Journalism fellowships available [US]

U.S. journalism students can apply for a paid reporting fellowship.

The Pulliam Fellowship program places college students and new graduates at either The Indianapolis Star or The Arizona Republic for the summer of 2020.

Fellows will act as members of the newsroom and participate in writing workshops. The fellowship will run June 8 to Aug. 14, 2020.

College juniors, seniors and graduate students enrolled in journalism programs are eligible to apply.

Applicants must send samples of their best published writings, at least half of which were written under deadline, a transcript of the college credits and three letters of recommendation.

The deadline is Nov. 1.


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Vacancy: ARIJ seeks managing investigative editor [MENA]

Journalists with experience in leading investigative editors can apply for this position in Amman, Jordan.

The Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) is looking for an experienced managing editor with an excellent eye for the great investigative story to join its team.

Candidates should demonstrate excellent leadership, editing, mentoring and collaborative skills. The selected journalist will lead and grow a team of dedicated journalists, researchers and data specialists.

Applicants must be fluent in Arabic and English.

The deadline is Oct. 28.


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Registration ongoing for summit on climate change reporting [Europe]

Journalists, media experts, freelancers and journalism students in Europe can apply to attend this program.

The European Journalism Centre is organizing the next  News Impact Summit on Oct. 7 in Birmingham, England. The event is sponsored by the Google News Initiative.

The workshop will present innovative ways of changing the way journalists tell stories about climate change, with speakers from the BBC, Carbon Brief, Climate Home, El Surtidor, Al-Jazeera, Quartz, the Lookout Station and Extinction Rebellion.

The News Impact events are free of charge. Travel and accommodation are at the expense of participants.

Register now; spots are limited.

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Essays competition on Geneva Conventions open [MENA]

Arabic-speaking scholars can compete for a prize.

The International Committee of the Red Cross is accepting entries for a writing competition that aims to engage the Arabic-speaking scholars on relevant discussions and to provide an academic platform for legal debates.

Entries must tackle one of the following topics: an overview of the four Geneva Conventions (GCs), the sufficiency of common Article 3 to regulate non-international armed conflicts, the success and/or failures of the GCs to humanize contemporary armed conflicts, the effectiveness of the GCs implementation mechanisms and the contemporary challenges facing GCs in today wars.

The articles should be written in Arabic.

The first, second and third place winners will receive US$1,500, US$1,000 and US$750, respectively.

The deadline is Dec. 6
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ILO seeks labor migration entries [Worldwide]

Professional journalists and students are invited to submit articles or videos/multimedia to this contest.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is accepting entries for its 2019 global media competition.

The contest aims to promote quality reporting on labor migration issues, ensuring greater public awareness about the contributions migrant workers bring to communities and contributing to the elimination of public misperception, xenophobia and discrimination against migrant workers.

Written press, photo essay, multimedia, video and/or radio are eligible but must have been published or aired between Nov. 1, 2018 and Oct. 31, 2019. Entries in other languages than English, French and Spanish must include a translation.

The competition has a student category and four professional categories, including two prizes on the theme "fair recruitment of migrant workers" and two for "the future of labor migration."

The winners will be able to choose between US$1,000 in the professional category and US$300 for the student category or a paid fellowship to participate in an ITC-Turin course on a fair recruitment or labor migration topic in 2020.

The deadline is Oct. 31

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Pulitzer Center offers data journalism grant [Canada]

Freelance journalists can apply for this new reporting grant.

Humber College’s Faculty of Media & Creative Arts storyLAB and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting are launching the storyLAB Data Journalism Grant to support independent journalism in Canada.

The program is accepting proposals for stories related to Indigenous land and property rights from a data-driven perspective.

Awardees will receive up to CAD10,000 to pursue their investigation as well as story promotion and networking.

The deadline is Oct. 31.

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WSCIJ seeks entries for investigative reporting award (Nigeria)

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites entries from Nigerian professional journalists or team of journalists, full-time or part-time, for the 14th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. The centre has introduced online application option for some categories of the award for this edition.   This year, applicants for the Television, Radio and Online categories of the award can put in their entries through an online application process. The other three categories requiring hard copy submission given the nature of entry processing, are the Print, Photography and Editorial cartoon.

Received entries will be collated using the award coding system and assessed by a panel of media experts and related professionals with good understanding of investigative reporting. The judges’ board would broadly score submitted stories based on quality of investigation, evidence, human rights elements, ethical reportage, courage, individual creativity, public interest, impact and quality of presentation.

The deadline for the submission of entries is Thursday, 24 October 2019

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OKP offers scholarships for journalism courses [Worldwide]

Midcareer journalists from several developing countries can apply for a scholarship to attend a short course in the Netherlands.

The Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) is accepting applications for journalism courses at the Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC) and other institutions. The OKP is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and run by the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC).

Candidates must be from Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea,  Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, North Macedonia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The fellowships are intended for the cost of living, course fees, visa, travel and insurance. If applicable, the scholarship recipient may have to cover the difference between actual costs and the scholarship amount.

The current application round is only for short courses between Feb. 23 and July 27, 2020. The deadlines vary per institution.


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Vacancy: JingKids Beijing seeks managing editor [China]

Journalists can apply for a position in Beijing.

JingKids Beijing is looking for a managing editor to join and lead the team.

Responsibilities include content planning, writing, editing and finalization of magazines and related publications, managing the publication's social media channels and website, and more.

The ideal person should be proficient in Chinese, comfortable working in English, have solid experience in managing people and Chinese writing and editing. Previous work experience with children, the education industry or in media is a bonus.

Apply now.

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Fellowship for Artistic Journalism available [Worldwide]

Journalists who want to integrate creative practices with rigorous journalism can apply for this yearlong fellowship.

ArtsEverywhere, a platform for artistic experimentation, organizes a fellowship for artistic journalism to support storytelling projects.

The fellow will receive a stipend of CAD15,000 (US$11,299) and CAD5,000 (US$3,766) for travel, equipment and other project costs. Fellows will be required to participate in introductory calls in January and to attend the ArtsEverywhere Festival, Jan. 23 to 26, 2020, in Guelph, Canada.

Projects in Africa, Asia, Australia, the South Pacific, South America and the Caribbean or in under-reported parts of North America and Europe will be given preference.

The deadline is Nov. 1.

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