DAAD offers scholarships for media studies [Worldwide]
Young professionals from developing countries can apply for a scholarship to study in Germany.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, in German) supports postgraduate studies and training in a variety of subjects, including media studies.
Institutions that offer media studies include Leipzig University, Bauhaus University Weimar and Cologne University of Applied Sciences.
Candidates must have completed their college degree in the past six years and have at least two years of related professional experience.
The deadlines vary by university.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
Futuro Media Group offers community Podcast Lab Program [US]
Aspiring podcasters from communities of color can apply for this program in Boston.
The Futuro Media Group, in partnership with MASSCreative, is organizing the Community Podcast Lab Program at the PRX Podcast Garage.
Starting early October, this hands-on 15-week program will train participants of color in narrative audio storytelling, including using audio equipment and digital editing software.
Classes will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Participants will create podcasts that will be distributed both locally and nationally.
The program offers a weekly stipend.
Apply now.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
Journalism contest focuses on internet domains [Russia]
Russian-language print, broadcast and online journalists who write about internet domains and other internet addressing systems can compete in this contest.
The Dot-Journalism Contest, organized by Smart Internet Foundation with the support of the Russian Association of Electronic Communications (RAEC), is accepting entries.
Prizes are awarded in seven categories for Russian journalists and one category – "Beyond the Runet" – for the best journalistic Russian-language material published outside Russia.
All submitted materials must have been published or broadcast between Jan. 1 and Oct. 1, 2018.
The deadline is Oct. 1.
For more information on how to enter (in Russian), click here.
Spoon Agency seeks editor [Worldwide]
Journalists with native-level English can apply for this position.
Spoon Agency is hiring an editor in Malmö, Sweden.
Responsibilities include working for global B2B clients and producing and editing content for various channels as well as managing freelancers.
Candidates must have experience in business journalism and in a social media environment. Good project management skills are also required.
English-speaking applicants from Europe, Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Latin America, East Asia, Australia and Africa will be considered.
The deadline is Aug. 3.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
Journalism fellowships available [US]
Journalists of color committed to investigative work are invited to apply for this program.
The Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), in partnership with Inside Climate News, The Marshall Project, Ida B. Wells Society and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, organizes an yearlong diversity fellowship.
The program that aims to expand opportunities for diverse journalists in watchdog reporting, with an emphasis on journalists of color.
Four fellows will work with one of FIJ’s partner outlets to produce deeply reported investigations on climate change and the environment, social justice and the U.S. criminal justice system, and government accountability and the abuse of power.
The fellowship provides US$15,000 that can be used for reporting costs, such as travel, document fees, transcriptions and equipment rentals. Any remaining amount can be used as a personal stipend.
The deadline is Oct. 1.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
Center for Digital Journalism offers online course [Latin America]
Investigative journalists with experience in print, electronic and digital media can register for this online course in Spanish.
The Center for Digital Journalism (CFPD, in Spanish) at the University of Guadalajara organizes the course "Herramientas en línea para la investigación periodística" ("Digital Tools for Investigative Journalists") Sept. 24 to Oct. 4.
Participants will learn to master search engines and refine document searches, to understand how web syndication, social networks and bookmarks work, to integrate multimedia elements and visualizations to news stories and more.
The cost is MXN2,100 (US$100).
The deadline is Sept. 9.
For more information on how to register (in Spanish), click here.
ISOJ conference calls for papers [Worldwide]
Journalists and scholars with original research could be published in a journal.
The International Symposium on Online Journalism, organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, seeks research papers on the topic of "Digital media and democracy in the Americas" for a special edition of its official academic journal #ISOJ.
Authors are encouraged to include multimedia elements such as videos, interactive infographics, audio files or any other elements to complement traditional text articles. Submissions must be written in English.
The 20th ISOJ conference, to be held April 12 and 13, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin, mixes academic research and panel discussions with scholars and journalists from universities and news organizations worldwide.
The papers selected by an international blind review process will be presented at the conference.
The deadline to submit an abstract is Aug. 15.
