Cape town Jazz festival offers journalism workshop [South Africa]

Journalists and journalism students are invited to an annual arts journalism workshop in Cape Town.

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival presents a training program for journalists and photojournalists. The program will take place March 17 to 24.

The workshop consists of two parallel courses: arts journalism and photojournalism. Participants will receive guidance from experienced arts journalists and develop transferable skills that can be applied to any arts topic in the newsroom.

The course is available free of charge for selected candidates. Candidates from outside Cape Town are responsible for the costs of their own travel and accommodation.

The deadline is Feb. 15.

For more information, click here.

Funds offers grants for investigative journalism [Worldwide]

Investigative journalists can apply for a reporting grant.

The grants, sponsored by the Fund for Investigative Journalism, are intended to support investigative projects that break new ground and expose wrongdoing – such as corruption, malfeasance or misuse of power – in the public and private sectors.

The maximum award is US$10,000, which should cover out-of-pocket expenses such as travel costs, document collection and equipment rental. The first half of the grant is given once an application is approved and the second half is paid when the project is complete.

Proposals must come from U.S.-based reporters or international journalists whose stories have a U.S. angle, involving American citizens, government or businesses. Stories must be published in English.

Proposals must be submitted in English and include a detailed budget.

The deadline to apply is Feb. 5.

For more information, click here.

Excellence Award recognizes reports on Media Industry[US)

Reporters, editors and teams of writers who hold a mirror to their own industry for the public’s benefit can apply for an award.

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications seeks entries for its 2018 Mirror Awards, a competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting.

Categories include single articles, profiles and commentary, each in digital and traditional media categories. Each award features a US$1,000 prize. The John M. Higgins Award for Best In-Depth/Enterprise Reporting features a US$5,000 prize.

The competition is open to anyone who conducts reporting, commentary or criticism of the media industries. Eligible work includes print, broadcast and online editorial content focusing on the development or distribution of news and entertainment. Entries must have been published in 2017.

The deadline is Feb. 19.

For more information, click here.

Middle East festival hosts film competition [MENA]

Documentary filmmakers across the Arab world are invited to participate in this festival.

Middle East Now is looking for talented film directors to present the real face of the Middle East through their films. The festival will take place April 10 to 15 in Florence, Italy.

The competition is accepting feature films, documentaries, short films and animations. Directors must come from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Libya, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE and Yemen.

The deadline is Feb. 9.

For more information, click here.

AAJA accepting entries for mentorship program [US]

Students and professional journalists can apply for this journalism fellowship.

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) organizes Voices 2018, a program that features hands-on training and mentorship to provide aspiring journalists with skills to succeed in today's media landscape.

The fellowship includes covering the AAJA National Convention Aug. 5 to 11 in Houston, Texas. Participants will also attend 10 remote meetings and produce a longform, in-depth news project over the course of the summer. 

The program is also accepting journalism professionals interested in mentoring student participants.

Candidates must have a strong commitment to AAJA’s mission. 

The deadline is March 11 for mentors and March 25 for students.

For more information, click here.

Research group organizes free conference on digital media [Brazil]

Students and journalism professionals can attend this conference in Campinas.

The Media, Discourse, Technology and Society (Midites) research group organizes the first Digital Media, Technology and Society Conference on March 22 at the State University of Campinas.

The event will feature round tables, presentation of papers and lectures.

Registration is free. The deadline is March 7.

For more information (in Portuguese), click here.

WITS University seeks entries for investigative journalism competition [South Africa]

Journalists with investigative works published or broadcast in 2017 can compete for an award.

The Department of Journalism at Wits University is accepting entries for the Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism.

The contest recognizes outstanding examples of journalism that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to account and question those in public life in South Africa. 

The first place winner will receive ZAR200,000, and the runner-up, ZAR100,000.

The deadline is Feb. 2.

For more information, click here.

Pulitzer Center launches Peace reporting grant [Worldwide]

Journalists in any medium are invited to pitch a story on an underreported nonviolent response or peace effort.

War Stories, Peace Stories (WSPS) and the Pulitzer Center have launched a grant program for peace reporting in international conflict areas.

Pitches should illuminate peace efforts, nonviolent resistance and reconciliation in areas of conflict or extremism. 

Three projects will be selected to receive between US$5,000 and US$20,000. All three winners will present their pitches live to a panel of judges at the War Stories, Peace Stories Symposium on April 11 in New York. One of the journalists will receive an additional US$5,000 award.

The deadline is March 1.

For more information, click here.

Journalism Fellowship funds writing projects [US]

Print and online journalists in the United States with less than 10 years of experience can apply for a fellowship.

The Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship funds one-year writing projects committed to advancing constitutional principles, a democratic society and a vibrant free-enterprise system.

Projects must include some reporting component: interviewing sources, travel, attendance at newsworthy events, etc. 

Full-time fellows will receive US$75,000, and part-time fellows will receive US$35,000. 

Submit a fellowship proposal, work samples, resume, budget statement and references.

The deadline is Feb. 12.

For more information, click here.

Periodismo Cide organises investigative journalism program [Mexico]

Aspiring investigative journalists can register for this course. 

Periodismo CIDE is organizing a certificate program in investigative journalism Feb. 17 to June 30 in Mexico City.

The training, featuring 26 investigative journalists and academics from Latin America, aims to teach the necessary skills to practice investigative journalism.

Registration costs MXN35,000. Partial scholarships are available.

The deadline is Feb. 12.

For more information (in Spanish), click here.