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Better News: How to win grants to fund journalism

September 15, 2020 by Michael O'Connell

In the past decade, media organizations have been awarded an estimated $300 million in grants to fund journalists and journalism projects — and the number of funders and dollars continues to grow.

Jane Elizabeth discusses how to win grants to fund journalism..

Jane Elizabeth is the managing editor of The News and Observer and The Herald-Sun in North Carolina. She recently wrote a guide for American Press Institute‘s Better News explaining how newsrooms can win grants to fund their journalism projects. Read the full guide here.

The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Journalism and the American Press Institute to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from the Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative and b) to share replicable strategies and  tactics that benefit the news industry as a whole.Sign up for the Better News newsletter to receive news about the latest resources, case studies and insights. For more news about the It’s All Journalism podcast and future episodes of Better News, sign up for the weekly IAJ newsletter.

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