Innovation Grants
2019 Cohort
The Lenfest Institute has awarded two types of grants: The Local News Business Model Challenge for projects that explore new business models for sustainable local news and information organizations, and the Philadelphia News Ecosystem Collaboration Grants for planning or prototype projects bringing together organizations in the Philadelphia area for closer collaboration. The grantees will share funding totaling $475,000, and will meet over the coming months to share learnings with each other and the wider journalism community.
LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS MODEL CHALLENGE
WBUR
VT Digger
Sembra Media
Technical.ly
Pico
AP & Newsday
Distributed Media Lab
Philadelphia News Ecosystem Collaboration Grants
Organizing for Neighborhood News
Waterfront South Reporting by Mighty Writers Camden
Cypher Philly Initiative
Community-Journalist Exchange
Reentry Think Tank Media Justice Fellowship
Philly ResPOND
2017-2018 Cohort
Backyard Media
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Center for Investigative Reporting
Berkeleyside
Philadelphia Solutions Journalism Project
Vigilant
Center for Media Engagement
Project Facet
News Revenue Hub
Technical.ly Media
WHYY
WURD
Entrepreneurs in Residence
Adriano Farano
Sandeep Ayyappan
Austin Smith
Steven Waldman
David Wertime
