AAJA organizes digital journalism competition [Asia]

Undergraduate students of all disciplines can submit works to a digital journalism student award.

The Asia chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), with support from Google News Lab, is looking for the most creative work that tells continuing stories and issues of how the Asian society evolves in the physical and digital world. 

Contestants are encouraged to put “new ways of storytelling” into practice with a mixture of digital technology to tell stories that matter in the region. Works must be in English and have been produced between Jan. 1, 2017 and April 30, 2018.

The winner will receive US$1,000, complimentary admission to N3Con and an invitation to N3Con’s VIP networking event. The winner and runners-up also will receive a one-year AAJA student membership.

The deadline is April 30.

For more information on how to apply, click here. 

Facebook offers free webinar for local reporting [Worldwide]

Journalists interested in best practices in starting a topical Facebook group can register for this online course.

News University, the Poynter Institute e-learning project, is offering the course "Cultivating local news communities with Facebook groups" at 2 p.m. EST March 15.

Participants will learn why the recent changes to Facebook's newsfeed make groups so important; what they need to consider as they are setting up a group; ways to get their newsroom excited and involved in managing the group; how to be a host and build productive communities; and more.

The instructor is Hannah Wise, engagement editor at The Dallas Morning News.

This course is sponsored by Google News Lab, the American Press Institute and the Knight Foundation.

Registration is free and ongoing.

For more information on how to register, click here.

Registration for Visual storytelling workshop ongoing [US]

Journalists interested in visual storytelling can attend a workshop June 24 to 30 in Rochester, New York.

The Kalish Workshop is a training on visual communication across a variety of platforms, such as mobile, tablet, web and print. It was named after pioneering photo editor Stan Kalish.

Participants will work on how to establish narrative, select media mix (stills and/or video), post-production techniques and interactive storytelling in nonlinear editing. 

Applicants should have basic knowledge of Adobe Premiere and InDesign.

The cost to attend is US$850, but there are tuition scholarships and registration stipends available.

The deadline is April 1.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Torcedores.com seeks journalists to cover 2018 FIFA World Cup [Brazil]

Budding journalists and students interested in sports journalism can apply.

Sports news site Torcedores.com seeks aspiring journalists to join its team to cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Candidates must first attend a free online course taught by journalist Marcelo Tas. The course is divided into three modules: how I became a journalist; journalism: ethics, techniques and tricks; and hands-on exercises and tips.

Twenty participants will be interviewed by Tas, who will select 10 journalists to compose the team.

Registration is free and ongoing. The course must be completed by March 24.

For more information on how to apply (in Portuguese) click here.

Interlink Academy offers data journalism scholarships training in Germany [Europe, Eastern Europe]

Data journalists from Baltic states, Belarus, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Germany can participate in this English-language course.

The Interlink Academy for International Dialog and Journalism offers the "Master class in data journalism 2018," which consists of a high-powered attendance phase April 4 to 8 in Hamburg, Germany, followed by an e-learning phase April 29 to June 3.

The lead trainer of the course is Interlink’s data journalism expert Claus Hesseling.

The training will address topics including data journalism, scraping and data extraction, infographics and the visualization of data, international cross-border project management and more. During the second phase, participants will work on international data journalism projects.

Selected applicants will receive scholarships to cover course fees and international travel costs. The program also provides housing and meals allowance during their stay in Germany.

The deadline is March 4.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

IWMF offers fellowships to women journalists [Worldwide]

Women journalists with at least three years of experience can apply for a reporting fellowship.

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is organizing Adelante (Moving Forward), a five-year reporting initiative that aims to amplify the voices of women journalists in Latin America and strengthen their professional development, impact and safety.

The next group of fellows will travel June 14 to 29. All fellows will begin their trip in Mexico City, where they will complete a comprehensive security training and an orientation. One group of journalists will then cover rural security and development in San Salvador, El Salvador, while the other group will focus on trade and its human impact from the U.S./Mexico border: Laredo and Eagle Pass, Texas.

The IWMF pays for fellowship-related expenses including travel, lodging, meals and fixers/interpreters unless a selected journalist’s news organization wishes to assume these costs.

The deadline to apply is March 26.

For more information, click here.