CUNY seeks manager [US]

Professionals with experience working with the journalism industry can apply for this position in New York.

The Center for Community and Ethnic Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is looking for a general manager.

The general manager will oversee the day-to-day operation of the center, write grant proposals and reports, help manage budgets, serve as the liaison between the several initiatives and help coordinate activities between the center and its regional partners.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and connections with community and immigrant media outlets as well as experience soliciting and managing major grants. Spanish-language verbal and written skills are a plus.

Apply immediately.

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Fellowship for data journalists available [Eastern Europe, Central Eurasia]

Journalists and others working with data from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan can apply for this fellowship.

ForSet is accepting applications for its yearlong program Data Communication Fellowship, which includes a three-week training session between October and November in Tbilisi, Georgia, and online mentorship.

Fellows will advance their skills in data collection, data analysis, data storytelling, designing with data and more. They will research, write, design and publish data stories under the guidance of ForSet. Each fellow will be assigned a mentor from the ForSet team who will help them through the process of developing their data stories.

Candidates must be fluent in written and spoken English and be open to getting involved in cross-country collaboration and reporting.

A total of 12 fellows will be selected. Six fellows will receive full funding, which covers travel, accommodations and living costs in Tbilisi, and six fellows will receive partial funds fellows, covering travel only.  All fellows are expected to pay for their travel insurance.

The deadline is Sept. 8.
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Thomson Reuters Foundation offers course on human trafficking, slavery [West Africa]

Full-time journalists and regular contributors to media organizations in West Africa can apply for free training.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation offers the course "Reporting human trafficking and modern day slavery" Nov. 18 to 22 in Lagos.

Participants will learn new reporting skills and expand their knowledge about human trafficking and slavery to produce high-quality coverage of the issue.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation will pay travel and lodging costs for journalists traveling from outside Lagos.

Applicants must have at least three years of professional experience and a good level in spoken and written English.

The deadline is Oct. 1.
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