CFPD hosts Cultural journalism course [Latin America, Spain]

Working journalists and journalism students interested in cultural reporting can register for this course.

Mexico's Centro de Formación en Periodismo Digital (CFPD) is hosting an online course on cultural journalism May 7 to June 17.

Participants will explore the sociocultural aspects of their surroundings to produce quality content specializing in cultural issues from an ethical and aesthetic perspective. The instructor is veteran journalist Rosa Esther Juárez.

Registration costs MXN2,000 (US$100).

The deadline to register is April 22.

For more information on how to register (in Spanish), click here.

ILO offers Journalism fellowship on labor migration [MENA]

Media professionals in Lebanon, Jordan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states who are passionate about human rights, migration and labor issues can apply for this fellowship.

The International Labor Organization (ILO), in partnership with the Ethical Journalism Network, organizes the six-month Labor Migration Journalism Fellowship Program.

Participants will take part in an expert training program on reporting and storytelling on labor migration, be provided with editorial support from a board of mentors and receive a US$1,500 stipend to cover field work to produce a series of in-depth stories on labor migration.

Reports and multimedia will be published on the ILO and partner websites in English and Arabic.

The deadline is March 23.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

News University offers Free webinar on rebuilding trust in the media [Worldwide]

Journalists and academics interested in improving journalism's reputation and reception can attend this online course.

News University, the Poynter Institute e-learning project, is offering the course "Hooked on junk news: breaking bad habits and rebuilding trust in the media" at 2 p.m. EDT April 26.

Participants will learn how the general public perceives some of the issues that dominate today’s conversations about the media; understand why building media literacy is essential; discover easy-to-share media literacy concepts; learn how to employ NewseumED’s free resources to improve conversations about topics like fake news or sponsored content and to help foster media literacy.

The instructor is Kristi Kenneth, curriculum developer at the Newseum.

Registration is free and ongoing.

For more information on how to register, click here.

Writing grant available [US]

Writers of all skills and experience levels can apply for this grant.

The North American Guild of Beer Writers, with support from CraftBeer.com, has launched the Diversity in Beer Writing Grant. The grant aims to highlight the value of stories that showcase diversity and inclusion within beer.

Contestants must submit a cover letter, two samples of work, and a pitch for their story idea that explores areas of diversity and inclusion in beer.

The winner will receive US$1,000, and his or her story will be published on CraftBeer.com. 

The deadline is March 30.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Stringers Africa organises Women in the Media Conference {Nigeria}

Journalists and others can attend this event.

The African Women in the Media 2018 Conference, organized by Stringers Africa, will take place June 21 and 22 in Ibadan. This year's topic is visibility.

The symposium aims to address issues affecting African women in the media, provide an opportunity for the exchange of ideas between academia and industry, and offer opportunities for networking.  

Participants who want to present a paper have until March 26 to submit an abstract.

Registration is open, but spots are limited. The early-bird registration fee, before March 30, costs US$85. Regular registration costs US$140.

For more information on how to register, click here

Internews seeks entries for professional journalists contest [Kyrgyzstan]

Digital and TV journalists from Kyrgyzstan can apply for this contest.

Internews in Kyrgyzstan seeks entries for its Aspiration contest for professional journalists.

Categories include news, special reports, longform journalism, multimedia, journalistic investigation and a special nomination "Change one life" (for materials that have had a significant positive impact on a person's life).

Entries must have been published or broadcast in 2017.

Winners will receive prizes.

The deadline is March 30.

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