Visual storytelling contest seeks entries[Worldwide]

Professional visual journalists can submit digital projects to a contest.

The World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest seeks entries that include professional photography in combination with, but not limited to, audio and visual elements like video, animation, graphics, illustrations, sound or text.

The photo contest has eight categories: general news, spot news, contemporary issues, environment, portraits, nature, sports and long-term projects. The digital storytelling contest has three categories: interactive, long form and short form.

Winners will be invited to a small online festival. The winners of Photo of the Year and Photo Story of the Year will also receive EUR5,000 (US$6,087) each.

Entries must have been published in 2020 in English or with English subtitles.

The deadline is Jan. 12 2021.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation offers Workshop on climate change, energy transition [Southeast Asia]

Southeast Asian journalists are invited to apply for this online training.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, in collaboration with the European Climate Foundation/TARA, is organizing the workshop “Reporting on climate change and energy transition” Jan. 4 and Feb. 11 to 15, 2021.

The workshop aims to equip journalists with the knowledge and skills to report on climate and energy transition issues.

Participants who complete the training can apply for a two-month mentoring program. Those accepted will receive a GBP250 (US$332) grant to help cover reporting costs.

The deadline is Dec. 11.

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Grants available for film projects [MENA]

Arab Filmmakers are invited to apply for this event.

Beirut DC, in collaboration with Doc Society, with the support of the Ford Foundation, and in partnership with the British Council, is accepting submissions for the second edition of the Impact Lab.

The event will take place March 23 to 26, 2021 in Beirut or virtually.

Film projects should directly or indirectly raise important contemporary global and national subjects and enhance the understanding of the world.

The sessions will be conducted in Arabic with a few translated interventions.

The deadline is Jan. 3, 2021.

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Honda launches journalism Contest on road safety reporting [Brazil]

Journalists can submit road safety stories for a cash prize.

Honda has launched a journalism contest on road safety in three categories: text (print and online), audio (radio and podcast) and video (TV and online).

Works must have been published or broadcast between Jan. 1, 2020 and Feb. 28, 2021 in Brazil.

The winners in each category will receive BRL18,000.

The deadline is Feb. 28, 2021.

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Journalism fellowship in public service available [Worldwide]

Journalists with five years of experience can apply for this fellowship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Marquette University, in partnership with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is accepting candidates for the O'Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism.

Fellows spend nine months researching, reporting and writing stories with potential to change policies and improve lives. Due to COVID-19, the program may be remote.

The fellowship provides a US$70,000 stipend, health insurance, benefits, residency, moving, technology and project travel allowances, and tuition remission. 

Applications from international journalists are welcome.

The deadline is Jan. 23, 2021.

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Internews accepting proposal for media literacy projects [Central Asia]

Media organizations from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are invited to enter this contest.

Internews is accepting proposals for media literacy projects.

Potential project areas include organization of discussions for youth; development of visual tools and games; creation of short videos for social media, comics and memes on media and digital literacy; and more.

Winners will receive financial support and mentorship between March and August 2021.

Authors of the most promising proposals will be invited to the regional MediaCAMP Edutone 2021, which will be held online Feb. 2 to 6, 2021.

The deadline is Dec. 20.

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The Centro de Formación en Periodismo offers online workshop on short nonfiction [Latin America]

Journalists and others can register for this online workshop.

The Centro de Formación en Periodismo  at the University of Guadalajara will offer an online course on journalism creativity and brief nonfiction Feb. 1 to March 14, 2021.

Instructor Óscar Tagle will teach participants to apply synthesis, mental agility and different literary resources to write short journalistic texts.

Registration costs MXN1,800 for Mexican residents and US$90 for those living outside Mexico.

The deadline to register is Jan. 17, 2021.

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Reporting grants available [Africa, Asia, Europe]

Teams of African, Asian and European journalists can apply for a reporting grant. 

Journalismfund.eu will support stories on cross-border illicit financial flows, tax abuse and corruption in Africa, Asia and Europe, as part of the Money Trail project.

