EPF Award focuses on religious tolerance, national minorities reports [Armenia]


Journalists who have published their work in Armenian news outlets and in Armenian can compete for this award.

The Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) has announced a contest for the best media coverage on the topic of tolerance towards the religious and national minorities.

Stories can be in any format – print, radio, TV, multimedia, online, photo story, etc – but must have been published between Feb. 1, 2019 and Jan. 31, 2020.

The winners will receive awards and certificates.

The deadline is Feb. 3.


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Gabo Foundation offers workshop on Venezuelan refugee crisis [Latin America]

Journalists with at least three years of experience working in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Brazil and Argentina can apply for this training in Spanish.

The Gabo Foundation and ACNUR are organizing the workshop "Refugees and migrants: how to cover the Venezuelan case" April 13 to 17 in Medellín, Colombia.

The training will offer conceptual instruments and ethical principles to produce quality journalism that does not reinforce the stigmas associated with migration, that understands and explains the causes, dimensions and implications of the Venezuelan exodus, and that applies methodologies and good practices that contribute to the dialogue and constructive interaction between refugees, migrants and host societies.

Selected candidates must pay a tuition fee of US$100 and will receive air tickets, accommodation, food and medical insurance. In addition, three participants will be selected for the laboratory of new narratives on Venezuelan refugees and migrants, which will offer up to US$5,000 to produce an investigative story about the topic.

The deadline to apply is March 2.

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Pulitzer Center accepting entries for training on environmental reporting [Africa]

Journalists working in the Congo Basin are invited to participate in this free event.

The Pulitzer Center's Rainforest Journalism Fund is organizing a workshop and networking convening May 22 to 24 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The training will be tailored to the specific challenges or key issues for reporting on environmental issues in the Congo Basin.

Up to 20 journalists selected from across the Congo Basin region, including Rainforest Journalism Fund grantees. Preference will be given to candidates from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

Participants will receive transportation, accommodations and meals.

The deadline is Feb. 29.


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Folha de S. Paulo offers Journalism training program [Brazil]

Seniors and recent college graduates can apply for this free training program in São Paulo.

Folha de S. Paulo is accepting applications for its upcoming newspaper program starting in April.

During three months, trainees will learn how to produce a newspaper, work alongside professionals in the newsroom and receive journalism training.

The application process includes a multiple-choice test online and a program of activities at the newspaper's headquarters in São Paulo.

Participants from outside of São Paulo will receive accommodation. There are two scholarships available to cover living costs.

Candidates can be from any area but must have a strong interest in journalism.

The deadline is Feb. 10.

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