WASHINGTON, Apr 15 — Google said Wednesday it will launch an emergency fund to help local news outlets struggling to maintain operations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The internet giant gave no specific figure for its fund, but said it would offer grants ranging from the “low...
Google will launch an emergency fund to help local news outlets struggling to maintain operations in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. — Reuters pic
The internet giant gave no specific figure for its fund, but said it would offer grants ranging from the “low thousands of dollars” for the smallest operations to “low tens of thousands for larger newsrooms.” “Local news is a vital resource for keeping people and communities connected in the best of times,” Google News vice president Richard Gingras said in a statement.
Gingras said the fund will open to outlets “producing original news for local communities during this time of crisis,” with applications due by April 29.
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