Women Entrepreneurs
in the Digital News Frontier
Limited access to capital and training threaten women’s full participation as entrepreneurs in the digital news media. The IWMF’s Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier grant program, funded by the Ford Foundation, tackles this disparity head on by combating these twin obstacles.
Since 2011, nine Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier grants of $20,000 each have been awarded to women journalists seeking to launch their own innovative digital media startups. Grantees also receive ongoing pro-bono coaching to support their work.
2013 Women Entrepreneurs
in the Digital News Frontier
The International Women's Media Foundation has awarded three $20,000 grants to entrepreneurial women journalists proposing to use digital media in innovative ways to deliver the news:
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2012 Women Entrepreneurs
in the Digital News Frontier
The winners were selected from nearly 140 proposals by entrepreneurial women journalists in 33 states. Their start-ups showed innovation in delivering the news and a clear plan for sustainability beyond the year-long program.
The winning startups include a tablet magazine of illustrated journalism that pairs incendiary reporting with thoughtful illustration and comics, a program that provides insider access for teens to the real world of Science, Tech, Engineering & Math (STEM), and a computational platform for investigative journalism.
Computational Platform for Investigative Reporting | Real World STEM | Symbolia
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2011 Women Entrepreneurs
in the Digital News Frontier
The International Women’s Media Foundation is pleased to present the winners of the inaugural Women Entrepreneurs in the Global Digital News Frontier grants. Each grantee received $20,000 to launch innovative new media enterprises.
The winning startups include a website that brings transparency to the health care marketplace, a news service that takes a game-changing approach to international coverage, and a local journalism initiative that serves “news deserts” in the Catskills region of New York.
Clearhealthcosts.com | Latitude News™ | NewsShed
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Expert Call Series
The IWMF’s "Women Entrepreneurs in the Global Digital News Frontier" have access to a network of diverse experts as part of a year-long curriculum designed to compliment $20,000 grants to launch their new media enterprises. Each month, grantees participate in a conference call with a featured expert on a topic relevant to their entrepreneurial development, including lessons learned from veteran entrepreneurs, user engagement strategies and revenue streams.
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Advisory Committee
Winners of the Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier grants are selected by an Advisory Committee made up of digital media entrepreneurs and experts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible? What is the purpose? What is the award amount? What are the application criteria? Get answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions about the IWMF Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital News Frontier grant program.
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