“As people turn to local journalists for critical information on how to keep their friends, families and communities safe, these journalists are affected especially in the current economic crisis,” she said.
“We’re working with our partners and the industry to understand their needs, which includes support to help them continue creative, innovative and impactful storytelling.”
Johanna Carrillo, the centre's vice-president of programmes, said sub-Saharan Africa’s newsrooms play a key role in informing the public in a highly vulnerable region.
“With this new grant from the Facebook Journalism Project, we can build on our work together, helping newsrooms and publishers in the region at this difficult time,” she said.