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GNI Innovation Challenge is a global program that empowers news organizations worldwide to demonstrate new thinking in digital journalism. It is open to organizations of every size that aims to produce innovative, original journalism and whose projects focus on innovation towards creating a more sustainable and diverse news ecosystem. Funding is available for projects up to a maximum of $250,000.
The projects can focus on the following areas but are not limited to:
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Ways
to increase reader engagement and/or reader revenue
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Developing
and diversifying business models
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Business
intelligence approaches to better leverage data capabilities
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New
methods of distribution
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Combating
misinformation
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Increasing
trust in journalism
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Reaching
new audiences
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Improving
the efficiency of workflows
● Exploring new technologies
The applications must be submitted online before August 23rd, 2022, at 23:59 local time. For more questions, applicants may reach out to apacgnichallenge@google.com.