AHCJ hosts health journalism conference [US]

Journalists in need of financial assistance can apply for a fellowship to this conference.

The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) will host its health journalism conference April 12 to 15 in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Conference fellowships are available for journalists from Colorado, New York, California, Missouri, Kansas, Rhode Island, journalism students and instructors, ethnic media, rural media and non-health beats.

The fellowships cover conference registration fee, hotel, up to US$400 for travel and one year's membership in AHCJ.

The deadline is Feb. 16.

For more information, click here.

Escuela de Periodismo Portátil offers online workshop on media startups [Latin America]

Journalists, designers, developers and others interested in new media startups can attend this online course in Spanish.

Escuela de Periodismo Portátil will offer the workshop "My diary in Silicon Valley: innovation and entrepreneurship in new media" Feb. 19 to March 27.

Journalists Juan Pablo Meneses, Rosa Jiménez Cano and Miguel Paz will teach the basics to start a media project. Participants will also network with independent entrepreneurs with similar interests.

The cost is US$99. Spots are limited.

For more information (in Spanish), click here.

Sky News Arabia accepting applications for business news producer [UAE]

Journalists with at least three years of experience can apply for this position in Abu Dhabi.

Sky News Arabia is hiring a business news producer to join its team.

The producer will work under the direction of the business editor to create and shape the business coverage. Responsibilities include writing scripts, editing pictures, finding guests, developing graphics, writing for online and mobile, and more.

Applicants must have excellent skills in English and Arabic as well as previous experience in a national or international broadcast news channel or business newsroom.

The deadline is Feb. 17.

For more information, click here.

Registration for Fact-Checking Summit ongoing [Worldwide]

Representatives from fact-checking organizations, media outlets, NGOs and academia are invited to discuss the future of accountability journalism.

The International Fact-Checking Network, in partnership with Pagella Politica, is organizing the Fifth Global Fact-Checking Summit June 20 to 22 in Rome.

The event will cover issues in fact-checking and misinformation such as reaching out with facts to skeptical audiences; new formats for fact-checking; acceleration and automation of the fact-checking process; and fact-checking and the platforms.

Registration is free. Priority will be given to participants from organizations that are actively conducting fact-checking. A very limited number of travel bursaries will be available.

The deadline is Feb. 14. 

For more information, click here.