For immediate release
WASHINGTON –
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) will award three
$20,000 grants to entrepreneurial women journalists proposing to use
digital media in new ways to deliver the news.
The
Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier grant program, first
offered in 2011, is diversifying the digital news media landscape by
expanding the voice and role of women entrepreneurs. In addition to
seed funding, grantees will receive pro-bono coaching, and will
participate in a monthly call series featuring leading entrepreneurs and digital news media experts.
Applicants can be full-time, part-time or freelance women news media professionals based in the U.S.
A
successful applicant will pitch an innovative digital news media
enterprise with a well conceived plan for sustainability after initial
funding has ended. She will clearly demonstrate how her proposed enterprise advances women in the field of news media. She will outline tangible benchmarks for her success as a digital news media entrepreneur.
Funding is available for start-ups only. Personal blogs and documentary projects will not be considered.
Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 2, 2012. Late applications will not be considered. Winners will be announced in April 2012.
2012
grantees will be selected by an advisory committee comprised of IWMF
Board Members, digital news media experts and entrepreneurs.
Read about the IWMF’s 2011 Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier grant winners here.
View the application FAQ and apply here.
The
Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier grant program is made
possible with generous support from the Ford Foundation.
Founded
in 1990, the International Women’s Media Foundation works to strengthen
the role of women in the news media worldwide. The IWMF network
includes women and men in the media in more than 130 countries
worldwide. For more information, visit www.iwmf.org.
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