For more information on how to enter, click here.
Journalism collaborative project for 2018 elections available [Brazil]
BRIO seeks journalists to be part of BRIO Escavadores, a collaborative journalism project that aims to investigate candidates for public office in the upcoming Brazilian election.
Journalists will be paid for each document they investigate. Possible documents include real estate and company records, lawsuits and other records that indicate a conflict of interest.
Participants will learn how to dig information in courts, registries, commercial boards, online systems and public databases as well as request public information through Brazil's Law of Access to Information and more.
Those interested must attend an online course developed by The Independent, which costs BRL39.
The deadline is Aug. 15.
For more information on how to join the project (in Portuguese), click here.
Training program on borderlands available [Eastern & Central Europe, Balkans]
Aspiring journalists, reporters, activists, bloggers, analysts and writers ages 20 to 30 can apply for this program.
The Solidarity Academy, with support from the International Visegrad Fund, is organizing the Borderlands program, which will be held from Nov. 17 to 25 in Poland and Russia.
The program is looking for 16 participants from Visegrad Group, Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries.
Selected participants will expand their knowledge and improve their skills in such issues as borderlands on both a local and global scale.
They will spend six days in Gdansk, Poland and then will divide into small groups to go for two days to one of the following locations: Kaliningrad, Russia, or Kartuzy, Szczecin or Żuławy, Poland.
The working language of the project is English.
The organizers cover up to EUR100 for travel costs, the participants’ stay in Gdansk, trip to the project place and stay.
The deadline is Aug. 5.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
WAN-IFRA offers training program for female journalists [Africa]
Women with at least two years of media management experience in Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania or Kenya can apply for a leadership program.
The World Association of Newspaper and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) seeks applicants for Women in News (WIN), a leadership development program aiming to advance and empower women in African media.
The program, which will will run from September 2018 to June 2019, offers online leadership and media management training; one-on-one coaching support; peer mentoring; and national and regional networking opportunities.
The deadline is Aug. 15.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
AAB College organizes summer school on diversity, migration [Europe]
AAB College organizes the AAB International Summer Academy Aug. 13 to 24 in Kosovo.
This year's academy is divided into three programs: international law, minority rights and conflict resolution in Kosovo and the Balkans; migration, diversity, and economic growth – case of Western Balkan countries; and intercultural communication and linguistic map of Kosovo – languages, dialects and varieties spoken in Kosovo and their social and geographic aspects.
The program is free for participants from Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia. Registration costs EUR150 for students from other Balkan countries.
The regular program fee is EUR350, including registration, lectures and seminars, accommodation, daily transportation and study tours.
Scholarships are available for those who cannot afford the program fee. To apply for a scholarship, contact summerschool@ aab-edu .net.
Registration is ongoing, but spots are limited.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
Escuela Zona Cinco offers documentary photography workshop [Colombia]
Anyone with basic photography skills can register for this course in Bogotá.
Escuela Zona Cinco will offer the documentary photography workshop "Buenas fotos, buenas historias" (Good pictures, good stories), beginning Aug.17 and running for four weeks.
Participants will learn the necessary skills and steps to tell a compelling photo story and address a topic with a documentary perspective in every aspect: from conception (what to tell and how) to the possible impacts of the story on the subjects and publishing formats.
Registration is ongoing until spaces are filled. The cost is COP385,000.
For more information (in Spanish), click here.
Argaam seeks financial editor [MENA]
Journalists with expert knowledge of financial news can apply for a full-time position in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Argaam is seeking a full-time editor for its financial news service in English.
Responsibilities include writing well-researched articles and features on market issues, monitoring local and foreign media, conducting interviews and delegating tasks to translators and reporters.
Candidates must have two to three years of experience, be fluent in English, have working knowldge of Arabic, a passion for breaking news and keen insight on the Gulf Cooperation Council and Saudi markets.
For more informationon how to apply, click here.
CGTN seeks business editor [China]
Experienced editors can apply for this position in Beijing.
