DNI Innovation Fund: Calling all news innovators across Europe
The goal of the Fund is to spark new thinking, which could come from anywhere in the news ecosystem, so that news organizations of all sizes can have the space to experiment.
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DNI Innovation Fund: Calling all news innovators across Europe
In February, we shared the first 128 recipients of the Digital News Initiative Innovation Fund, our €150 million commitment over the next three years to supporting innovation in the European news industry, and we’re excited to see those projects get underway this summer. Today, we’re thrilled to open the Fund for a second round of applications which will be accepted through July 11th.
The goal of the Fund is simple, if ambitious: to spark new thinking, which could come from anywhere in the news ecosystem, to give news organizations - of all sizes - the space to try some new things with no-strings-attached awards.
The goal of the Fund is simple, if ambitious: to spark new thinking, which could come from anywhere in the news ecosystem, to give news organizations - of all sizes - the space to try some new things with no-strings-attached awards.
The Digital News Initiative, which began as a partnership between Google and a small handful of European news organizations, has grown into an ecosystem of more than 150 now working together to support high quality journalism through technology and innovation, including the open-sourced Accelerated Mobile Pages Project. Today in Germany, France, Russia, Italy and the U.K., the AMP carousel will appear in Google News searches on mobile devices, making the mobile news experience even quicker. The DNI is open to anyone involved in Europe’s digital news industry, large or small, established or newcomer. We were blown away by the number of applications we received last fall--when more than 1,000 projects from 30 European countries were submitted for review. This season’s application round will be open for the next six weeks, ending 11th July. Additional details can be found on the DNI Fund website.
Here’s a quick reminder of how the Fund works:
Projects
We’re looking for projects that demonstrate new thinking in the practice of digital journalism; that support the development of new business models, or maybe even change the way users consume digital news. Projects can be highly experimental, but must have well-defined goals and have a significant digital component. There is no requirement to use any Google products. Successful projects will show innovation and have a positive impact on the production of original digital journalism and on the future sustainability of the news business.
Eligibility
The Fund is open to established publishers, online-only players, news start-ups, collaborative partnerships and individuals based in the EU and EFTA countries.
Funding
There are three categories of funding available:
- Prototype projects: open to organizations - and to individuals - that meet the eligibility criteria, and require up to €50k of funding. These projects should be very early stage, with ideas yet to be designed and assumptions yet to be tested. We will fast-track such projects and will fund 100% of the total cost.
- Medium projects: open to organizations that meet the eligibility criteria and require up to €300k of funding. We will accept funding requests up to 70% of the total cost of the project.
- Large projects: open to organizations that meet the eligibility criteria and require more than €300k of funding. We will accept funding requests up to 70% of the total cost of the project. Funding is capped at €1 million.
Exceptions to the €1 million cap are possible for large projects that are collaborative (e.g., international, sector-wide, involving multiple organizations) or that significantly benefit the broad news ecosystem.
How to apply
Visit the Digital News Initiative website for full details, including eligibility criteria, terms and conditions, and application forms. Applications must be made in English and the submission deadline for the first round of funding is 11th July 2016.
Governance
We’ve consulted widely to ensure that the Fund has inclusive and transparent application and selection processes. Confidentiality is critical; applicants should not share business-sensitive or highly confidential information. Full details can be found on the DNI website.
Initial selection of projects will be done by a Project team, composed of a mix of experienced industry figures and Google staff, who will review all applications for eligibility, innovation and impact. They’ll make recommendations on funding for Prototype and Medium projects to the Fund’s Council, which will have oversight of the Fund’s selection process. The Council will vote on Large projects.
Council members:
- Joao Palmeiro, President of the Portuguese publishers association and Chair of the DNI Innovation Fund Council
- Alexander Asseily, Founder & CEO of State, Founder of Jawbone
- Arianna Ciccone, Co-Founder and Director of the Perugia International Journalism Festival
- Bartosz Hojka, CEO of Agora S.A.
- Katharina Borchert, Chief Innovation Officer, Mozilla
- Veit Dengler, CEO, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
- Rosalia Lloret, Head of Institutional Relations, Online Publishers’ Association Europe
- Bruno Patino, Dean of Sciences-Po Journalism School
- Murdoch MacLennan, CEO of the Telegraph Media Group
- Madhav Chinnappa, Head of Strategic Relations, News and Publishers, Google
- Torsten Schuppe, Director of Marketing EMEA, Google
- Ronan Harris, Vice President, Google
We will announce the next recipients of these awards before the winter holidays. We look forward to receiving your applications!
Source: Google News Blog
DNI Innovation Fund: Calling all news innovators across Europe
In February, we shared thefirst 128 recipientsof the Digital News Initiative Innovation Fund, our €150 million commitment over the next three years to supporting innovation in the European news industry, and we’re excited to see those projects get underway this summer. Today, we’re thrilled to open the Fund for a second round of applications which will be accepted through July 11th.
