Online course covers multimedia storytelling with a smartphone [Pakistan]

Journalists with at least one year of experience can apply for a four-week online course.

The Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) will host the course “Multimedia storytelling using a smartphone” July 3 to 28.  

Students will participate in online classes and submit weekly assignments. Access to a smartphone and a stable internet connection are required. 

The course is free of charge. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of State.

Apply now.

For more information, click here.

Environmental communication program seeks men tees, mentors [Worldwide]

Budding and experienced environmental journalists can participate in this program.

Ensia, a nonprofit magazine that focuses on environmental challenges and solutions to a global audience, is accepting candidates for the Ensia Mentor Program.

The program offers aspiring environmental journalists an opportunity to build their communication skills and professional network by creating an article, video, image gallery, info graphic or other work on a topic of their choice for Ensia under the guidance of an experienced communicator.

The original piece must be in English, but Ensia would be open to having the piece republished in another language if the writer wanted to translate it. 

Mentees and mentors receive US$600 and US$400, respectively, per assignment.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. 

For more information, click here.

Contest for agricultural reporting open [Latin America, Caribbean]

Journalists and students who cover agribusiness can compete for the 2017 Massey Ferguson Journalism Awards.

The contest aims to promote the coverage of issues related to the rural sector and Brazilian agriculture, focusing on matters that interfere directly or indirectly with the economic development of society.

Works must have been published or broadcast between July 10, 2016 and Sept. 4, 2017 in Portuguese, Spanish or English.

The competition will distribute more than BRL80,000 (US$24,356) in seven categories: newspaper, magazine, multimedia, television, photojournalism, students, and Central/South America and Caribbean.

Winners of the Central/South America and Caribbean category will receive a trip to Bahia, Brazil.

Massey Ferguson is a division of the U.S.-based AGCO corporation and sells farming equipment, products and services in 140 countries, including Brazil.

The submission deadline is Sept. 4.

For more information, click here.