The Meta Journalism Project Accelerator Program

A global training program helping local news publishers build a sustainable future

World-class training, global community

The Meta Journalism Project Accelerator is a global community working hard to answer one question: Is there a sustainable business model for local news? Publishers, industry experts and Meta work together to find solutions for the immense challenges facing publishers. The program is built on four core pillars:

Workshops

In-person workshops where participants listen to experts and participate in hands-on exercises

Coaching

Weekly calls with a dedicated, world-class expert coach

Grants

Grant funding to execute projects using lessons learned

Community

A community of shared practice in which people work together to support one another's progress

Working together produces real progress.

Roughly 175 participating newsrooms since 2018 have generated the following results:

$109M

In customer lifetime value

475K+

New paying supporters

5M+

New registered audience members

Download the guide, "10 Steps to Build a Thriving Reader Revenue Business," for the program's key lessons.

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