The project is conducting 11 application rounds between 2018 and 2020. The total amount per call is about EUR50,000.

Teams must consist of at least one African, one Asian and/or one European journalist. Exceptional proposals from individual journalists in Africa and Asia whose story includes an offshore element in a national story may be accepted.

The deadline is Dec. 14.

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Vacancy: Pulitzer Center seeks editorial coordinator for Rainforest Investigations projects [Worldwide]

Journalists with project management skills and experienced data journalists can apply for these remote positions. 

The Pulitzer Center is looking for an editorial coordinator and a data architect for its new Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN), with a focus on the Amazon, Congo and Southeast Asian countries.

The editorial coordinator will handle the administration, outreach and communications of the project.

The data architect will manage and analyze large amounts of data and documents, contributing to the advancement of data journalism in the rainforests.

Candidates must be fluent in oral and written English and ideally in at least one of the languages common in the rainforest regions (French, Spanish, Portuguese and Bahasa Indonesia).

The deadline is Dec. 10.

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Code for Africa offers program on religion reporting [Nigeria, Sudan]

Nigerian and Sudanese journalists can apply for this program.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with Code for Africa (C4A) and Sudan's Ayin, is offering "In the name of religion - a program for Nigerian and Sudanese journalists to help citizens overcome barriers to religious freedom." 

The program will help journalists develop core journalism and religious reporting skills in a way that promotes tolerance and coexistence.

Participants will receive virtual in-person trainings, mentorship and grant opportunities. 

The deadline is Dec. 10.

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The American Political Science Association offers Training on social research [MENA]

Researchers and media analysts can apply for this four-week online training program.

The American Political Science Association (APSA), in collaboration with the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), is accepting applications for its summer program in quantitative methods of social research.

The program offers courses on statistics, quantitative methods and data analysis in an online format designed to maximize learning and engagement.

The 2021 courses will be delivered via Zoom, with all lectures recorded for later viewing during the course and for a limited time after the course ends. The program’s instructional staff will also be available for individual consultation with participants during the course.

Participants must be proficient in English and commit to attending one of the sessions June 21 to July 16 or July 19 to Aug. 13, 2021.

The deadline is Jan. 10, 2021.  

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SPJ offers competition for journalism students [US]

U.S. students can compete for this award.

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) presents the Mark of Excellence Awards, honoring the best in student journalism.

Entries will be first judged on the regional level. First-place regional winners will advance to the national competition and will be recognized at SPJ spring conferences. National winners will be showcased on SPJ's site.

The categories include newspapers, magazine, radio, television, art/graphics, online, videography and podcasts.

The contest is open to anyone studying toward an academic degree enrolled in a U.S. college or university in 2020. International SPJ student members may also enter.

The fee for SPJ members is US$10 per entry and for non-members, US$20 per entry.

The deadline is Jan. 12, 2021.

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Google News Initiative sponsors data journalism contest [Worldwide]

Data journalists from around the world can apply for this competition.

The Sigma Awards, sponsored by the Google News Initiative, are accepting entries.

This year's competition aims to highlight the best data journalism done about the pandemic as well as other topics such as politics, sports and the environment.

Works must have been published in 2020. Entries in languages other than English should offer as much translation as possible. 

The overall cash prize is US$5,000, which will be distributed among the winners.

The deadline is Feb. 1, 2021.

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Teragir seeks reports on environmental solutions [France]

Young journalists ages 11 to 25 can submit their solutions journalism stories.

Teragir, a nonprofit organization, is hosting the contest "Young reporters for the environment." The competition aims encourage youth to become changemakers through the production of solutions journalism stories.

Works must focus on at least two initiatives offering concrete solutions to issues relevant to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The entries can be articles (1,000 words), videos (3 minutes or less), podcasts (3 minutes or less).

The contest will award 12 cash prizes of up to EUR1,000.

The selected entries will represent France in the program's international contest. 

The deadline is March 15, 2021.

