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- 23 Feb 2022
Google Opens Portal for News Initiative Innovation Challenge, Seeks News Innovators in Middle East, Turkey & Africa
The Google News Initiative (GNI) has announced the opening of the third Innovation Challenge in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. The selected innovation projects will be eligible to receive up to…
- 28 Jul 2022
5 Nigerian Firms Among 34 Recipients of 3rd Google News Initiative Challenge
Google has announced 34 recipients of the third Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge drawn from Africa, Middle East, Israel & Turkey. The recipients, among them 21 journalists and…
- 23 Feb 2021
Google Opens Portal for Second Google News Initiative in Africa
Google has called for application for the second Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey with an open call for projects that increase reader engagement and…
- 16 Apr 2019
Google Expands GNI Innovation Challenge to Africa
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is launching in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey in June. The GNI Innovation Challenge is inviting proposals…
- 25 Jun 2019
Google Dangles $150k on Journalists As GNI Innovation Challenge opens in Africa
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is open for application submissions in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. The company disclosed this on Tuesday…
- 14 Jul 2021
How 22 Media Innovators Were Selected for the Second GNI Innovation Challenge for Africa, Middle East & Turkey
Google has announced the names of 22 media innovators set to receive $2.1 million in funding through the second Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge for Africa, Middle East, and Turkey.…
- 23 Jul 2020
16 Nigerian Publications Benefited from $39.5m Google Emergency Relief Fund Grants
The Google News Initiative Journalism Emergency Relief Fund (JERF) has announced it is supporting 16 Nigerian publications with funding. Launched in April, the JERF serves to help local publishers…
- 9 Jun 2017
Google to Train 6000 Africans on Digital Journalism
Google announced its support for a Digital Journalism initiative that will see 6 000 African journalists trained in data journalism skills by the end of February 2018. Google News Lab and the World…
- 20 Jul 2025
Polaris Bank Equips 500+ Journalists with Digital Tools for Modern Storytelling
Polaris Bank Limited recently hosted a hybrid capacity-building seminar for approximately 500 journalists both in Nigeria and internationally. The seminar, themed “Empowering Journalists in the…