The goal of the Fund is simple, if ambitious: to spark new thinking, which could come from anywhere in the news ecosystem, to give news organizations - of all sizes - the space to try some new things with no-strings-attached awards.
The goal of the Fund is simple, if ambitious: to spark new thinking, which could come from anywhere in the news ecosystem, to give news organizations - of all sizes - the space to try some new things with no-strings-attached awards.
The Digital News Initiative, which began as a partnership between Google and a small handful of European news organizations, has grown into an ecosystem of more than 150 now working together to support high quality journalism through technology and innovation, including the open-sourced Accelerated Mobile Pages Project. Today in Germany, France, Russia, Italy and the U.K., the AMP carousel will appear in Google News searches on mobile devices, making the mobile news experience even quicker. The DNI is open to anyone involved in Europe’s digital news industry, large or small, established or newcomer. We were blown away by the number of applications we received last fall--when more than 1,000 projects from 30 European countries were submitted for review. This season’s application round will be open for the next six weeks, ending 11th July. Additional details can be found on the DNI Fund website.
Here’s a quick reminder of how the Fund works:
Projects
We’re looking for projects that demonstrate new thinking in the practice of digital journalism; that support the development of new business models, or maybe even change the way users consume digital news. Projects can be highly experimental, but must have well-defined goals and have a significant digital component. There is no requirement to use any Google products. Successful projects will show innovation and have a positive impact on the production of original digital journalism and on the future sustainability of the news business.
Eligibility
The Fund is open to established publishers, online-only players, news start-ups, collaborative partnerships and individuals based in the EU and EFTA countries.
Funding
There are three categories of funding available:
- Prototype projects: open to organizations - and to individuals - that meet the eligibility criteria, and require up to €50k of funding. These projects should be very early stage, with ideas yet to be designed and assumptions yet to be tested. We will fast-track such projects and will fund 100% of the total cost.
- Medium projects: open to organizations that meet the eligibility criteria and require up to €300k of funding. We will accept funding requests up to 70% of the total cost of the project.
- Large projects: open to organizations that meet the eligibility criteria and require more than €300k of funding. We will accept funding requests up to 70% of the total cost of the project. Funding is capped at €1 million.
Exceptions to the €1 million cap are possible for large projects that are collaborative (e.g., international, sector-wide, involving multiple organizations) or that significantly benefit the broad news ecosystem.
How to apply
Visit the Digital News Initiative website for full details, including eligibility criteria, terms and conditions, and application forms. Applications must be made in English and the submission deadline for the first round of funding is 11th July 2016.
Governance
We’ve consulted widely to ensure that the Fund has inclusive and transparent application and selection processes. Confidentiality is critical; applicants should not share business-sensitive or highly confidential information. Full details can be found on the DNI website.
Initial selection of projects will be done by a Project team, composed of a mix of experienced industry figures and Google staff, who will review all applications for eligibility, innovation and impact. They’ll make recommendations on funding for Prototype and Medium projects to the Fund’s Council, which will have oversight of the Fund’s selection process. The Council will vote on Large projects.
Council members:
- Joao Palmeiro, President of the Portuguese publishers association and Chair of the DNI Innovation Fund Council
- Alexander Asseily, Founder & CEO of State, Founder of Jawbone
- Arianna Ciccone, Co-Founder and Director of the Perugia International Journalism Festival
- Bartosz Hojka, CEO of Agora S.A.
- Katharina Borchert, Chief Innovation Officer, Mozilla
- Veit Dengler, CEO, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
- Rosalia Lloret, Head of Institutional Relations, Online Publishers’ Association Europe
- Bruno Patino, Dean of Sciences-Po Journalism School
- Murdoch MacLennan, CEO of the Telegraph Media Group
- Madhav Chinnappa, Head of Strategic Relations, News and Publishers, Google
- Torsten Schuppe, Director of Marketing EMEA, Google
- Ronan Harris, Vice President, Google
We will announce the next recipients of these awards before the winter holidays. We look forward to receiving your applications!
Source: Google News Blog
DNI Innovation Fund: Calling all news innovators across Europe
In February, we shared the first 128 recipients of the Digital News Initiative Innovation Fund, our €150 million commitment over the next three years to supporting innovation in the European news industry, and we’re excited to see those projects get underway this summer. Today, we’re thrilled to open the Fund for a second round of applications which will be accepted through July 11th.
The goal of the Fund is simple, if ambitious: to spark new thinking, which could come from anywhere in the news ecosystem, to give news organizations - of all sizes - the space to try some new things with no-strings-attached awards.
The goal of the Fund is simple, if ambitious: to spark new thinking, which could come from anywhere in the news ecosystem, to give news organizations - of all sizes - the space to try some new things with no-strings-attached awards.
