Vacancy for journalists at Alaraby television network [MENA]

Experienced journalists across the Arab world can apply for several positions in an Arabic channel in London.

Alaraby television network is hiring a newsroom coordinator, language monitor, field producer, senior interview producer, executive assistant, broadcast journalist, editors and senior broadcast journalist.

Selected journalists will help produce and support creative and engaging news and program materials.

Candidates should have previously worked in a multilingual, Arabic and English environment, in addition to a degree in journalism or equivalent.

The deadline is Feb. 8.

For more information, click here.

South China Morning Post offers internship [Asia]

College juniors, seniors and graduates can apply for this internship in Hong Kong.

South China Morning Post is offering a summer internship starting June 4 to Aug. 24.

Interns will work as paid reporters, helping to cover stories in China as well as local Hong Kong news and the world. 

Candidates must have excellent English and writing skills. Cantonese, Mandarin and multimedia skills are highly beneficial.

The deadline is Feb. 1.

For more information, click here.

Alexia Foundation offers photojournalism grant [Worldwide]

Photojournalists, graduate students and undergraduates can apply for a grant.

The  seeks applicants for its professional and student photography grants, which aim to help photographers produce substantial picture stories that further the foundation's goals of promoting world peace and cultural understanding.

Alexia Foundation

Applicants must submit a concise, focused and meaningful story proposal, demonstrating the ability to visually execute a story with compelling images.

The winner of the professional grant will receive US$20,000 for the production of his or her proposed project.

Awards for graduate and undergraduate students include tuition for study at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in Syracuse, New York, and US$500 to US$1,000 cash grants.

The deadline is Feb. 1 for professional grants and March 1 for student grants. 

For more information, click here.

Competition focuses on human interest reporting [US]

Print, broadcast and digital journalists can compete for an award.

 The Meyer "Mike" Berger Award, administered by Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, recognizes reporters for an outstanding example of in­-depth, human interest reporting. 

Entries must have been published in the United States in 2017. In the case of an ongoing story, work that appeared in January 2018 will be accepted. Journalists who report in a foreign language must submit copies of original stories with an English translation.

The winner will receive a US$1,500 prize at the School’s Journalism Day ceremony in May.

The deadline is March 2.

For more information, click here.

Abraji hosts data journalism course [Brazil]

Journalists interested in data journalism can enroll in this four-week course.

The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) is hosting the data journalism course starting Feb. 19. The online training will teach journalists how to build and deepen stories using public databases.

Participants will learn advanced search techniques, Excel and free online infographics tools.

Registration is open, but spots are limited. The cost is BRL120 for Abraji members and BRL150 for non-members.

For more information (in Portuguese), click here

Foundation organizes entrepreneurship program [Africa]

Media entrepreneurs can apply for this program.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation seeks business ideas that can transform Africa.  

Successful candidates will receive 12 weeks of intensive online training, mentorship, seed capital and access to a network of African start-ups and TEF’s global contacts.

Businesses must be for profit based in Africa and less than 3 years old. Women and speakers of French or Portuguese are encouraged to apply.

The deadline is March 1.

For more information, click here.

IFCN seeks innovative projects [Worldwide]

Fact-checking organizations and teams of journalists, designers, developers or data scientists can apply for funding.

The Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has launched Fact Forward, a call for innovative fact-checking projects.

Entries must represent a paradigmatic innovation for fact-checkers in any of these areas: formats, business models or technology-assisted fact-checking.

Applicants must hail from a fact-checking organization that is a signatory of the IFCN code of principles or commit to complying with the code’s application and verification process by the end of the term.

The winner will receive US$50,000 as well as advice for the 12-month development and implementation stage.

The deadline is Feb. 5.

For more information, click here.

Digital Magazine organizes social journalism workshop [Ecuador]

Journalists and journalism students can register for this workshop.

Digital magazine La Barra Espaciadora organizes the social journalism workshop "Off the record" Feb. 7 to 9 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Participants will learn techniques to go beyond the usual sources and seek other voices and new approaches to cover issues such as gender violence, feminism and rights violations.

The instructor is María Fernanda Ampuero. 

Registration is ongoing until spaces are filled. The cost is US$100.

For more information (in Spanish), click here.

Project calls for stories on corruption [Eastern Europe, Central Eurasia]

TV and online video journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine can apply for funding.

The Open Media Hub, a Thomson Foundation project, has launched a Call for Expression of Interest for Production Support that aims to support journalists to create content on topics related to the European Union. The topic of this call is corruption.

Winners will receive financial support as well as practical guidance on production and distribution of their content.

Funding amounts vary from EUR250 to EUR8,000 depending on the category and video length.

Applications must be submitted in one of the following languages: Russian, English, Armenian, Georgian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Belarusian or Azerbaijani.

The deadline is Jan. 31.

For more information, click here.

Entrepreneurship competition accepting entries [MENA]

Aspiring media entrepreneurs can compete for a cash prize.

The AF Académie de Formation, based in Tunisia, is seeking entries to its new competition.

Applicants must submit an innovative idea that supports young people.

The winner will receive TND1,000.

The deadline is March 18.

For more information (in French), click here.