Truth Decay Grant Initiative
The Pulitzer Center is offering the Truth Decay Grant Initiative for journalists and newsrooms interested in addressing science misinformation, science denial, and the spread of pseudoscience. The initiative aims to expose those responsible for spreading misinformation and support journalists in developing innovative responses to combat mistruths. They are particularly interested in proposals that explore the reasons behind the spread of scientific misinformation, the challenges of reporting on science in today's media landscape, the creators and beneficiaries of misinformation, and unique perspectives on pseudoscience and misinformation in society. The initiative is open to U.S. residents and journalists worldwide, and they encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The grants do not cover expenses such as books, feature-length films, staff salaries, equipment purchases, general expenses, start-up funding, routine breaking news coverage, advocacy/marketing campaigns, or data projects solely for academic research. For more information, visit the Pulitzer Center website.
Award Range
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Number of Awards
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Matching Requirement
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Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
- This opportunity is open to U.S. residents and journalists around the world. - Grants are open to all journalists: writers, photographers, radio producers, and filmmakers; staff journalists as well as freelancers. - They strongly encourage proposals from journalists and newsrooms who represent a broad array of social, racial, ethnic, underrepresented groups, and economic backgrounds. - They support veteran reporters who have been widely published, but also back younger applicants who are looking for help to jumpstart their careers. - They encourage potential grantees to bring them proposals with their most creative and innovative solutions for reaching new audiences with small, targeted packages of their reporting on a variety of platforms such as Instagram or TikTok, or anywhere your audience exists.
Geographic Eligibility
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Application Opens
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Application Closes
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Grantor
Pulitzer Center
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