focused on, but not limited to the areas below:

Ways to increase reader engagement and/or reader revenue
Developing and diversifying business models
New methods of distribution
Combating misinformation
Increasing trust in journalism
Reaching new audiences
Improving the efficiency of workflows
Exploring new technologies

Project Funding

Google will fund up to $150,000 for selected projects. Out of the total project budget, Google will finance up to 70% while the remaining at least 30% must be provided by the applicant.

The self-funded portion may include operational costs. Eligible expenses include personnel costs, engineering costs, as well as the purchase or licensing of any equipment, tools, hardware, software, and other assets or materials needed for the project.

Marketing expenses should not exceed 20% of the total amount of Google funding requested. Moreover, editorial expenses are not part of the eligible costs. Also, you cannot spend the funding on general and overhead cost

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