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# Facebook to Provide $100 Million to Support Local Newsrooms Facing Financial Cuts Caused by COVID-19
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/facebook-to-provide-100-million-to-support-local-newsrooms-facing-financial-cuts-caused-by-covid-19/
- Published: 2020-03-31T23:41:23.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-01T20:14:48.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Coronavirus, #wp-top-right-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:50

[Facebook announced](https://crunchbase.com/organization/facebook?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) that it will be offering $100 million worth of support to local newsrooms that are trying to cover the COVID-19 pandemic, while that same pandemic is [dealing a major blow to their bottom lines, reports Yahoo News. ](https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/03/total-annihilation-coronavirus-may-just-be-the-end-for-many-alt-weeklies/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com)

The company says the funding will consist of $25 million in grant funding for local coverage, plus $75 million in marketing for news organizations around the world.

“If people needed more proof that local journalism is a vital public service, they’re getting it now,” said Campbell Brown, Facebook’s vice president of global news partnerships, [in a blog post](https://www.facebook.com/journalismproject/coronavirus-update-news-industry-support). “And while almost all businesses are facing adverse financial effects from this crisis, we recognize we’re in a more privileged position than most, and we want to help.”

More [here](https://news.yahoo.com/facebook-commits-100m-support-local-155504422.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).