Dallas Voice is one of six LGBTQ publications that will be participating in the newly-launched project Word Is Out: The Queer Media Collaborative, a new LGBTQ media venture being funded initially by the Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge.
Local Media Foundation announced the launch of the new project on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Nancy Lane, CEO of Local Media Association, which will serve as the managing partner for the initiative, said Google News Initiatives is providing $200,000 the get the Queer Media Collective off the ground.
That is the maximum for this current round of funding, Lane said. The Queer Media Collaborative was created to focus on business sustainability and producing great journalism, which falls right in line with the