Facebook launches $5m Australian journalism package

February 28, 2019 9:01

Social media giant Facebook has launched a $5m program that will see the company setting up a scheme to fund publisher’s innovation projects along with a partnership with the Walkley Foundation.

The program, part of the US$300m global scheme launched by Facebook last month, comes after the Google News Initiative launched in Australia and announced its own partnership with the Walkley Foundation.

Facebook’s Andrew Hunter announced a range of programs under the social media’s services new journalism initiative

Launching in the second half of this year, the program will see Facebook bring their Journalism Project News Accelerator to Australia. The accelerator will see the Walkley Foundation provide training, mentoring and funding for newsroom staff launching new technology projects.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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2 COMMENTS

Cynic 28 Feb 19

Interesting timing, what with the ACCC out there blaming Facebook for the demise of news organisations…

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Mike 28 Feb 19

Oh really? Facebook which aggressively censors any journalism that doesn’t fit into its prescribed elitist-Left narratives, now proclaims it’s on the side of truth justice and journalism? What sickening hypocrisy.

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