Contest seeks reports on diverse voices [US]

Journalists of color can submit a story pitch for this program.

High Country News, in partnership with PLAYA, has launched the Diverse Western Voices Award.

The award will support a project of deep reporting and narrative journalism based in the American West.

The winner will receive a two- to three-week residency at PLAYA in Oregon, a US$1,000 travel stipend, payment for the story and mentorship from a High Country News editor.

Reporting should take place between April and September.

The deadline is March 15.

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Latin America News Dispatch seeks pitches [Latin America, US]

Journalists and authors residing in Latin America and the United States can submit their pitches.

Latin America News Dispatch is looking for stories in English about Latin America or Latin Americans living in the United States.

Topics can range from politics to travel, business and more, as long as they refer to Latin America and/or the Latin American diaspora.

Proposals for articles, analysis, interviews and multimedia pieces are accepted. The magazine does not publish essays, opinion pieces or academic articles.

Contributions are paid.

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Vacancy :BBC seeks journalists [Côte d'Ivoire]

Experienced journalists with excellent command of English and French can apply for several positions in Abidjan.

The BBC is hiring a bilingual reporter, a field producer, a videographer/editor to join BBC Africa service.

The bilingual reporter will provide timely coverage of news and current affairs events in Côte d’Ivoire and the surrounding regions and will advise teams on stories in the patch for wider BBC consumption.

The field producer will organize, gather, process and deliver multimedia output, responding quickly to news and other editorial issues. 

The videographer/editor will shoot and edit material for programming, outside broadcasts, online, newsgathering in the field, live or recorded, often edited in the field.

The deadline is March 15.


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Competition seeks sustainable development reporting [Worldwide]

 Journalists committed to defending democracy and human rights can enter a competition.

The Lorenzo Natali Journalism Prize, sponsored by the European Commission, recognizes excellence in written, radio and broadcast journalism on the theme of development, democracy and human rights around the world. 

This year's overall theme is sustainable development, particularly fighting poverty and inequalities, human rights, democracy, youth, gender equality, environment and climate change, health, and technology and digital.

The contest has three categories: a Grand Prize, for journalists whose media headquarter is located in a partner country of the EU; Europe Prize, for journalists whose media is in one of the countries of the European Union; and Best Emerging Journalist Prize, for journalists under 30 in any partner country as well as in the EU Member States.

Works must have been published or broadcast between March 10, 2019 and March 9, 2020. For the United Kingdom, reporting must have been published between March 10, 2019 and Jan. 31, 2020.

Entries are accepted in all languages but should include a translation in English, French or Spanish if they are not written in one of these languages.

The winners in each category will receive EUR10,000 (US$10,803).

The deadline is March 15.

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Grants for writers available [MENA]

Journalists, writers and academics can apply for a grant.

Mophradat is offering grants to support writers from the Arab world working in the genres of contemporary fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

The grant ranges from US$600 to US$1,300 per month, based on the local living costs of the country of residence of the applicant, for up to three months between July 1 and Dec. 1, depending on the writers’ needs.

The deadline is March 17.


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Vacancy : Bloomberg seeks news intern [Brazil]

College students who are fluent in English and Portuguese can apply for an internship.

Bloomberg is accepting candidates for its internship program in journalism in Brasília.

During the program, interns will gain experience producing breaking news stories under deadline for the agency's coverage of markets, companies, economies and governments.

Candidates must be available to work 30 hours per week.

Apply now.


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Photo contest seeks entries on international development efforts [Worldwide]

Images from outside the United States are eligible for a prize.

InterAction is accepting entries for its annual photography contest.

Photos must illustrate innovative, effective and inspiring efforts in international relief and development. Examples of self-reliance, innovative technology, shared values, partnerships and delivery of humanitarian assistance are encouraged.

The grand prize winner will receive US$1,000. Each category winner will be awarded US$100.

The deadline is March 11.



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Course focuses on security training [US]

Women-identifying journalists with at least one year of experience can apply for this training program.

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is organizing a security training July 13 to 16 and July 18 to 21 in Washington.

For each training, IWMF will select 16 journalists who have not had the opportunity to receive security training, especially journalists from underrepresented backgrounds. A special emphasis will be placed on how to safely cover the U.S. elections.

Participants will receive travel and lodging.

The deadline is April 12.


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AFAC offers grants for visual arts [MENA]

Visual journalists can apply for this program.

The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) is accepting applications in the visual arts category as part of its 2020 general grants program.

The program provides annual grants ranging from a few thousand U.S. dollars up to a maximum of US$50,000.

The grant supports painting, sculpting, photography, installations, audio-video arts, publications and multimedia works of a contemporary and innovative nature. The program also supports exhibitions, visual arts book publications as well as art production.

Applications can be submitted in Arabic or English.

The deadline is April 15.

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Reporting grants available [Africa, Asia, Europe]

Teams of African, Asian and European journalists can apply for a reporting grant.

Journalismfund.eu will support stories on cross-border illicit financial flows, tax abuse and corruption in Africa, Asia and Europe, as part of the Money Trail project.

The project is conducting 10 application rounds between 2018 and 2020. The total amount per call is about EUR50,000.

There is also a separate call for Dutch-speaking journalists to investigate cash flows to and from Africa or Asia that are channeled through the Netherlands.

The deadline for both calls is March 16.


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