Radio Liberty offers journalism fellowship [Eastern Europe]

Journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia can apply for a nine-month fellowship.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic are accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellowship.
The fellowship provides reporters from across Eastern Europe the opportunity to work six weeks at a local RFE/RL bureau and six months at RFE/RL's headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic. The program will take place Nov. 19, 2018 to June 28, 2019.
Fellows receive a living stipend, housing, insurance and travel to and from Prague.
The deadline to apply is June 1. 
For more information on how to apply, click here.

AAAS seeks entries for Science journalism contest [Worldwide]

Science journalists are eligible for this award.
The AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards, organized by the Kavli Foundation, recognize outstanding reporting for a general audience and honor individuals for coverage of the sciences, engineering and mathematics.
The categories are large newspaper, small newspaper, magazine, audio, video spot news/feature reporting, video in-depth reporting, online and children's science news
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Entries must have been published, broadcast or posted online between July 16, 2017 through July 15, 2018. Works in a language other than English must include an English translation.
There will be two awards for each category, a Gold award worth US$5,000 and a Silver award worth US$3,500. One winner for each award in each category will also receive reasonable travel expenses to attend an awards ceremony in February 2019 at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington.
The deadline for submissions is Aug. 1.
For more information on how to apply, click here.

Periodistas Viajeros organizes travel journalism workshop [Latin America, Spain]

Anyone interested in travel journalism can register for this online workshop in Spanish.
Periodistas Viajeros organizes a six-week travel journalism workshop, starting May 21.
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 ARS3,500, US$180 or EUR150.
The deadline is May 19.
For more information on how to register (in Spanish), click here.

Transom offers Scholarships for audio storytelling workshop [US]

Aspiring radio producers can apply for a scholarship to attend this training.
Transom, a platform for new public radio, will host its Fall 2018 Story Workshop Sept. 18 to Nov. 15 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
During the residential program, participants will produce a vox-pop audio piece, a radio promo, a profile of a creative person, based on WCAI’s Ways of Life Series, a documentary feature; and one or more Sonic IDs. 
The cost ranges from US$8,820 to U$9,495, depending on housing. Scholarships will be available based on financial need, with a focus on diverse voices.
The deadline is June 1.
For more information on how to apply, click here.

Making A Business Out Of Home Delivery


By Micheal Kordvani

What a wonderful time to be alive. These days we do not have to wait on practically anything. Television shows used to be something that we sat through commercials in order to enjoy, now we just stream them on Netflix or Hulu. We used to wait to call someone until they were home near their phone, now virtually everyone has a mobile phone in their pockets with them at all times. The list goes on and on.

A Detroit delivery driver app is the latest in this chain of wonderful technological advances that bring us closer and closer to the utopian world that we all envision living in some day. This new app is bringing home delivery of just about any product imaginable to the people and helping us all avoid almost any wait time at all.

How It Works For Customers

From the perspective of the customer this could not be any easier. They simply choose the product that they would like to have delivered to them, set the location that they are currently at, and choose from the different proposals of Udelys who work on the site. They can choose based on the lowest cost, fastest delivery time, etc. Once they have finalized the order, the funds are deducted from their account and the order is in progress.

One cool thing that customers can do while they wait for their goods to arrive is check the status of that delivery on a real-time map of the progress of their order. It helps them to see that the order is in route and on its way to them very shortly.

Why It Is Great For Udelys
A Udely is simply someone who uses the app for delivery of products to make some money for themselves. People who use this might also be familiar with Uber and Lyft as ways that they have made some money in the past. They fall under a similar umbrella of an idea.

These are all peer to peer apps that help connect customers with the people who can provide a service that they need and value. It is nice for those who use this Detroit delivery driver app because they can be their own boss and create their own schedule. It provides them with the flexibility that they need to manage their own business and book their own appointments.

This is all independent contract work, so a user may do as much or as little as they would like. Some small businesses have also found it helpful in riding their stores of some of the overstock on certain products that they frequently carry along with them. That might be reason enough right there to sign up.

At the end of the day, this is another great way that the world is moving forward through technology. It is another example of the peer to peer or gig economy that is sweeping the nation in recent years. It is also just a great way to help make ends meet for some people


Michael Kordvani is a guest writer on SANJU blog, He is Chief Editor and Head of SEO for Fueled, New Yorks top ranked app development agency. He writes about exciting new technologies especially those beneficial to journalism