Google supports IPI Journalist Award with 

$ 2,700,000

 

 

Evidence for the role of digital communications sectors are the events in Tunisia and Egypt

In the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) today, Wednesday, announced an award for innovative journalism in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The "IPI News Innovation Contest" will receive a $ 2,700,000 (1.98 million euros), sponsor of the U.S. Internet giant Google.

The project is to facilitate the path to journalism in the digital future. Funds are awarded to nonprofit organizations such as commercial. The very recent events in Tunisia and Egypt have made the role of innovation in digital news demonstrated the IPI said in a press release with.

Eligible projects, with digital, more mobile, open- Source Technology to work, provided by journalists and / or in the public interest for journalists and made available. All projects must be one of the three categories of "information platform", "sustainability" or "training" to assign.

The IPI is to self-reported "a global network of editors, leading journalists and media staff," which focuses on the maintenance of press freedom attached to the flags. The institute was founded in 1950 at Columbia University in New York. Since 1992 it has its headquarters in Vienna.

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