Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty accepting applications for TV producer [Czech Republic, Kazakhstan]

Experienced TV producers who are fluent in Kazakh, Russian and English can apply for this position.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is looking for a senior TV producer based in Prague.

The senior producer will supervise the content creators who gather video, graphics and other visual elements for daily video production on multiple platforms.

Candidates should have a university degree in journalism or a related field and at least five years of experience as a television news producer.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Getty Images offers photojournalism grants [worldwide]

The Getty Images is accepting  applications for its “Editorial Grants Program” to support independent photojournalists around the world by providing the creative freedom to pursue work that is personally important to them.

Prizes and benefits

·         $15,000 prize (three available)

·         Winners will be announced in September

·         Receive recognition in media coverage of grant winners

·         Assurance that you retain copyrights to the images you submit for judges’ review 

 Option to have Getty Images' editorial guidance throughout your project

Deadline: May  15 2018

For more information, please visit here.

Photo competition seeks entries [Worldwide]

Photographers can submit digital photos to a contest.

The National Geographic Traveler photo contest seeks entries across three categories: nature, cities and people.

The contest features a grand prize of US$10,000 and two first prizes of US$2,500.

Citizens of United States, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada (excluding Quebec), Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom are eligible.

The deadline is May 31. There is a US$15 entry fee.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

NPK offers fellowship on ocean sustainabilty [US]

Journalists interested in the latest data and research on ocean health and sustainable fishing can apply for this program.

The National Press Foundation is accepting applicants for a fellowship to attend "Learn about sustainable fishing and health of the oceans" July 8 to 12 in Tampa, Florida.

Participants will learn about commercial versus recreational fishing rights; innovations in fisheries management; regulation and labeling of domestic and imported fish; natural and man-made threats to the oceans; international laws and disputes; and marine biodiversity. 

The fellowship covers airfare, ground transportation, hotel costs and most meals.

The deadline is May 14.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

Cosecha Roja offers Scholarships for training on the reporting of violence, poverty, inequality [Latin America]

Journalists in Latin America can apply for this scholarship.

Cosecha Roja and Open Society Foundations' Independent Journalism program will select 12 reporters and eight editors for an online training in the coverage of youth, inequality and poverty, violence against women, hate crimes and attacks to the LGBTQ community.

The program begins with a face-to-face meeting on June 4 to 6 in Buenos Aires, followed by a four-month remote course that aims to help journalists produce a story from a human rights perspective.

The scholarship will cover the online course, meals, lodging and partial travel to Buenos Aires.

The deadline is April 26.

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

Stanley Foundation offers fellowships for climate change conferences [Worldwide]

Professional journalists from developing countries can apply for a fellowship to cover these conferences.

The Climate Change Media Partnership, managed by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network and the Stanley Foundation, will send journalists to both the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco and the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Katowice, Poland. 

The fellowship will enable up to 20 journalists to cover the summits for their home media organizations, work with experienced journalists from around the world and gain a multifaceted understanding of climate change's global impact.

Fellows will receive airfare, hotel, meals, transportation and other services.

Applicants must demonstrate an interest in climate change issues and have a good command of English.

The deadline is April 29.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

TruthBuzz offers fellowship for media professionals on fact-checking [Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, US]

English-speaking media professionals in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and the United States can apply for this fellowship.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), with the support of Craig Newmark Philanthropies, has launched the TruthBuzz Fellowship, which is part of an initiative designed to find new ways to help verified facts reach the widest possible audience.

Fellows will be embedded with two to three partner media organizations in each of their countries to spur the production of compelling stories that fact-check and debunk misinformation. The six-month fellowship will start between June-August.

The selected applicants will first attend an orientation in Washington, followed by additional training in-country from First Draft News and ICFJ on the principles and techniques of fact-checking, verification and visual storytelling.

The fellowship will provide a monthly honorarium and professional allowance to supplement the fellows' work with partner newsrooms.

Media organizations interested in combating misinformation can apply to partner with the initiative and work side-by-side with a fellow to make their fact-checking compelling.

The deadline is April 29.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

UONGOZI organizes essay contest [Africa]

African citizens ages 18 to 25 are invited to enter this contest.

The UONGOZI Institute of African Leadership for Sustainable Development is accepting entries for its annual Leadership Essay Competition.

This year, contestants must write about their perspective on leadership as it relates to development and transformation in Africa, answering the question: “If you were an African leader how would you finance development and transformation?”

Essays must be written in English.

The top five winners will receive cash prizes. The overall winner will be awarded US$2,000. They will travel to Kigali, Rwanda, to receive their awards at a ceremony to be held during the Africa Leadership Forum Dinner Gala on July 27. 

The submission deadline is May 18.

For more information on how to enter, click here.

Agência Pública offers residency program to investigate human rights in Brazil [Worldwide]

Foreign reporters can apply for accommodations and mentorship in Rio de Janeiro.

Agência Pública, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization, is inviting applications for its residency program on human rights.

Each month, two journalists will be selected to spend 15 days at Casa Pública working on their stories. The residencies will take place between April and November.

Candidates must be reporters who work for media outside Brazil, speak Portuguese or Spanish, and be interested in investigating issues related to human rights in Rio de Janeiro.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. 

For more information, click here.

Oxfam offers photojournalism grant [Latin America, Spain]

Photojournalists from Latin America and Spain can apply for this grant.

The Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for New Ibero-American Journalism (FNPI, in Spanish) and Oxfam will fund a photojournalism project on gender inequality in Latin America or Spain.

The winner will receive US$5,000, and his or her work will be published on the FNPI and Oxfam websites. The fellow will also participate in the Gabo Festival Oct. 3 to 5 in Medellín, Colombia.

Applicants must submit a photographic series of 10 photos on inequality, including at least one photo that was published in Latin America between Jan. 20, 2017 and Feb. 28, 2018.  

The deadline is May 21.

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