کمک‌هزینه‌های گزارشگری چندرسانه‌ای Better Life Lab ۲۰۲۶–۲۰۲۷

Better Life Lab در New America از journalists و storytellers برای Multimedia Reporting Grants 2026–2027 دعوت می‌کند. programme از stories قوی و solutions-oriented درباره caregiving، child care، family support، disability care، elder care و end-of-life care حمایت می‌کند.

هدف

استفاده از journalism و creative storytelling برای بررسی challenges سیستم care در United States و همزمان برجسته‌کردن practical solutions، innovations و possibilities برای ساختن care systems بهتر.

Selected storytellers

• stories آنان از October 2026 به‌صورت rolling commissioned می‌شود.
• funding برای reporting دریافت می‌کنند.
• به Better Life Lab reporting cohort دعوت می‌شوند.
• editorial guidance می‌گیرند.
• placement assistance برای publication دریافت می‌کنند.

Who Can Apply

• new reporters.
• experienced reporters.
• journalists/storytellers.
• people with perspectives traditionally underrepresented in media به‌طور ویژه encouraged هستند.

About Better Life Lab

programme در New America روی

• work-family justice.
• gender equity.
• value of care.

کار می‌کند.

Care موضوعی universal است و شامل

• raising children.
• caring for family during illness.
• disability care.
• elder care.
• end-of-life support.

است.

Better Life Lab storytelling را راهی برای

• examining care challenges.
• highlighting solutions.
• influencing policy discussions.
• helping audiences understand care systems.

می‌داند.

Reporting Focus 1 – Innovations in Child Care

programme دنبال stories درباره real-world efforts است که بتوانند child-care system را equitableتر و accessibleتر کنند.

Possible Topics

• rethinking when learning begins.
• who child-care systems serve.
• quality of care.
• cost of child care.
• how care is financed/paid for.
• equitable child-care innovations.
• greater family choice.
• living wages for educators/providers.

این بخش با support Bainum Family Foundation و funders دیگر پشتیبانی می‌شود.

Reporting Focus 2 – Investments in Care Infrastructure

care فقط childhood نیست؛ stories می‌تواند درباره

• infants/young children.
• families needing child care.
• persons with disabilities.
• older adults.
• aging relatives.
• end-of-life care.
• caregivers across life stages.

باشد.

همچنین می‌تواند رابطه care با

• families.
• communities.
• gender equality.
• economy.
• women’s unequal caregiving burden.

را بررسی کند.

Solutions Journalism

programme فقط “what is broken” را نمی‌خواهد. strong proposal باید problem را به

• potential solution.
• existing innovation.
• tested approach.
• scalability/replication.

وصل کند.

Story باید کمک کند audience بفهمد

• why care matters to families/children/communities/economy.
• what innovations are being tried.
• whether they can scale.
• what a better care future could look like.

Accepted Formats

• print.
• online articles.
• photojournalism.
• graphic stories.
• podcasts.
• audio.
• multimedia.
• video.
• other creative approaches for broad/diverse audiences.

Selected Storyteller Support

Reporting Commissions

stories commissioned rolling beginning October 2026.

Reporting Cohort

selected participants به cohort تخصصی Better Life Lab می‌پیوندند.

Editorial Guidance

برای reporting، framing، research و presentation.

Placement Assistance

Lab به publication/placement story کمک می‌کند.

Track Record

از ۲۰۲۱

• 30+ storytellers supported.
• نزدیک 100 stories درباره child-care innovation.
• در نزدیک 40 publications/media outlets.

Examples include Slate، Wisconsin Examiner و Vox.

Previous Collections

• 2023: Telling the Story of Child Care
• 2024/2025: Collection of Stories on Care

Resources

Better Life Lab resources درباره video storytelling نیز دارد، شامل script writing و on-camera presentation.

Why Care Reporting Matters

care در تمام life stages وجود دارد و affects

• individuals.
• families.
• communities.
• workplaces.
• economies.

How to Apply

applications از طریق official Better Life Lab / New America reporting-grant application form.

Proposal باید

• clearly relate to caregiving/care infrastructure.
• solutions-oriented باشد.
• preferably investigate real-world innovation.
• reach broad audience.
• explore scalability where relevant.
• use appropriate medium.

Questions to Ask Before Applying

• آیا story درباره care است؟
• آیا solutions-oriented است؟
• آیا real innovation/approach برای investigate وجود دارد؟
• آیا broad audience را engage می‌کند؟
• آیا innovation ممکن است scale شود؟
• آیا medium انتخاب‌شده مناسب story است؟

Deadline

source fixed deadline ارائه نمی‌کند. applications در حال پذیرش است و stories از October 2026 rolling commissioned می‌شوند. برای current submission details باید official Better Life Lab announcement بررسی شود.

Applicants should ensure that their proposed story clearly connects to the program’s focus on care, work-family justice, gender equity, child care, or care infrastructure. A proposal should also demonstrate how the story can contribute to a solutions-oriented understanding of the issue.

The opportunity is open to journalists and storytellers, with applications welcomed from both new and experienced reporters.

Interested journalists and storytellers should submit their applications through the application form provided by the program.