CGTN Digital is hiring a business editor to write, fact-check and copyedit articles and videos for grammar, spelling, punctuation, tone and consistency.
Responsiblities include writing and copyediting business/finance/markets content in a variety of formats, adhering to CGTN's style guide as well as working closely with the chief editor and other team members to coordinate content.
Applicants must have professional writing/copyediting experience, preferably in a digital environment, and a grasp of CGTN content and style.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
De Correspondent seeks managing editor [US]
Journalists and other professionals can apply for this position in New York.
De Correspondent, an ad-free journalism platform based in Amsterdam, is hiring a managing editor to launch its English-language version, The Correspondent.
Responsibitilies include building a team of correspondents and supporting staff, creaing a manual for "The Correspondent way of journalism," helping create a list of potential beats and hires, helping with the membership campaign, managing day-to-day operations after its launch and more.
The ideal candidate must subscribe to the philosophy and principles of the platform, have a deep understanding of the shortcomings of the digital news industry and bold ideas on how to fix them, in addition to being innovative and an experienced public speaker.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
Program for young journalists on reporting women’s and children’s health issues available [Worldwide]
Professional journalists ages 30 and younger with experience covering health issues and an interest in maternal, newborn and child health are invited to apply for this program.
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) seeks candidates for Covering Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: A Program for Young International Journalists. This program is hosted with The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) and sponsored by the World Health Organization.
Twenty-five to 30 young journalists will join 1,200 partners dedicated to supporting women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health at the 2018 Partners’ Forum in New Delhi. Participants will also have the opportunity to tell their own stories about why covering these health topics matter and how the public health community can better work with journalists.
ICFJ will hold an orientation to prepare the journalists to cover the conference and help develop their story ideas.
Journalists from Afghanistan, Cambodia, Chile, Germany, Guatemala, Malawi, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Sierra Leone, South Africa and the United States are especially encouraged to apply.
The program will cover airfare, lodging and meals.
The deadline is Aug. 21.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
Conectas offers course on journalism, human rights [Brazil]
College students can apply to attend a free course on human rights in São Paulo.
The course, which is part of the project Repórter do Futuro, is organized by Conectas, in partnership wtih Oboré and the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, in Portuguese).
The course will take place Saturdays, from September to November. Participants will learn about prison conditions in Brazil, the role of Brazil in the international sphere, company violations and migration issues.
Candidates must attend a selection meeting and lecture on Aug. 11.
The registration deadline is Aug. 5.
For more information on how to resiter (in Portuguese), click here.
Wits University offers fellowships for investigative journalism conference [Africa]
Print and broadcast journalists with a proven track record in investigative journalism can apply for a fellowship to attend this conference.
The African Investigative Journalism Conference, organized by the Journalism Program of Wits University, will take place Oct. 29 to 31 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The event will feature 50 panels, training sessions, keynotes and workshops with investigative reporters, editors and producers from the African continent and the United States.
The fellowship will cover travel, accommodations, local transportation, meals and conference fees. Fellows are expected to either produce a story or do a presentation in their home country, based on learnings from the conference.
Registration for the conference is ongoing, but spots are limited. The daily rate is ZAR1,300. Group discounts are available.
The fellowship deadline is Aug. 3.
For more information on how to apply for a fellowship, click here.
Hostwriter offers contest for collaborative journalism [Worldwide]
Professional and amateur journalists can compete in this contest.
Hostwriter, a platform that lets vetted journalists contact each other for collaboration opportunities, will award cash prizes for works of collaborative journalism and for a promising story pitch.
There are two prize categories: the story prize for collaborative pieces researched and published by Aug. 15 and the pitch prize for journalists with an idea for a story that would be realized with at least one other colleague.
The contest is open to teams of two or more journalists who have worked or will work on a story together and have used or will use Hostwriter in some way during the research.
Works may be in any language, but the application must be in English, German, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
The first and second prizes consist of EUR2,000 (US$2,328) and EUR1,000 (US$1,164), respectively. Two winners of the pitch prize will each receive EUR1,000 (US$1,164).
