Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Prize accepting entries [Worldwide]

Writers ages 35 and younger can compete for a prize.

The Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Prize seeks to discover the world's best young talent in longform essay writing.

Entries must be in English and have no more than 3,500 words. Any nonfiction topic will be accepted, but the work must not have been previously published in any language.

The winner will receive GBP1,000 (US$1,315), an e-publication with Bodley Head and a mentoring session with the FT/Bodley Head. Two runners-up will each receive GBP300 (US$394) and an e-publication.

The deadline is Sept. 24.

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Grants available for reporting projects on fight against cancer [Russia]

Journalists and documentary filmmakers covering the fight against cancer can enter this competition.

Multimedia project "A Human Life" and web portal "Takie dela" are accepting applications for a grant program named after Dr. Andrey Pavlenko, a Russian oncologic surgeon.

The grants are awarded every month for reporting projects on the fight against cancer. The amount of funding varies depending on the amount of monthly donations received.

The winners will be expected to complete their projects in three months.

The next deadline is Sept. 20.

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Future Climate for Africa seeks applicants [Africa]

African journalists proficient in English can apply to attend this online training.

Future Climate for Africa is organizing a training on climate change reporting Aug. 5, 7 and 9.

The organizer seeks to increase journalists' understanding of climate change and their capacity to report on climate change issues in Africa. 

The training will include a practical exercise and guidance to help participants identify and develop a climate-related news story that they will pitch to their editor.

The deadline is Sept. 21.

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Arab Media & Society seeks papers on media, digital transformation [MENA]

Journalists, academics and students from the Arab world can submit their papers.

Arab Media & Society, the biannual journal of the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism at the American University in Cairo, is seeking submissions for its next issue on media and digital transformation.

Possible topics include digital media and content creation, the future of digital platforms, media and e-learning, media ethics and the digital environment, fact checking and data. 

Although shorter pieces are encouraged, submissions may have up to 10,000 words and must conform to The Chicago Manual of Style.

The deadline for peer-review consideration is Nov. 20. All other submissions, including books and conference reviews, shorter research papers and columns, should be received by Dec 5.

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Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute accepting applications [US]

U.S. college students are invited to enter this competition.

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism is accepting applications to the RJI Student Innovation Competition challenge.

Contestants must submit an idea to help newsrooms reconnect with audiences during a season of isolation. 

Finalists will have three months to polish their idea based on the RJI feedback before presenting virtually on Feb. 26, 2021. 

The first, second and third place winners will receive US$10,000, US$2,500 and US$1,000.

The deadline is Oct. 31.

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Faculdade Casper Líber offers online course on fact-checking techniques [Brazil]

Students, journalists and other communicators interested in fact-checking can participate in this course.

Faculdade Casper Líber offers a course on fact-checking on Oct. 17 and 24.

Topics include the basics of fact-checking; fake news, post-truth and disinformation; debunking and fact-checking; reporting and in current journalism; what is possible to check; the fact-checking step by step; search tools, spreadsheets and access to information law; what is between the true and the false; how to pack the content; selection of checkable phrases; search for references; veracity classification; and formatting the content.The instructor is journalist Taís Seibt, professor at Unisinos and co-founder of the Filtro, a fact-checking agency

Registration is open, but spots are limited. The cost is BRL320; there are discounts for current students, alumni, faculty and staff.

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Registration ongoing for free webinar on political advertising on Facebook [Worldwide]

Journalists covering elections and campaign spending are invited to attend this webinar.

Poynter is offering the webinar "How to report on 2020 political advertising on Facebook" at 2 p.m. EDT Sept. 16.

Participants will learn about Ad Observatory, a digital tool created by cybersecurity engineers at New York University that allows journalists to view political spending on Facebook aggregated for their local areas and campaigns.

The instructors are Nancy Watzman, director of Lynx LLC, and Angie Holan, editor-in-chief of PolitiFact.

Registration is free and ongoing.

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