Collection The Google News Initiative: Stories from the newsroom This collection of stories shared by our news partners details lessons from project collaborations around innovation in news. {[ isCollapsed ? "Read More" : "Collapse" ]} 15 articles in this collection 10 publishers, one mission: Word In Black Lessons learned when 10 legacy Black publishers came together and launched a digital startup focused on racial inequities in the U.S. How Scrolla is making news more accessible to South Africans News innovator Scrolla built a ‘Data Lite’ site to make it less expensive for people to access news in South Africa. What we learned from launching a hyperlocal news brand Innovation Challenge recipient Grupo AM reveals lessons learned in launching CodigoPostal.com. These 25 publishers want to know their communities Innovation Challenge recipients dive into community news needs. The biggest lesson from a local news startup: listen The founder of news organization The Beacon, Kelsey Ryan, shares tips and lessons learned on how to engage and serve local communities. From rural India to the world: These women make the news The women-run rural news outlet Khabar Lahariya is making the transition to digital, reaching new readers and building a stronger business. Designing a new local product for French urban readers How a French newspaper group pivoted its editorial model to appeal to younger, urban readers. A Chilean startup helps newsrooms grow their audiences The founder of Reveniu shares how the membership platform helps independent newsrooms in Chile. Crime reporting gets a boost in readers: A GNI Journey D.C. Witness developed a new approach to criminal justice journalism by organizing the data from multiple systems and jurisdictions. The News Minute turns fans into members The News Minute launched a membership program to turn fans into members. The media platform helping Indonesians donate for good Indonesian media organization kumparan created a donation process so people can pledge money directly from news platforms Sirius: A publishing system for Le Monde and beyond French national news publisher Le Monde created a content management system (CMS) called Sirius to handle both print and digital channels. The journey to build a news product is far from linear How the journalism startup Egab embarked on a journey which took many twists and turns. How data drives a hyperlocal news strategy in Los Angeles The Crosstown Neighborhood Data Project found a way to send out 110 unique email newsletters, one for every neighborhood. One KUAM: Building bridges for live news in the Pacific KUAM in Guam introduced an innovative way to broadcast remotely, connecting islanders, saving money and opening up a new revenue stream.
