Year 2 NYC Media Lab: AI & Local News Challenge Application

NYC Media Lab: AI & Local News Challenge Application

Deadline: February 20, 2023 by 11:59PM EST. Note: This application form may time out in your browser. We highly recommend that you formulate your responses in advance before submitting.
*Before applying, please read the AI and Local News Challenge FAQ: https://engineering.nyu.edu/research-innovation/centers/nyc-media-lab/projects/ai-local-news/ai-local-news-challenge

For questions, please email matt.macvey@nyu.edu

Open to startups, news orgs and university teams in creative tech, journalism, design and technology, data science and other disciplines.

Develop project concepts and prototypes that leverage a range of AI technologies to solve problems for and empower news organizations, journalists and news audiences.

Up to 5 selected teams will participate in this prototyping program.

Teams will meet weekly with the cohort and hear from guest speakers, receive guidance from industry experts, learn about the opportunities for impact in local news, get feedback on presenting about your project, and be awarded with stipends of up to $7,500 per team.

Application Deadline: February 20, 2023 by 11:59PM EST
Team Information
Team Name*
Your team's name could be your project/product name, or not.
Company Name
Your Project and Approach

Please answer the below prompts with two to three paragraph each
Describe your project concept. What application of artificial intelligence is your team interested in creating to benefit news organizations, journalists and/or news audiences?*

Two to three paragraphs (2,000 letter limit)0/2000
Which aspect(s) of the news production process or industry will your project address?*

Reporting/NewsgatheringAudience EngagementRevenueDistributionDataInvestigationsVerification / Fact checkingVideoAudioWeekly NewspapersRural News OrganizationsSmartphone News AccessNon-broadband News AccessOther
Describe the problem or gap that your project addresses. How will your project help local and regional news organizations continue to produce quality journalism and meet their audience's information needs?*

Two to three paragraphs (2,000 letter limit)0/2000
Which technologies are implemented in your project?*

One to two paragraphs (2,000 letter limit)0/2000
What stage is your project currently in?*

Brainstorming/Preliminary ResearchDeveloping PrototypeWorking PrototypePilot ClientOne ClientMultiple ClientsOther
Please include any links relevant to your product here
About Your Team

Note: Some of the following questions are only relevant to specific team types
Which type of team are you?*

University teamStartup teamNews organization teamOther
How many people are part of your team? Please note, the minimum team size is 2 people and the maximum is 5 people.*

2345
Company/Team link(s)
University or other affiliation (accelerator, incubator, newsroom, etc.)
Why do you want to take part in this program? How does this project fit into your team's trajectory?*

One to two paragraphs (2,000 letter limit)0/2000
How is your team uniquely qualified to approach this challenge? Include technical capabilities and previous product experience if applicable*

One to two paragraphs (2,000 letter limit)0/2000
How will your team and project bring an awareness of diversity and inclusion in news and artificial intelligence to your work?*

One to two paragraphs (2,000 letter limit)0/2000
Does your team or any team member identify as part of an underrepresented group in tech? If so, please share your story.

(2,000 letter limit)0/2000
Team Twitter
Team Instagram
Can your team commit to being available for 1.5 hour weekly remote cohort sessions (conducted during business hours Eastern Time Zone)?*

YesNoNot sure yet
Can your team commit to spending 10 hours a week independently on project work?*

YesNoNot sure yet
About Your Team Members

Your team lead and co-lead will be the primary contact people during the application process.
Resumes: Please create one consolidated PDF containing resumes for all of your team members and upload*

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Supplemental Information
How did you find out about the Challenge? Check the boxes to indicate where you heard about the program and list the specific source(s) below

Colleague/FriendFacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagramNewsletterNYC Media Lab websiteWeb searchOther
List where you heard about the Challenge. Please be as specific as possible, i.e. specific person or social media post. Thank you!
Please use this space to share anything else you'd like to tell us. Include supplemental comments, info, links or anything else that you think we should know.
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