Deadline: 14-Jan-22
The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) has announced a call for nominations for the Facebook Journalism Project Digital News Innovation Award to recognize innovations in digital media that have a demonstrated impact in advancing the quality of digital journalism.
Innovation can come in a wide range of approaches, including (but not restricted to): new formats for audiences (e.g. mobile products, etc.); new storytelling techniques; data-driven storytelling; a new digital product produced by the newsroom; involvement of the community in story development; or partnerships or team approaches to reporting and producing stories.
It is up to individual applicants to identify and explain what is innovative about the approach or technique they are nominating, and provide evidence of audience response and engagement.
Award Information
- The winning news organization will receive a cash prize of $10,000, with thanks to the generous support of award sponsor Facebook Journalism Project.
- While it may have taken more than a year from concept to implementation, the impact of the innovation must have occurred in 2021.
- Judges will have a particular interest in innovations that help the news organization increase the size of its audience while attracting new audiences for its journalism.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Foundation strongly encourage applications from black people, LGBT people, people with disabilities, members of an ethnic minority and residents of foreign origin.
For more information, visit https://cjf-fjc.ca/awards/cjf-facebook-journalism-project-digital-news-innovation-award