Roche Health Journalism Award calls for entries [Latin America]

Print, TV and video journalists living in Latin America who covered health issues in 2018 and 2019 are invited to compete.

Roche Labs Latin America and the Fundación Gabo (FNPI) call for the eighth edition of the Roche Health Journalism Award.

Entries may be submitted in three categories: audio journalism, digital journalism and daily coverage. Works must focus on one or more of the following topics: noncommunicable diseases, rare or orphan diseases, innovation in health care, innovation in health systems and regulation, reforms and public policies.

Winners will receive a full scholarship to participate in a workshop of their choice offered by Fundación Gabo or may choose to attend the Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Award Festival, held every year in Medellín, Colombia.

The deadline has been extended to May 31.



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Registration ongoing for webinar series on COVID-19 reporting [Worldwide]

Anyone can access this webinar series.

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, co-sponsored by Columbia Journalism Review, is organizing a series of online conversations about the challenges of reporting amid the coronavirus pandemic  

The webinar series, which is running March 24 to April 30, brings experts, news innovators and journalists sharing lessons, common struggles and innovative approaches to COVID-19 reporting.

Past conversations include "Covering COVID-19 on a state and local level" and "The day the pandemic arrived: reporting lessons from America’s first hotspot." The archived webinars can be accessed at any time.

Upcoming conversations are to be announced soon.

Registration is free.



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The Prague supports Internship program [Eastern Europe, Central Asia]




Journalists, bloggers, activists and others can apply for this program.
The Prague Civil Society Center's program InterActions is accepting applications for internship support. The internships must be held September to December 2020, February to May 2021 or June to  August 2021.

Candidates must manage their own internship: propose the projects they are going to work on, choose the host organization, contact it and receive internship consent. Examples of projects include research, reports, articles and training.

The internship usually lasts one to two months. Applicants must submit a budget proposal of up to EUR4,000. A part of this money – EUR1,000 – will go to the receiving organization. The remaining money will cover travel, accommodation, meals, telephone, public transportation and other expenses.

The eligible countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan as well as countries from Central Europe and the Baltics (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) and the Balkans (Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).

The deadline is April 30.



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Fellowship on investigative reporting approaching deadline [US]



Midcareer reporters and producers can apply for this remote fellowship.

Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting is accepting candidates for its Investigative Fellowships.

Fellows willl work with Reveal's editors and reporters for about a year on an investigative project, but remain employed at their home newsrooms.

The fellowship provides training and mentorship for a year, including on-site training at Reveal's headquarters in Emeryville, California; travel reimbursement; networking opportunities; and a US$10,000 stipend to support their text, audio, video or multimedia projects.

Applicants based in Cleveland/Akron, Ohio, interested in reporting on housing issues and applicants with an interest in census or voting rights reporting are encouraged to apply.

The deadline is April 10.

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Scholarships available for photojournalists [Worldwide]



Women photojournalists from around the world and photojournalists from minority groups in the United States and the United Kingdom can apply for this program.

The Getty Images Inclusion Scholarships, sponsored by Getty Images and several minority organizations, offer aspiring photojournalists the support to pursue education that will enable careers within the industry.

A total of five grants of US$10,000 will be provided. The funds can be used for tuition, camera equipment or other education costs during the 2020-2021 school year.

Applicants must submit a portfolio of 15 to 20 images, an essay and proof of enrollment in a university, college, workshop or other educational institution.

The deadline is April 27.

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World Press Freedom Day: Cartoonist Competition open [Kyrgyzstan]

Editorial cartoonists can enter this contest.

Civic association "Journalists" and the Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan are organizing the contest "Freedom of speech through the eyes of a cartoonist" in honor of

World Press Freedom Day.

Winners will receive diplomas and cash prizes of KGS10,000 to KGS30,000.

The deadline is April 17.

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Wits journalism offers grants for public health reporting [Africa]



Staff and freelance journalists around the world can apply for a reporting grant.

The Africa-China Reporting Project at Wits Journalism seeks proposals for public health reporting grants in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

Journalists must emphasize on-the-ground impact and perspectives to illustrate how the lives of the people of Africa are changing amid Africa-China relations.

Possible topics include the state of preparedness in Africa for the COVID-19 epidemic; the engagement between African and Chinese or foreign health professionals and others; inspiring role models in the African public health sector; xenophobia and stigma inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health issues; public health best practices in Africa; and more.

Grantees will receive up to US$1,500 each. 

The deadline is April 30.


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Marielle Franco Prize focuses on Feminist essays [Brazil]



Women-identifying writers can compete in this contest.

Instituto Marielle Franco and Editora Contracorrente launched the Marielle Franco Prize for Feminist Essays.

The award aims to promote feminist thinking and defend the memory and struggle of Marielle Franco, a human rights activist murdered on March 14, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro.

Essays must have between 15,000 and 40,000 words, be original and unpublished.

The winner will receive BRL10,000.

The deadline is June 16.

 
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Film Festival accepting submissions [MENA]



Documentarians from the Arab world are invited to submit works to a film competition.

The Malmö Film Festival, a Nordic film festival with a focus on Arab cinema, will take place Oct. 8 to 13  in Malmö, Sweden.

The competition is accepting works for feature fiction, short fiction and documentaries. 

The judging committee will grant SEK15,000 (US$1,500) for the winning feature film and SEK10,000 (US$1,000) for the winning documentary film. 

Films must have been produced in 2019 or 2020.

The deadline is May 31.


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Grants for coronavirus reporting collaborations available [Worldwide]



Journalists are invited to submit proposals that develop innovative approaches to reporting on the novel coronavirus crisis.

The Pulitzer Center has launched the Coronavirus News Collaboration Challenge.

Proposals must involve a strategic and concerted effort by multiple journalists and/or newsrooms to pursue a reporting project together, leveraging resources, expertise and publication platforms.

The reporting initiative is especially interested in proposals that focus on systemic, underreported issues underlying the coronavirus crisis, use data-driven and/or interdisciplinary approaches to reporting on coronavirus  and hold the powerful accountable 

Grantees will receive between US$5,000 and US$30,000.

Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, rolling basis. 


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John B. Oakes Award focuses on environmental journalism [US]



Environmental journalists can compete for an award.

Columbia Journalism School's John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism is accepting nominations of exceptional contributions to public understanding of environmental issues.

Entries must have been published in 2019 in the United States.

The winner will receive a US$5,000 prize and will be recognized at a ceremony at Columbia Journalism School in New York. 

The deadline is April 22.

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Bloomberg seeks interns [Brazil]



College students who are fluent in English and Portuguese can apply for an internship.

Bloomberg is accepting candidates for its internship program in journalism in Rio de Janeiro.

During the program, interns will gain experience producing breaking news stories under deadline for the agency's coverage of markets, companies, economies and governments. 

Candidates must be available to work 30 hours per week.

Apply now.


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