The Digital News Initiative, which began as a partnership between Google and a small handful of European news organizations, has grown into an ecosystem of more than 150 now working together to support high quality journalism through technology and innovation, including the open-sourced Accelerated Mobile Pages Project. Today in Germany, France, Russia, Italy and the U.K., the AMP carousel will appear in Google News searches on mobile devices, making the mobile news experience even quicker. The DNI is open to anyone involved in Europe’s digital news industry, large or small, established or newcomer. We were blown away by the number of applications we received last fall--when more than 1,000 projects from 30 European countries were submitted for review. This season’s application round will be open for the next six weeks, ending 11th July. Additional details can be found on the DNI Fund website.
Here’s a quick reminder of how the Fund works:
Projects
We’re looking for projects that demonstrate new thinking in the practice of digital journalism; that support the development of new business models, or maybe even change the way users consume digital news. Projects can be highly experimental, but must have well-defined goals and have a significant digital component. There is no requirement to use any Google products. Successful projects will show innovation and have a positive impact on the production of original digital journalism and on the future sustainability of the news business.
Eligibility
The Fund is open to established publishers, online-only players, news start-ups, collaborative partnerships and individuals based in the EU and EFTA countries.
Funding
There are three categories of funding available:
- Prototype projects: open to organizations - and to individuals - that meet the eligibility criteria, and require up to €50k of funding. These projects should be very early stage, with ideas yet to be designed and assumptions yet to be tested. We will fast-track such projects and will fund 100% of the total cost.
- Medium projects: open to organizations that meet the eligibility criteria and require up to €300k of funding. We will accept funding requests up to 70% of the total cost of the project.
- Large projects: open to organizations that meet the eligibility criteria and require more than €300k of funding. We will accept funding requests up to 70% of the total cost of the project. Funding is capped at €1 million.
Exceptions to the €1 million cap are possible for large projects that are collaborative (e.g., international, sector-wide, involving multiple organizations) or that significantly benefit the broad news ecosystem.
How to apply
Visit the Digital News Initiative website for full details, including eligibility criteria, terms and conditions, and application forms. Applications must be made in English and the submission deadline for the first round of funding is 11th July 2016.
Governance
We’ve consulted widely to ensure that the Fund has inclusive and transparent application and selection processes. Confidentiality is critical; applicants should not share business-sensitive or highly confidential information. Full details can be found on the DNI website.
Initial selection of projects will be done by a Project team, composed of a mix of experienced industry figures and Google staff, who will review all applications for eligibility, innovation and impact. They’ll make recommendations on funding for Prototype and Medium projects to the Fund’s Council, which will have oversight of the Fund’s selection process. The Council will vote on Large projects.
Council members:
- Joao Palmeiro, President of the Portuguese publishers association and Chair of the DNI Innovation Fund Council
- Alexander Asseily, Founder & CEO of State, Founder of Jawbone
- Arianna Ciccone, Co-Founder and Director of the Perugia International Journalism Festival
- Bartosz Hojka, CEO of Agora S.A.
- Katharina Borchert, Chief Innovation Officer, Mozilla
- Veit Dengler, CEO, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
- Rosalia Lloret, Head of Institutional Relations, Online Publishers’ Association Europe
- Bruno Patino, Dean of Sciences-Po Journalism School
- Murdoch MacLennan, CEO of the Telegraph Media Group
- Madhav Chinnappa, Head of Strategic Relations, News and Publishers, Google
- Torsten Schuppe, Director of Marketing EMEA, Google
- Ronan Harris, Vice President, Google
We will announce the next recipients of these awards before the winter holidays. We look forward to receiving your applications!
Source: Google News Blog
Putting a spotlight on local news sources
Putting a spotlight on local news sources
TL;DR Google News has launched a “Local Source” Tag to surface local coverage of major stories.
With more than 75,000 news sources, many of the publishers in Google News specialize on specific topics and locales. The local section in Google News surfaces content from regional papers to hyper-local blogs that otherwise wouldn’t appear in national news.
But not all local stories stay local. When a local story is picked up by national publishers, it can be difficult for local sources to be heard even after they’ve done the legwork and research to break a story. Consistent with our goal to surface diverse perspectives, we’re excited to share that a new "Local Source" tag is now live across all Google News editions. This new feature brings greater exposure for local news outlets reporting on stories that have gone national. "Local Source" articles are identified automatically by looking at where a publisher has written about in the past and comparing that to the story location. You’ll see the tagged articles in the expanded story box on news.google.com and in the Google News & Weather iOS and Android apps.
A great example of hyperlocal news is 9-year-old reporter Hilde Lysiak. Hilde made headlines when she reported on the story of a murder in her hometown which she published on her own local news site — Orange Street News (AMP-enabled to load really fast on mobile). Her reporting attracted the attention of major newspapers and morning shows like Good Morning America after she was criticized for being too young to cover hard news. It was one reason we invited Hilde to visit the Googleplex on World Press Freedom Day 2016. And just like Hilde, at Google News we are committed to connecting people to the news that matters most to them — be that local, national or international.