The deadline is Aug. 15.
For more information, click here.
Training on reporting workforce's future available [US]
Business, education, community, city and general assignment reporters and editors are invited to apply for this free training.
Poynter is organizing "A journalist's guide to covering the future of work" Sept. 27 and 28 at its campus in St. Petersburg, Florida.
This program aims to help journalists educate themselves and their local communities about the future of the workforce in their region.
Participants will understand the concepts behind the issues facing the future of work; examine the future of work and modify the lens through which they view job stories; use storytelling to connect the skills gap problem and solutions to the people who need to learn about it most; find data with indicators on the future or work, understand it and build solution-based stories around it; and more.
The deadline is Aug. 10. There is a limited number of travel stipends.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
Freedom of Expression Awards calls for nominations [Worldwide]
Journalists, digital activists and other free speech advocates can be nominated for these awards.
The Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards honor individuals fighting to speak out in the dangerous and difficult conditions.
Index invites the public, NGOs and media organizations to nominate individuals in four categories: arts, campaigning, digital activism and journalism.
Journalism nominees stand out for courageous, high-impact and determined journalism that exposes censorship and threats to free expression.
Fellows receive 12 months of capacity building, coaching and strategic support, including an all-expenses-paid training week in London in April 2019.
The nomination deadline is Sept. 30.
For more information on how to enter, click here.
Periodistas Viajeros offers online travel journalism workshop [Latin America, Spain]
Anyone interested in travel journalism can register for this online workshop in Spanish.
The workshop aims to provide narrative tools and techniques to work on travel stories through writing, photography or video. Topics include work of prominent travel authors, how to identify and deal with cultural stereotypes and how to choose appropriate digital platforms to publish your travel experiences.
Participants will receive reading materials and exercises, access to a private Facebook group and attend a live webinar.
The cost is ARS4,200, US$180 or EUR150. Those who register before July 25 will receive a 20 percent discount.
The deadline is Aug. 3
For more information on how to register (in Spanish), click here.
ForSet ,Prague Civil Society offers travel grants DataFest Tbilisi 2018 [Eastern Europe, Central Asia]
Journalists, activists, business professionals, government officials and others working with data from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan can apply for grants.
The ForSet and Prague Civil Society Center offer grants to attend DataFest Tbilisi 2018, the annual international data and communications event in the South Caucasus, which will take place Nov. 7 to 9 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The program of the festival includes speeches, workshops and a Ministry of Data Hackathon.
Applicants must be fluent in English or Russian, willing to participate in pre-event webinars and open to getting involved in cross-country collaboration and reporting.
There are fully and partially funded travel grants available. Fully funded travel grants cover flights, accommodation and attendance at the festival. Partially funded travel grants cover flights and attendance.
The deadline is July 27.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
PACJA seeks entries on environmental reporting [Africa]
Professional journalists can apply for this award.
The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) seeks submissions for the African Climate Change and Environmental Reporting (ACCER) Awards.This year's main them is “Changing the narrative on environmental challenges in Africa: the case of pollution.”
The contest includes the Climate Smart Agriculture & Agroforestry Awards; the Climate Policy, Governance & Transparency Award; the Innovative Solutions for the Environment Awards; the Climate Finance Award; and the Environment Protection & Conservation Award.
Works must have been published or aired between January 2017 and June 2018 in English or French.
Winners will be awarded US$1,000 and a training fellowship. The overall winner will also receive full sponsorship to cover the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland.
The deadline is Aug. 5.
For more information on how to enter, click here.
Statement by the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO), Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) and other Media Stakeholders on “The Nigerian Press Council Bill 2018”
Preamble
A meeting of the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) comprising the Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria (NPAN), the Nigeria Guild of Editors and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) as well as other media stakeholders was held on Thursday July 19, 2018 to deliberate on “The Nigerian Press Council Bill 2018”
The meeting painstakingly studied the provisions of the proposed bill in the context of its implication for free speech, press freedom, media independence, safety of journalists and the right to operate as a business in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The meeting also took notice of the fact that a law suit instituted by the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) on the same subject matters of the bill is pending at the Supreme Court.