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Revista Late seeks stories on indigenous peoples, biodiversity [Latin America]

Journalists interested in biodiversity reporting can apply for this opportunity. 

Revista Late and Survival International invite reporters to submit their story proposals about the ways in which indigenous peoples protect biodiversity.

Selected journalists will participate in a training program organized by Survival International with journalist Yasnaya Elena Aguilar and researcher Fiore Longo. The training will go over the main conflicts that affect indigenous people in the world and especially in Latin America.

Submitted stories must be original and have already been reported. Those selected will be published in El Espectador and in an anthology book by Revista Late, which will pay US$100 for the story.

The deadline is Dec. 15.

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The World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest seeks entries [Worldwide]

Professional visual journalists can submit digital projects to a contest.

The World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest seeks entries that include professional photography in combination with, but not limited to, audio and visual elements like video, animation, graphics, illustrations, sound or text.

The photo contest has eight categories: general news, spot news, contemporary issues, environment, portraits, nature, sports and long-term projects. The digital storytelling contest has three categories: interactive, long form and short form.

Winners will be invited to a small online festival. The winners of Photo of the Year and Photo Story of the Year will also receive EUR5,000 (US$6,087) each.

Entries must have been published in 2020 in English or with English subtitles.

The deadline is Jan. 12 2021.

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HIPA seeks photography entries [MENA]

Professional and amateur photographers ages 18 and older can enter this competition.

The Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography (HIPA) seeks entries to the 10th edition of its competition, focusing on the theme of "humanity."

The contest has three categories: portfolio (storytelling), general photography and architectural photography.

Photos must not contain any tags, signatures, initials, frame, borders, logos or any other references and/or marks added by the participant.

The organizer will award a total of US$450,000 in cash prizes. In addition to the US$120,000 grand prize, five winners will be chosen from each category and will receive US$5,000 to US$20,000.

The deadline is Jan. 31, 2021.

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The World Teenage Reporting Project open [Worldwide]

Teenage journalists are invited to profile their peers who are champions of tolerance. 

The World Teenage Reporting Project, organized by the Global Youth & News Media, has launched the Tolerance Profile Challenge.

The challenge seeks stories in any format about teenage journalists or worthy adults who teenagers would admire, who have had success in promoting tolerance amid the many differences in the world.

Stories can be in any language, but videos not in English must have subtitles in English. Non-English podcasts must have a transcript or detailed summary in English.

The selected stories will be part of a new World Teenage Reporting Project Showcase.

Earlier this year, the project focused on stories of teens helping during the pandemic.

The deadline is Dec. 15.

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The Investigative Journalism Foundation accepting entries for Ulanbek Egizbaev Prize [Kyrgyzstan]

Journalists, civil society activists and bloggers cancompete for an award.

The Investigative Journalism Foundation is accepting entries for the Ulanbek Egizbaev Prize for the best journalistic investigation. The contest is named in memory of the investigative journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who died in 2018.

Submissions can be in Kyrgyz or Russian and must have been published or broadcast in 2020.

Winners will receive cash prize of KGS100,000, trophies and diplomas.

The deadline is Jan. 15, 2021.

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Environmental Journalism Grant available [Spain]

Students at Spanish universities can apply for a scholarship.

SIGRE Medicamento y Medio Ambiente and EFEverde, through the Efe Training School, are organizing a new edition of the EFEverde Environmental Journalism Grant.

The program will place a trainee at EFEverde newsroom Jan. 7 to Oct. 6, 2021 in Madrid.

The selected candidate will receive a monthly grant of EUR600 and a mentor in environmental journalism.

The deadline is Dec. 13.

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Journalism internship program available [US]

Students and recent graduates can apply for this 10-week-internship.

Houston Chronicle is accepting candidates for its 2021 summer internship.

Interns are assigned to metro, business, photo, digital, page design or features departments. They will work in Houston or remotely depending on the pandemic. The internship pays US$600 per week.

 The ideal candidate is fluent in Spanish, Vietnamese or Chinese and has previous internship experience.

The deadline is Dec. 18.

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