Tag: GNI
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Google offers 22 media innovators $2.1m funding for 2nd GNI Innovation Challenge
Google on Wednesday announced the selection of 22 media innovators to receive $2.1 million in funding through the second Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge for Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey. Ludovic Blecher, Head GNI, said in a statement that GNI is Google’s effort to help news players in their transition to a digital…
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Google News Initiative challenge opens for Africa, Middle East, Turkey
Google on Tuesday opened the Google News Initiative (GNI) challenge for media publishers in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. The Head of Google News Initiative Innovation, Mr Ludovic Bleacher, made the disclosure at the unveiling of the initiative in Lagos. The Google News Initiative is a journalism-focused programme that will help publishers earn money…
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YouTube commits $20m to produce authoritative news
Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday announced a new commitment of 20 million dollars to produce authoritative news to counter false online information spreading on its platform, especially at the time of breaking-news events. According to YouTube, the funding is part of the Google News Initiative (GNI) launched in March to “help journalism thrive in the digital…