9-year-old Hilde Lysiak visited Google on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2016.
Source: Google News Blog
Putting a spotlight on local news sources
TL;DR Google News has launched a “Local Source” Tag to surface local coverage of major stories.
With more than 75,000 news sources, many of the publishers in Google News specialize on specific topics and locales. The local section in Google News surfaces content from regional papers to hyper-local blogs that otherwise wouldn’t appear in national news.
But not all local stories stay local. When a local story is picked up by national publishers, it can be difficult for local sources to be heard even after they’ve done the legwork and research to break a story. Consistent with our goal to surface diverse perspectives, we’re excited to share that a new "Local Source" tag is now live across all Google News editions. This new feature brings greater exposure for local news outlets reporting on stories that have gone national. "Local Source" articles are identified automatically by looking at where a publisher has written about in the past and comparing that to the story location. You’ll see the tagged articles in the expanded story box on news.google.com and in the Google News & Weather iOS and Android apps.
A great example of hyperlocal news is 9-year-old reporter Hilde Lysiak. Hilde made headlines when she reported on the story of a murder in her hometown which she published on her own local news site — Orange Street News (AMP-enabled to load really fast on mobile). Her reporting attracted the attention of major newspapers and morning shows like Good Morning America after she was criticized for being too young to cover hard news. It was one reason we invited Hilde to visit the Googleplex on World Press Freedom Day 2016. And just like Hilde, at Google News we are committed to connecting people to the news that matters most to them — be that local, national or international.
9-year-old Hilde Lysiak visited Google on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2016.
Source: Google News Blog
Putting a spotlight on local news sources
TL;DR Google News has launched a “Local Source” Tag to surface local coverage of major stories.
With more than 75,000 news sources, many of the publishers in Google News specialize on specific topics and locales. The local section in Google News surfaces content from regional papers to hyper-local blogs that otherwise wouldn’t appear in national news.
But not all local stories stay local. When a local story is picked up by national publishers, it can be difficult for local sources to be heard even after they’ve done the legwork and research to break a story. Consistent with our goal to surface diverse perspectives, we’re excited to share that a new "Local Source" tag is now live across all Google News editions. This new feature brings greater exposure for local news outlets reporting on stories that have gone national. "Local Source" articles are identified automatically by looking at where a publisher has written about in the past and comparing that to the story location. You’ll see the tagged articles in the expanded story box on news.google.com and in the Google News & Weather iOS and Android apps.
A great example of hyperlocal news is 9-year-old reporter Hilde Lysiak. Hilde made headlines when she reported on the story of a murder in her hometown which she published on her own local news site — Orange Street News (AMP-enabled to load really fast on mobile). Her reporting attracted the attention of major newspapers and morning shows like Good Morning America after she was criticized for being too young to cover hard news. It was one reason we invited Hilde to visit the Googleplex on World Press Freedom Day 2016. And just like Hilde, at Google News we are committed to connecting people to the news that matters most to them — be that local, national or international.
9-year-old Hilde Lysiak visited Google on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2016.
Source: Google News Blog
AMPlifying the News
We're making it easy to find AMP webpages in Google News on all our mobile platforms, giving you a lightning-fast reading experience.
Source: Google News Blog
AMPlifying the News
At its heart, Google News is about keeping people up-to-date with what is going on in the world and providing news from diverse perspectives. But this goal is meaningless unless we get the reading experience right. For too many people, reading the news on their mobile devices can be slow and clunky, forcing them to abandon a site. That’s why we joined others across the industry on the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project (AMP for short) — an open source initiative to make the mobile web as fast as possible.
So — what’s new? At the top of the page, there is a new AMP carousel filled with important headlines and stories of the day. Users can browse up to 14 headlines there quickly, and click any article to jump into the viewer, which is optimized for fast-loading AMP articles. In the viewer, people can also swipe to continue reading other stories from the carousel. Within the regular News stream, AMPlified articles are labelled with the AMP lightning bolt icon. That way, users can know these will be fast even before they click.
Our tests have shown that AMP documents load an average of four times faster and use 10 times less data than the equivalent non-amp’ed result. In many cases these stories will load instantly. That adds up to a win for publishers and users. While we can’t expand the amount of time in the day, with AMP we can help users consume more content in the time they do have. It is also great for publishers because people will read more and click on more stories when they know they will load fast, driving more traffic to a publisher’s site.
We’re starting AMPlification with our English U.S. Edition — more languages and editions will be rolling out soon.Update: AMP for Google News has launched in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada (French and English), Colombia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland (French and German), Turkey, and the UK.