East-West Center offers journalism fellowship [US, Asia Pacific]

Journalists in the United States, Asia and the Pacific Islands can apply for a fellowship.

The East-West Center presents the Jefferson Fellowships, a three-week seminar and travel program for journalists to broaden their understanding of Asia

Pacific issues and build a professional network.

The 2018 program will take place June 18 to July 10, focusing on "Populism, identity and the state of democracy in Southeast Asia."

Four to five U.S. journalists and seven to eight from Asia Pacific will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii; Singapore; Manila, Philippines; and Kuala Lumpur/Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Airfare, lodging, per diem and most other program expenses will be covered. 

Working print, broadcast and online journalists with at least five years of experience and English fluency are eligible.

The deadline is March 6.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Registration for online journalism conference ongoing [Worldwide]

Journalists, media executives and students can register for a conference in Austin, Texas.

The 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism will take place April 13 and 14. The conference focuses on the latest trends, issues and innovations in online journalism, bridging the gap between academia and the news industry.

The keynote speakers will be Marty Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post; Meredith Artley, senior vice president and editor-in-chief of CNN Digital Worldwide; and Ben Smith, editor-in-chief at BuzzFeed.

The early-bird registration fee is US$50 for students, US$100 for faculty and US$150 for the general public. The fee includes all the ISOJ sessions, breakfast, lunch and break snacks on both days. 

The early-bird deadline is March 1. Registration is ongoing, but spots are limited.

For more information on how to register, click here.

NPF accepting entries for mental health, energy reporting award [US]

Print, broadcast and online journalists can apply for a cash prize.

The National Press Foundation seeks entries for two awards: the Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting and the Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy Writing.

The Carolyn C. Mattingly Award recognizes exemplary journalism that illuminates and advances the understanding of mental health issues and treatments for the illness. The winner of the award receives US$10,000.

The Thomas L. Stokes Award is given annually for the best reporting, analysis or commentary on energy, natural resources and the environment. The winner receives US$2,000. 

Works must have been published or broadcast in 2017.

The deadline is March 16. There is a US$50 entry fee.

For more information on how to apply, click here and here.

O Povo offers Media training program [Brazil]

Journalism students can compete for a spot in this training program.

Media group O Povo is accepting candidates for the 21st New Talent program in Fortaleza, Ceará, in March.

During three months, students will learn about practical and theoretical aspects of journalism with veteran journalists and participate in the daily operations of O Povo's newspaper, radio, TV and online newsrooms. 

Candidates must be college juniors or seniors.

The deadline to apply is Feb. 22.

For more information on how to apply (in Portuguese), click here.

CACE organizes nonfiction writing competition [Africa]

Emerging African writers can compete for a US$500 prize.

The Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE) is accepting entries for the Koffi Addo Writivism Prize for Nonfiction.

Entries must be 2,500 to 3,500 words long and in English. The story must be original and previously unpublished in any form except on the writer’s personal blog.

Shortlisted writers will be invited to attend the annual Writivism Festival in August in Kampala, Uganda.

The deadline is March 31.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Pulitzer offers crisis reporting grant [Worldwide]

Journalists who reside outside the United States interested in crisis reporting can apply for a US$5,000 travel grant.

The Persephone Miel Fellowship will fund a reporting project that focuses on a global crisis underreported in the mainstream American media.

The fellowship, overseen by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in consultation with Internews, is designed to enable media professionals outside the United States to bring their work to a broader international audience. The fellowship will benefit those with limited access to other fellowships or international distribution of their work.

The fellowships are open to journalists, writers, photographers, radio producers or filmmakers; staff journalists as well as freelancers and media professionals who are seeking to report from their home country. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must be proficient in English.

The application deadline is March 1.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Cursiva offers online workshop on creative nonfiction [Latin America, Spain]

Journalists and writers who want to write an in-depth piece or their first nonfiction book can register for this workshop in Spanish.

Cursiva, the school of Penguin Random House publishing group, organizes the online workshop "Journalism and creative nonfiction" Feb. 19 to March 18.

Participants will learn journalism resources and techniques to write a long-form piece or non-fiction book. The instructor is María Fernández-Miranda Bances.

The deadline is Feb. 18. The cost is EUR170 (US$210).

For more information on how to register (in Spanish) click here.

Journalism program accepting applications [Russia]

Young Russian journalists with experience in cultural journalism can apply for free training.

The Pro Arte Foundation, in collaboration with the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation, is accepting applications for its School of Cultural Journalism. The purpose of the program is to promote cultural journalism in Russia and improve professional standards in that field.

Applicants ages 20 to 30 from the European part of the Russian Federation are eligible. 

The program consists of spring and fall sessions, which will take place in St. Petersburg and Moscow from April to October 2018.

The deadline is March 5.

For more information (in Russian), click here.

The Washington Post : Vacancy exists for correspondent [Southeast Asia]

Journalists with at least five years of experience can apply for this position.

The Washington Post is recruiting a correspondent based in Hong Kong to cover Southeast Asia. 

The correspondent will be responsible for a vast and varied region that ranges from the Philippines to Burma. He or she will travel and write frequently, across a broad range of story forms.

Candidates must have experience in reporting and writing for a major news organization, ideally as a foreign or national correspondent.  An understanding of Asia’s politics, economics and society is essential. 

The deadline is Feb. 19.

For more information, click here. 

Free webinar on hate reporting Open [Worldwide]

Journalists interested in covering hate groups can register for this online course.

News University, the Poynter Institute e-learning project, is offering the course "Covering hate and extremism, from the fringes to the mainstream: an overview from the Southern Poverty Law Center" at 12 p.m. EST Feb. 14.

Participants will explore trends in hate and extremism; learn how hate and extremism movements have fared over the last year and what their future looks like; understand the mainstreaming of these movements; get resources for covering this topic; and more.

The instructor is Heidi Beirich, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project.

This course is sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Registration is free and ongoing.

For more information on how to register, click he