✍️ Journalism Awards, Events and Fellowships Deadlines ✍️ — September 8
Pulitzer Center, IRE, Google News Initiative, The Guardian, OpenNews and more
Hello folks, happy Friday and welcome to another edition of the Inside The Newsroom Journalism Awards, Events and Fellowships Deadlines Calendar. Today we increased the number of listings to 40 through the end of October!
A couple of my highlights include The Nature Conservancy’s 2023 Global Photo Contest, and The Tarbell Fellowship, which is a one-year programme for early-career journalists interested in covering emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence. Check them and the rest out below.
If you missed Tuesday’s update to the journalism jobs board, we added new roles at the likes of ABC New, BBC News, CBS News, CNBC, CNN, ESPN, Financial Times, National Geographic, NBC News, Nexstar, Politico, