Workshop covers visual narratives and documentary strategies for photographers [Mexico]

Photographers, photojournalists, filmmakers and visual artists can attend this course in Mexico City.

Fundación Pedro Meyer is offering a workshop on tools and methodologies for creating visual projects in five sessions starting Sept. 29.

Participants will learn production strategies to develop documentary visual narratives and photojournalism projects. The instructor is Yael Martínez.

The deadline to register is Sept. 18. The cost is MXN2,000.

For more information (in Spanish), click here.

Thomson Reuters Foundation seeks editor [Worldwide]

Journalists with at least five years of experience can apply for this remote position.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is hiring an editor for its Wealth of Nations program, which aims to boost the capacity of African media to report and investigate illicit financial flows and the abuse of tax laws.

The editor will provide overall editorial guidance to the program and oversee the mentoring process, assisting participants in the production of stories.

Candidates must be fluent in English. Fluency in at least one more language such as French or Arabic would be preferable.

The selected candidate will work an average of four days per month, on a freelance basis. 

The deadline is Aug. 28.

For more information, click here.

Small grants program open [MENA]

Arab activists and journalists whose work focuses on Arab societies can apply to this program.

The Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) announces the first cycle of its small grants program on the themes “Youth” and “Spatial Inequalities.”

The program aims to support scholars and professionals in the Arab region undertaking four kinds of activities: conference presentations, internships, small-scale projects and organization of workshops.

Successful applicants will receive US$4,000 on average.

The deadline is Nov. 3.

For more information (in Arabic), click here.

Agricultural journalism masterclass open [Nigeria]

Journalists and communication specialists can apply for this training.

The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), in partnership with Notore Chemical Industries, is organizing the Agricultural Journalism Training Program in October.

The location and specific dates will be determined by the number of participants per city. The city with the highest number of participants will host the training.

The three-day program will provide comprehensive skills for reporting, writing and editing on agricultural issues.

Applicants must submit a resume and an agriculture story they have published.

The deadline is Aug. 31.

For more information, click here.

Residency program to investigate human rights in Brazil [Worldwide]

Foreign reporters can apply for accommodations and mentorship in Rio de Janeiro.

Agência Pública, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization, is inviting applications for its residency program on human rights.

Each month, two journalists will spend at least 15 days at Casa Pública working on their stories. The residencies will take place in September, October and November 2017 and in January, February and March 2018. 

Candidates must be reporters who work for media outside Brazil, speak Portuguese or Spanish, and be interested in investigating issues related to human rights in Rio de Janeiro.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. 

For more information, click here.

National Press Foundation offers training on aging reporting [US]

Journalists interested in the latest data and research on aging can apply for this program.

The National Press Foundation is accepting applicants for a fellowship to attend "Reporting on aging issues" on Oct. 15 to 18 in Washington.

Topics include financial literacy and security; fraud and scams; health care and healthy living; the desire or need to work longer; public policy; generational impacts; innovation and reinvention; and living beyond 100. 

The fellowship covers airfare, ground transportation, hotel costs and most meals.

The deadline is Sept. 6.

For more information, click here.