Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge 2021 for Middle East, Turkey & Africa | Opportunity Desk

Deadline: April 12, 2021

Applications are open for the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge 2021. The Google News Initiative (GNI) is Google’s global effort to work with the news industry to help journalism thrive in the digital age.

Through rounds of regional funding, the GNI Innovation Challenges will empower news innovators from around the world to demonstrate new thinking in online journalism and the development of new publishing business models. In turn, they hope to share knowledge generated from the projects with the wider industry.

The Middle East, Turkey and Africa GNI Innovation Challenge gives everyone an opportunity to inject new ideas and innovation in the news ecosystem. Following this turbulent period for the news ecosystem with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are turning their attention to new opportunities for news providers who play such an important role in tackling misinformation and building trust with readers. That’s why they are focusing on creative projects that demonstrate opportunities to increase reader engagement and support the development of new business models.

Funding

Eligibility

Evaluation Criteria

Projects will be evaluated against five main criteria:

The application window closes on Monday, April 12 at 23:59 GMT. Only online applications in English will be considered. Applicants are asked to provide descriptions, detailed project plans and budget information via the online application form. They are also required to accept the Middle East, Turkey & Africa GNI Innovation Challenge Application Terms and Conditions.