Google News Equity Fund For News Organizations Worldwide 2022

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

Their 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.

About Google

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, and Facebook. Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California. The company's rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions, and partnerships beyond Google's core se... read more

Google News Equity Fund

Aim and Benefits of Google News Equity Fund

• Funds will be disbursed in one installment. Funding amounts will vary depending on the size of the newsroom and the number of eligible applications received.

Requirements for Google News Equity Fund Qualification

• Open to 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.
• Government-owned entities or entities affiliated/owned by a political party are not eligible to apply.
• Only online applications in English will be considered.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit Google website