Facebook cash goes to help local COVID-19 coverage costs

Mar 26, 2020 at 08:34 pm by Staff


Fifty local newspapers "stepping up" to cover economic and cultural impacts of COVID-19 are being recognised with grants from the Facebook Journalism Project, Lenfest Institute for Journalism and Local Media Association.

The first round of North American local newsrooms receiving will be announced in early April. The grants of US$5,000 are to help cover unexpected costs associated with covering the crisis in their communities - needs such as increasing frequency of updates, combating misinformation and serving vulnerable and at-risk groups.

They also provide provide funding for unexpected expenses associated with covering this crisis, such as equipment for live streaming and remote work capabilities.

At some organizations, this means getting emergency information to audiences while their own newsrooms face a critical threat from the sudden collapse of advertising and event revenue.

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