NED offers fellowship [Worldwide]

Journalists worldwide who wish to learn more about democracy can apply for a fellowship.

The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program, organized by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), aims to enable democratic practitioners, scholars and journalists to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change.

Fellows are expected to be in residence at the International Forum for Democratic Studies in Washington March 1 to July 31, 2020 or Oct. 1, 2020 to Feb. 28, 2021. Working knowledge of English is required to be eligible.

Each fellow receives a monthly stipend for living expenses, plus health insurance and reimbursement for travel.

The deadline is Oct. 1.

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Health journalism fellowship available [US]

Professional and freelance journalists with a demonstrated interest in health or children's issues can apply for a fellowship.

The University of Southern California's Center for Health Journalism offers the 2019 Data Journalism Fellowship, which includes a workshop Oct. 23 to 26 in Los Angeles.

The workshop features two training tracks in data acquisition, cleansing, analysis and visualization techniques, tailored to the skill levels of participating journalists.

Applicants must propose an investigative or explanatory reporting project to undertake in the six months following the training.

Fellows will also receive US$2,000 and guidance for their project.

The deadline is Aug. 26.

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Escola de Dados hosts Data journalism award [Brazil]

Journalists who use data to report on public interest issues can compete for this award.

Escola de Dados is hosting the Cláudio Weber Abramo Award for Data Journalism.

The competition has four categories: data-driven research, visualization, innovation in data journalism and open data.

Entries must be journalistic works published or aired between July 1, 2018 and Sept. 30, 2019.

The winner in each category will receive BRL2,500 in addition to registration in the Brazilian Conference on Digital Data and Digital Journalism (Coda.Br), scheduled for November in São Paulo, as well as the 15th Congress of the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) in 2020.

The 12 finalists will also receive free admission to Coda.Br.

The deadline is Sept. 8.

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NGAD seeks photo entries [MENA]

Amateur and professional photographers can enter this contest.

National Geographic Abu Dhabi (NGAD), in partnership with dairy brand Almarai, is accepting entries to the ninth edition of Moments, an annual regional photography competition in the Middle East.

The theme of the contest is “stories of people of the Arab world.” The contest has two categories: senior (18 and older) and junior (ages 13 to 17).

The top prize is a paid photography expedition worth US$10,000 and photography equipment worth US$5,000. The photo will be featured in the NG Alarabiya Magazine.

The deadline is July 27.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation offers corporate impact reporting course [Philippines ]

Journalists with at least five years of experience can apply for this free training.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is organizing the workshop "Exploring corporate impact" Aug. 16 to 18 in Manila, as part of its program in partnership Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

The workshop aims to provide journalists with the information, tools and strategies to understand the complexities of sustainability and enable them to better report through the lens of sustainability in a corporate context.

Selected candidates will be invited to the UNGC-GRI Sustainability Summit on Aug. 20, followed by a roundtable discussion with reporters on Aug. 21.

The deadline is July 19.

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IJP offers Exchange journalism program [Europe]

Journalists from the United Kingdom, Germany and Central-Eastern Europe can apply for a work exchange program.

The International Journalists' Programmes (IJP) is organizing the 2019 British-German Bursaries, the German-Polish Bursary and the German-Central Eastern European Bursary.

Journalists from Germany will stay at a host media in one of the other countries for the time of the scholarship while the journalists from those countries will spend their time in a media in Germany. Participants will gain valuable insight into the media, politics, economy and culture of the host country.

Each participant will receive a stipend, which is expected to cover most travel, accommodation and living expenses.

Language requirements vary depending on the bursary.

The deadline is July 15.

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Folha de S. Paulo seeks health reports[Brazil]

Young journalists and graduates of other specialties can participate in this free program in September and October.

Brazil's Folha de S. Paulo has launched its 2019 training program in health journalism.

The month long program will consist of daily reporting and news writing exercises, putting in practice Folha's editorial principles. Participants will learn about the process of building scientific knowledge, how to read and interpret a paper and how to understand medical statistics, among other topics.

Applicants must take an online exam.

The deadline is July 21.

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TED offers fellowships [Worldwide]

Media entrepreneurs, human rights activists and photographers can apply for a TED fellowship to attend the "Uncharted" conference in Vancouver, Canada.

The TED Fellows program is designed to bring together young trailblazers from a variety of fields who have shown unusual accomplishment and courage.

Twenty fellows will be selected to attend the TED2020 conference to be held April 20 to 24, 2020. Participants will also have the opportunity to attend pre-conference programs with training by speakers.

Applicants must be proficient in English and have a proven track record of great work in their field.

TED pays for round-trip economy airfare, ground transportation to and from the conference location, meals and shared accommodation on site.

The deadline is Aug. 27.

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BBC Travel offers reporting opportunities [US]

Experienced reporters and photojournalists can submit a story pitch.

BBC Travel seeks character-driven stories that illuminate a distinct corner of the United States for its new series "America in Focus."

Stories can be texts with 1,200 to 1,800 words, multimedia galleries, photo essays or videos.

Applicants must submit a detailed description of the story angle and how they propose to cover it.

The deadline is July 31.

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Online data journalism course available [Latin America]

Journalists with or without experience in data journalism can register for this online workshop in Spanish.

