Meta, The Walkley Foundation name 54 recipients in $15m funding program’s first round

Andrew Banks

March 1, 2022 10:00

Newsrooms and independent journalists across Australia are set to receive AU$5 million from the Facebook Australian News Fund.

Multimedia gear, virtual news desks and even bushfire protection suits are among the latest tools of the trade to be awarded to Australian journalists and small news organisations striving to rekindle public interest journalism and accelerate their digital transition.

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Andrew Banks

Andrew is an editor and journalist with over 27 years' experience, working across publications including news.com.au, The Sunday Telegraph and The Australian newspaper.

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AAP Andrew Hunter Daniel Clarke Facebook Australian News Fund IndianLink John van Tiggelen journalism Meta National Indigenous Times newsroom Newsroom Sustainability Fund Ninti Media Public Interest Journalism Fund Sara Bergmann Shona Martyn The Daily Aus The Illawarra Flame Walkley Foundation Zara Seidler