Facebook launches 2021 journalism accelerator programs in Canada

MENLO PARK, Calif. — The Facebook Journalism Project (FJP) today announced the launch of its reader revenue-focused accelerator programs in Canada and the United States for 2021, the fourth consecutive year the company has offered such programs to help publishers drive business results through digital transformation. In 2021, Facebook is hosting two programs for North American news organizations (digital, print or broadcast) with digital reader revenue business models, and will give particular consideration to applications from organizations that are owned or led by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian or other people of colour, the company says. One of the accelerator programs...