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Congratulations to the 2024 Next Challenge winners! At our recent awards celebration, the six innovative media startups below received a total of $150,000 in grants to support their growth and success.    Nota - Grand Prize & NewsTech Award Borderless Magazine - Future of Local Journalism Award Recordical® - Power Platform Award Mapping Black California - Trust in News Award Hark Audio - Vision Award LOOKOUT Publications - Public Choice Award   Thank you to the #NextChallengeMedia partners, promotional partners, and volunteer judges and mentors who supported this year's competition. Watch the full awards celebration and learn more about the 2024 winners at https://lnkd.in/eAFshpA9.

Join our livestream today at 5 p.m. ET for the 2024 Next Challenge National Awards Celebration! We'll present seven awards totaling $150,000 to founding teams from among our 31 division finalists — some of the most promising media startups in the United States. Watch the livestream here: https://lnkd.in/eAFshpA9

Remember to cast your vote for the Next Challenge Public Choice Award! Now is your chance to vote for the three startups you find most compelling. The Public Choice Award of up to $10,000 will go to a Division Finalist with the most public votes as of 11:59 p.m. PT on Sunday, May 19. Vote here: https://yndl.co/49YhOmh

Voting is open for the Next Challenge Public Choice Award! Division Finalists for the 2024 Next Challenge have been announced and now is your chance to vote for the three startups you find most compelling! The Public Choice Award of up to $10,000 will go to a Division Finalist with the most public votes as of 11:59 p.m. PT on Sunday, May 19.  Vote here: https://yndl.co/49YhOmh

The Next Challenge will award $150,000 in cash grants to innovative, early-stage startups reinventing media and journalism. Finalists get free training and the chance to work with mentors in media and business. Divisions include Future of Local Journalism, NewsTech, and Power Platform. Open to nonprofit and for-profit startups incorporated in the U.S. Apply by March 25 at thenextchallenge.com

Are you ready to revolutionize the future of media? Applications for The Next Challenge are OPEN and we're looking for groundbreaking for-profit and nonprofit startups that will reinvent the media landscape in the coming decade. Apply today: https://lnkd.in/dqdKCiPy

The 2024 Next Challenge for Media & Journalism from Glen Nelson Center has launched! We're awarding $150k to groundbreaking for-profit and nonprofit startups that will reinvent media in the coming decade. #NextChallengeMedia. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dqdKCiPy

Revitalizing local journalism requires investing in local solutions - which is why we're is thrilled to partner with McKnight Foundation as they establish Press Forward Minnesota, a local Press Forward chapter that will be focused exclusively on funding journalism efforts across our state. We are excited to invest in Minnesota-based companies building technology to support local newsrooms and in companies testing new revenue models that will sustain local media organizations in the years to come.