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21 Jul

NewsReach selects 30 vernacular hyper-local publications based in Gujarat for its 1st Cohort of Local News Community Program

The News Horizon0 CommentsBusinessLocal News Community Program, local publishers of India, NewsReach, Soniya Kundnani, women-led media tech startup

NewsReach, a women-led media tech startup to promote the vernacular hyper-local publishers of India, today announced the selection of 30 local publications out of a total of 250+ applications for the first cohort of its Local News Community Program. It is a region-specific program, which is specifically designed to promote hyper-local content and help them advance their reach geographically. The cohort of publications will receive the required support (technical, business and financial) and expert interventions to scale their publication. The publications for the first cohort are selected from more than 250 applications from across 33 districts of Gujarat, out of…

17 Jun

NewsReach content marketplace launches Local News Community Programme (LNCP) & pledges to commit INR 1 Cr. worth support to vernacular content publishers

The News Horizon0 CommentsBusinessDarshan Shah, LNCP, Local News Community Programme, local news ecosystem, NewsReach, NewsReach content marketplace, vernacular content publishers

LNCP phase-1 is planned over 10 cohorts across 24 months with support worth 10L under each cohort. LNCP Cohort-1 is focused on publishers based out of Gujarat. The finalists will receive a support grant along with knowledge sessions to accelerate their growth and reach a larger pool of audience. Since launching in 2020, NewsReach has been focused on promoting the local news ecosystem & providing proven pathways for small & medium digital content houses to achieve sustainability by filling local news gaps. So far in its journey, NewsReach has worked with over 2000+ publications & more than 3000+ journalists. NewsReach…