The  (CFPD) at the University of Guadalajara will offer a data journalism course Aug. 19 to Oct. 20.Center for Digital Journalism

Participants will learn how to extract data, clean it, put it into context, combine it, verify it and make it work inside a story and an investigation. The workshop will also address the basics of data visualization. The instructor is Hassel Fallas.

The cost is MXN3,800 for Mexicans and US$190 for those living outside Mexico.

The deadline to register is Aug. 11.

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Reporting grants available [Europe]

Journalists in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe can apply for these grants.

The Reporting Democracy offers reporting grants to pursue in-depth features or investigations on issues affecting democracy in Visegrad countries and the Balkans.

Two types of grants are offered: reporting grants for in-depth features, investigations or analysis articles that do not have a substantial cross-border element (the length of stories of this kind is typically 1,500 words); and cross-border grants for individual journalists or teams with ideas for in-depth features or investigations with a substantial cross-border element (the length of stories of this kind is typically around 2,500 words).

The amount of the grant depends on the complexity of the project.

Applications in English are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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Writing Fellowship available[Worldwide]

Budding journalists and writers can apply for this writing fellowship.

Fear No Lit is accepting candidates for the Submerging Writer Fellowship (SWF), which seeks to pull one submerging writer out of the water.

The fellowship provides a chapbook (limited print run of 125 copies, rights revert to author upon publication); event planning and marketing help for the book launch; up to US$500 for one conference, workshop or class registration; and US$500.

Candidates must have not yet had a book published, have won no major awards/prizes and not currently be in a graduate program.

The deadline is July 31.

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Registration on-going for investigative journalism conference [Latin America]

Journalists and other interested media professionals are invited to register for this event.

Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS) and Transparency International organize the Latin American Conference on Investigative Journalism (COLPIN), which brings together more than 300 reporters from Latin America and the Caribbean. The event will take place Nov. 7 to 10 in Mexico City.

The program will feature veteran journalists who will share their investigative techniques and recommendations, as well as exhibits and discussions with authors of last year's best works in the region.

The early-bird deadline is Aug. 31. The early-bird cost is US$100 for professionals and US$80 for students.

Registration is ongoing, but spots are limited.


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Mophradat offers writing residency [MENA]

Writers, journalists, curators and artists with five years of experience can apply for a residency in Brazil.

Mophradat, in collaboration with Capacete, an independent residency and art agency in Rio de Janeiro, is organizing its journalism residency for Arab curators.

The residency is intended to provide an opportunity to focus on creating new projects reflecting candidates experimentation and research April 1 to June 30, 2020.

Participants will receive airfare, accommodation, a monthly stipend and reimbursement of visa costs. They will also be able to participate in Capacete’s programs.

Applicants must speak English.

The deadline is Sept. 15.

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Vacancy: Art Market Journal seeks English editor [China]

Journalists interested in art can apply for this position in Shanghai.

The Art Market Journal is looking for an English editor to liaise with its Chinese editorial team to build its influence among an English-speaking audience.

The English editor will primarily deliver art news in English, edit articles translated from Chinese to English, conduct interviews and assist in international public communication and online marketing.

A strong interest in and a deep understanding of art journalism are essential. English proficiency is a must, while basic Chinese-speaking ability is preferred.

Apply now.

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Knight Center organises Journalism 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 "Power, privilege and patriarchy in journalism: Dynamic of media control, resistance and renewal.”

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 21th ISOJ conference, to be held April 24 and 25, 2020 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. 23.

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Google News Initiative funds digital innovation [US, Canada]

News organizations of any size whose projects focus on encouraging a more sustainable news ecosystem can apply for funding.

The Google News Initiative organizes the first GNI Innovation Challenge in North America, which will support projects that drive digital innovation and develop new business models, generating revenue and/or increasing audience engagement for local journalism.

Google will fund selected projects up to US$300,000 and will finance up to 70% of the total project cost.

All innovative ideas are welcome, and projects can be experimental but must have well-defined goals and measurable impact. Special consideration will be given to collaborative projects involving multiple news organizations.

Successful projects will also need to be delivered within one year.

The deadline is July 15.

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Workshop for filmmakers available [Ukraine]

Production companies, TV stations or individual producers and filmmakers with projects in production on topics of cultural diversity, tolerance, integration and peaceful coexistence are invited to this program.

The ADAMI Media Prize for Cultural Diversity in Eastern Europe will host a workshop Aug. 23 to 25 in Lviv. The event will be held in partnership with the Lviv International Short Film Festival.

Feature length (longer than 75 minutes) or medium length (longer than 10 minutes) film projects in editing or post-production stage are eligible to participate.

The workshop will be held in Russian and English.

Organizers will provide transportation, accommodation and meals for the selected participants.

The deadline is July 8.

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NESG organises essay contest [Nigeria]

Undergraduate students in Nigerian universities are invited to enter this contest.

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), in partnership with the National Universities Commission (NUC), organizes the Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) 25th Anniversary Essay Competition.

The competition's theme is "Enhancing confidence in Nigeria for nation building: towards economic success and improved quality of life for Nigerians."

Entries must be written in English and have up to 1,500 words.

The top three winners will receive a paid Internship at the NESG, an all-expense-paid trip to 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, where they will present their essay, and a certificate of performance.

The deadline is July 24.

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