"The move was announced by Irene Jay Liu, Google's News Lab lead for APAC who said it wants to help young journalists "understand the business of news". "Not so long ago, journalists had the luxury of focusing on filling the next day's paper, radio segment or television broadcast, without needing to think about business models, subscriptions, publishing tools and technology," she said."
"The program includes four weeks of onsite courses at Columbia University in New York and Google offices in Silicon Valley and Asia. It is aimed at mid-career journalists who have the potential to take on larger roles and run their organizations. Each Fellow will also work on a specific project during the year that is relevant to their newsroom across three topics: technology, monetization, and data."
"The tech giant has been investing heavily in its News initiatives in Asia Pacific. Last year it launched an Innovation Challenge aimed at strengthening business models in news organizations across the region. In the end, Google chose 23 projects in 14 countries to provide support with a total investment of $3.2m. Meanwhile, in India, it launched a Training Network to help 8000 journalists "fight the tide" of fake news."
Google is launching a fellowship to help mid-career journalists in the Asia-Pacific region gain business, technology and data skills needed to run newsrooms. The program combines four weeks of onsite courses at Columbia University and Google offices in Silicon Valley and Asia with year-long project work focused on technology, monetization and data. Fellows are expected to develop projects relevant to their newsrooms while receiving training aimed at preparing them for larger leadership roles. Google has also invested in regional initiatives, selecting 23 Innovation Challenge projects across 14 countries with $3.2m and creating a Training Network in India for 8,000 journalists to combat fake news. Regulatory scrutiny of digital platforms in the region, including an ACCC inquiry and News Corp's calls to limit Google's market power, forms the broader context.
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