{"id":215573,"date":"2021-12-15T18:40:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T22:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/?p=215573"},"modified":"2021-12-15T18:40:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T22:40:24","slug":"our-third-gni-startups-boot-camp-will-support-16-canadian-news-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/our-third-gni-startups-boot-camp-will-support-16-canadian-news-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Our third GNI Startups Boot Camp will support 16 Canadian news entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the past two years, our GNI Startups Boot Camp has helped nearly 50 founders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/our-24-boot-camp-graduates-have-big-ambitions\/\">launch independent new businesses across the U.S. and Canada<\/a>. But as we supported those aspiring entrepreneurs to validate and execute their ideas, we kept coming back to one question: the Canadian news landscape has some of its own unique challenges and opportunities. Why not create a program specifically to serve this burgeoning ecosystem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019re thrilled to announce, in partnership with the Google News Initiative, the inaugural cohort for our GNI Startups Boot Camp Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These 16 startups will embark on an intensive eight-week program that includes the training and coaching that will help them launch sustainably and meet their communities\u2019 information needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to working with this passionate, diverse and all-Canadian cohort of emerging news entrepreneurs, and supporting them on their path to launching an independent news business,\u201d said <strong>Andrew Wicken<\/strong>, Head of News Partnerships at Google Canada. \u201cThe curriculum has been adapted specifically to address the realities of operating in Canada and supports our mission of helping to build a thriving, diverse and innovative Canadian news ecosystem. We\u2019ve seen how this program can accelerate their progress, build connections and community, and set them on a path to sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cohort members were selected by an independent panel of judges based on their compelling ideas, potential to make a strong impact and commitment to making their publications financially sustainable. They\u2019ll be guided by the following team of exceptional industry experts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Canada-Boot-Campers-3-x-1-in-3-x-0.75-in.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Canada-Boot-Campers-3-x-1-in-3-x-0.75-in.png 900w, https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Canada-Boot-Campers-3-x-1-in-3-x-0.75-in-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Canada-Boot-Campers-3-x-1-in-3-x-0.75-in-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>From left to right: Eva Voinigescu, Natasha Grzincic,<strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;\"><\/strong> Hannah Sung and Phillip Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Boot Camp Co-Producer (and 2020 Boot Camp graduate!) <strong>Eva Voinigescu<\/strong> is a freelance journalist and audio producer based in Toronto. She currently produces the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyvsclimate.com\/\">Energy vs Climate<\/a> podcast.<\/li><li>Boot Camp Coach <strong>Natasha Grzincic<\/strong> (Gur-zin-sitch) is the deputy editor at VICE Canada and the force behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/topic\/tipping-point\">Tipping Point<\/a>, VICE\u2019s series on environmental justice. She\u2019s also a co-founder of Canadian Journalists of Colour, \u201ca networking and resource-sharing group for racialized journalists that\u2019s now over 1,300 strong.\u201d<\/li><li>Boot Camp Coach <strong>Hannah Sung<\/strong> is a journalist and co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediagirlfriends.com\/\">Media Girlfriends<\/a>, a podcast production company focused on inclusivity in media. She also writes the newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/ateodletter.substack.com\/\"><em>At The End Of the Day.<\/em><\/a><\/li><li>Boot Camp Director <strong>Phillip Smith<\/strong> is a veteran consultant and coach. His passion is helping newsrooms to make more money, helping news startups grow their audience, and helping journalists succeed as entrepreneurs. The boot camp curriculum was developed during his time as a John S. Knight fellow at Stanford University.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs someone born in Toronto General Hospital, who spent childhood summers with family in Quebec and Nova Scotia, as well as having spent a decade working in a startup newsroom in Vancouver, the opportunity to make the Boot Camp available to fellow Canadians is a real honour,\u201d Smith said. \u201cThe individuals in this cohort are determined and their initiatives are very exciting \u2014 I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the 2021 cohort:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>10 publications will focus on a local or regional audience; 6 will focus on a demographic or identity-based audience<\/li><li>14 publications will explicitly serve an underrepresented or marginalized audience that doesn\u2019t often see itself reflected in the media<\/li><li>56% of participants identify as a person of colour or as coming from an underrepresented or marginalized background<\/li><li>The publications will serve audiences in 7 Canadian provinces\/territories&nbsp;<\/li><li>14 publications will be run by solopreneurs; 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