Consequent upon the above the meeting observed and resolved as follows:
Observations and objections:
1. The proposed bill is unconstitutional as it runs against the principles and tenets of the rule of law and is actually subjudice given that a case on the subject matter is still pending in the highest court of the land – the Supreme Court - in view of which the bill should not have been drafted in the first instance.
2. That the bill is, for all intents and purposes, draconian and anti-press freedom being an amalgamation of the obnoxious Public Officers Protection Against False accusation Decree No. 4 of 1984 and the Newspapers Registration Decree 43 of 1993, both vestiges of the dark days of military rule and therefore incurably and irreparably bad, being also inconsistent with values of our democratic society.
3. That the bill seeks to criminalize journalism practise despite the fact the laws of the country already have enough provisions and avenues for seeking legal redress.
4. That the bill smacks of an attempt at undue interference in the operations of the media in Nigeria as businesses registered under the relevant laws of the federation.
5. That the bill seeks for a The Nigeria Press Council to usurp the powers of the courts by assuming extra-judicial powers.
6. That the bill seeks to incapacitate the media in the exercise of the duties and obligations imposed on it by section 22 of the constitution to monitor governance and hold government accountable to the people. The section states as follows: “The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in this Chapter and uphold the responsibility and accountability of the Government to the people”.
7. That the bill violates the provisions of section 39 of the 1999 constitution (as amended) sections 1 and 2 of which state as follows:
"(1) Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, every person shall be entitled to own, establish and operate any medium for the dissemination of information, ideas and opinions"
At the same time it also violates Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement Act) No. 2 of 1983 to which Nigeria is a signatory and which is now part of the country’s laws.
8. That the bill through some of its other obnoxious provisions seeks to indoctrinate Nigerians, THROUGH THE USE AND MISUSE of curricula in training of journalists and usurp the powers of the regulatory bodies in the educational sector affecting media training especially the National Universities Commission and the National Board for Technical Education.
9. That the bill seeks to create the impression that the Nigerian media community does not take the issues of ethics and self regulation seriously whereas it is a well known fact that the mechanisms actually exist including the Code of Conduct of Journalists in Nigeria, the Ethics Committees of the NUJ and NGE and the recently launched Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage endorsed by media stakeholders.
Our demands:
1. That the bill should be dropped forthwith until the determination of a similar case in the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
2. That the Nigerian Senate should borrow from best practices in other jurisdictions that has expressly provided for and guaranteed press freedom without any form of government interference.
3. That the Senate and indeed The National Assembly should enable the media in the exercise of its constitutional obligations as spelt out in section 22 by passing laws that will promote transparency, accountability and open government such as mandatory delivery of the State of the Nation address by the President and State of The State Address by Governors on specified days of the year; ensuring by law, Presidential and Governorship Election Debates before elections; complete transparency in election funding including public declaration of sources of election finance by all candidates and political parties and ensuring the integrity of our electoral process, etc, etc.
Our commitment:
Meanwhile as responsible members of Nigerian society, we hereby state without equivocation that the media will continue doing all it can to further promote media ethics, professionalism, transparency, accountability and self-regulation, to ensure that the public interest is served at all times.
SIGNED:
NDUKA OBAIGBENA , President, Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria/President Nigerian Press Organisation
FUNKE EGBEMODE, President, Nigeria Guild of Editors
WAHEED ODUSILE, President, Nigerian Union of Journalists
JOHN MOMOH, Chairman, Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria
For Media Stakeholders:
LANRE AROGUNDADE, Director, International Press Centre
AKIN AKINGBULU PhD, Executive Director, Institute For Media and Society
RICHARD AKINNOLA, Director, Media Law Centre
Feyi Smith,
Newspaper Proprietors ' Association of Nigeria (NPAN)
8, Maryland Crescent, Maryland Estate, Maryland, Lagos
Tel: +234 (0) 802 304 6738, (0) 817 777 5891
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