The Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP) aims to support local news journalists and freelancers working on document-based investigative projects that serve local and/or underrepresented communities in the US and Canada. The work can be in any storytelling medium: text, visual, or audio and be a singular long-form piece or a series.

This partnership between Google News Initiative and Medill at Northwestern supports investigative journalism substantially based on documents or other datasets and should be plausibly aimed at publication within the next 12 months. While some language here may refer to organizations, freelance journalists with a proven track record are invited to apply.

Projects should be publishable within 3-12 months.