TEGNA Foundation Announces First Round of 2022 Media Grants
The TEGNA Foundation has announced its first round of 2022 Media Grants aimed at enhancing training for diverse journalists and supporting media professionals. CEO Dave Lougee emphasized the foundation's commitment to increasing representation in the media industry. Grant recipients include organizations like the Asian American Journalists Association and the National Association of Black Journalists, funding various programs to support media diversity and ethics. The mission of the TEGNA Foundation focuses on media freedom, journalism ethics, and fostering the next generation of journalists.
- Announcement of Media Grants to support training for diverse journalists.
- Focus on increasing representation and diversity in the media industry.
- Support for various recognized journalism organizations and programs.
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This year’s Round 1 Media Grant recipients include the following organizations and projects:
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Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA): Support for student programs JCamp and Voices. -
Investigative Reporters & Editors, Inc. (IRE): Support for twoFOIA sessions within the public records track entitled “Biggest Hurdles to Accessing State and Local Public Records” and “No One Uses Email Anymore,” and the Media Lawyer Q&A session at the IRE 2022 Annual Conference. -
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ): Support for a professional development session and major support for the 2022Black Male Media Project . -
National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ): Support for students attending the NAHJ 2022 conference. -
Native American Journalists Association (NAJA): Support for student programming at the NAJA 2022 conference. -
NLGJA:
The Association of LGBTQ Journalists : Support for the 2022 CONNECT:Student Journalism Training Project , a conference for LGBTQ student journalists at the NLGJA:The Association of LGBTQ Journalists National Convention . -
Online News Association (ONA): Support for 10 student and new professional scholarships to attend the ONA22 Annual Conference. -
Poynter Institute For Media Studies, Inc. : Support for the 2022Leadership Academy for Diversity in Media.
The TEGNA Foundation’s media funding mission is to support freedom of the press, ethics in journalism, and education and training for the next generation of diverse journalists. The Foundation particularly favors programs or projects that benefit the areas in which
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