The Public Interest News Foundation has launched an Emergency Fund to support independent news providers in the context of Covid-19.
Funding Information
The Fund will distribute a total of £60,000 among 20 UK independent news publishers. All grants will be of a maximum of £3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
This Fund is open to independent news publishers serving audiences on a hyperlocal, local or regional scale, as well as communities of interest.
To be eligible for support through the Emergency Fund, applicants must be:
- Enterprises with annual turnover below £2m;
- Committed to high standards of journalism; and
- Suffering financial loss as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
To ensure that they benefit the public through the grants awarded under this Fund, they want to support organisations that have:
- A track record of publishing journalism that provides a demonstrable benefit to the public; and
- A vision of how to develop their organisation for the future
Post Date - 28-May-2020