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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]

Journalists and others interested in collaborative journalism and access to information are invited to participate in this two-month project.

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.