Quality Journalism: Content Diversity Promotion
Funding to strengthen regional relevance and to expand international and EU reporting in Austrian daily, weekly newspapers, online media, and magazines. Applications can be submitted annually by March 31.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Strengthening regional relevance by promoting original local and regional reporting as well as expanding engagement with international and EU politics in text-based news media in Austria.
Eligible to apply
- Companies
- Non-profit Organizations
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Editorially prepared content on politics, economy, society, culture, sports, etc.
- Self-produced editorial share ≥ 60%
- Regular distribution for at least 1 year prior to application submission
- At least 20% of editorial content regional or international/EU
- At least 50% distribution in Austria
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Documents required for application
- Specimen copies of media publications
- Extract from the commercial register and company register
- Confirmation from independent auditors
- Proof of eRTR portal registration
- Qualified electronic signature
Evaluation criteria
- Proportion of regional reporting
- Proportion of international/EU reporting
Description
The "Quality Journalism: Content Diversity Promotion" is aimed at media owners of daily and weekly newspapers, online media, as well as magazines with predominantly editorial activities for an Austrian audience. Federal, public, and non-profit organizations can apply for a subsidy of up to 20% of the respective basic amount of the journalism funding. The goal is, on the one hand, to strengthen regional relevance through original local and regional reporting, and on the other hand, to expand well-founded coverage of international events and EU politics. The program supports media projects with self-produced contributions that achieve an annual average of at least 20% regional as well as 20% international/EU content. Applications can be submitted annually by March 31; the current deadline runs from January 18, 2024, to June 30, 2029.
Requirements for approval include, among others, a division of labor organized editorial operation with a responsible editor-in-chief, at least 60% independently designed editorial content, and an Austrian distribution of at least 50%. For the application, among other documents, sample copies, a current company register or association register excerpt, a confirmation from independent auditors, as well as proof of registration in the eRTR portal and a qualified electronic signature are required. The funding agency reviews the applications together with a specialist advisory board based on defined evaluation criteria. This program creates incentives for in-depth, diverse reporting and makes an important contribution to opinion and content diversity in Austria.