Google announces second cohort of GNI Startup Lab India
New Delhi: Google on Monday announced the second cohort of GNI Startup Lab, a 12-week accelerator program aimed at helping the next generation of independent, early-stage Indian news startups achieve financial and operational sustainability. .
Created in partnership with Anymind Group and T-Hub, GNI Startups Lab India supports high-quality reporting for local communities, niche audiences and previously underserved communities across the country.
“Selected from over 110 applicants from across India, the ten news startups cover diverse categories of journalism including investigative, political, medical, youth, climate and local news, providing a voice to underrepresented communities.” the head of India News Partnership said in a blog post.
“The diverse group comprises newsrooms across the country, producing news in multiple Indian languages, including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu,” he said.
Furthermore, the tech giant noted that to support the news industry in tackling the crisis of misinformation, it has partnered with subject matter experts to empower journalists and newsrooms with digital tools and skills, which have always been These are essential to find, verify, and tell compelling stories when dealing with. The danger of misinformation is increasing.
By 2023, through efforts such as the GNI India Training Network and Data Dialogue, Google supported the training of more than 15,000 journalists and journalism students in more than 15 languages, impacting more than 240 newsrooms and media colleges.
In July last year, the company launched the GNI Indian Languages program in partnership with Mediology to help 400 language news publishers modernize their online presence and enhance user experiences across web, app and video formats so that more Users can better access more content.
