Uutisraivaaja

Innovation Contest of the Helsingin

Sanomat Foundation

What?•Seeks ideas for renewing distribution of

information and creating sustainable business models for journalism.

•The best idea will be given a maximum award of 250,000 euros with which to implement the proposal.

•The idea can be a new way to publish online, for example, or a new revenue model for publishing content.

What is the criteria?

•The idea is groundbreaking and improves the distribution of information.

•The idea must be first implemented in Finland, either nationwide or in a local community.

For example

•A new revenue model

•A new way to gather information

•A new way to publish content

•An new way to engage with the readers

It can be

•Digital or non-digital

•A stand-alone service

•Joint with already existing publications or other services

Why?

•Communication and journalism need developing to survive.

•Something new can be created only through experiments.

•Anyone can have the best idea – that’s why everyone can take part.

What’s in it for system developers?

•Resources to realize a side project you’ve been thinking of.

•An opportunity to get to know in practice a new field, system development environment or business logic.

•An opportunity to get visibility and drive to your project.

What about these?

• I am not a designer and I can not build a whole product or service. I don’t care for revenue models! Doesn’t matter. With the reward money you can hire a team around you. The ideas don’t have to be commercial.

• I know nothing of journalism and am not sure if my idea is any good. You can visit the competition’s Facebook community and ask for feed back and form cross scientific teams.

Background

• Latest winner was Scoopinion, a news aggregation Web app that curates news based on what stories are read closely. Read more.

• Uutisraivaaja is based on the international media innovation contest Knight News Challenge. Read more.

Questions?More information: www.uutisraivaaja.fi

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Get in touch: tiiamari.pennanen@uutisraivaaja.fi or

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