The Associated Press
For A Climate Desk
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Amount$750,000
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Program
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Date Awarded2/17/2022
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Term35 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Associated Press (AP) is a nonpartisan, independent, and fact-based news outlet that is seen and heard by millions around the world in multiple media formats and languages. Through 15,000 media organizations, from global news networks to tiny community radio stations, AP seeks to increase its coverage of climate issues through authoritative, unbiased, independent climate stories that will help people better understand the impact of climate change and counter climate-related misinformation. Led by top editors, the climate initiative will add journalists in the U.S., the Amazon, India, China, and beyond. It will also further develop an overall localization strategy for AP to work with its smaller members and independent news organizations and greatly enhance its ability to analyze data and create visual ways to increase public understanding of climate change. As with all Hewlett media grants, the foundation takes a “hands-off” approach and exercises no editorial control.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.ap.org
Grants to this Grantee
for support of the AP’s global climate desk
The Associated Press delivers journalism through a global network of 15,000 newsrooms in 100 countries. This grant will support the continued deep coverage of climate change in the Global South, with particular emphasis on reporting in Africa and Southeast and South Asia, covering the green energy transition, green finance, and the intersection of climate and business. The Hewlett Foundation exercises no control, editorial or otherwise, over AP’s newsroom and programs.
for a U.S. elections desk
The Associated Press (AP) is a nonpartisan, independent, and fact-based news outlet that is seen and heard by millions around the world in multiple media formats and languages. Access to accurate, reliable, and trusted information is one of the foundational pillars of trustworthy elections. As part of a wide-ranging democracy initiative, AP will expand its coverage of critical issues underpinning democracy and civic engagement to more corners of the U.S., with an emphasis on helping local news organizations serve their own communities’ information needs. For this project, AP also will provide training and journalistic support to news outlets. The resulting journalism will be seen by millions of Americans in digital, broadcast, and social media. As with all Hewlett media grants, the foundation takes a hands-off approach and exercises no editorial control.
for expanding climate media reporting in the Global South
The Associated Press (AP) is a nonpartisan, independent, and fact-based news outlet that is seen and heard by millions around the world in multiple media formats and languages. Via 15,000 media organizations, from global news networks to tiny community radio stations, AP seeks to increase its coverage of climate issues through authoritative, unbiased, independent climate stories that will help people better understand the impact of climate change and counter climate-related misinformation. Led by top editors, the climate initiative will add journalists in Southeast Asia and Africa. As with all Hewlett media grants, the foundation takes a “hands-off” approach and exercises no editorial control.
