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Shortlist for Walkley Grants for Innovation in Journalism announced

March 13, 2014 11:33

The Walkley Foundation has announced the six projects shortlisted for the Walkley Grants for Innovation in Journalism. The organisation received 123 applications for the grant that will award the winner $40,000 in seed funding.

The announcement:

Collaborative storytelling, video crowdsourcing and mentoring for budding journalists in high schools are among the big ideas shortlisted for the inaugural Walkley Grants for Innovation in Journalism. The Walkley Foundation is proud to announce a shortlist of six projects which will go on to compete for $40,000 in seed funding for innovative media projects.

A panel of four judges from Australia and the US, representing experience in media, entrepreneurialism and innovation, met last week to select their top contenders from more than 120 applications. The judges are:

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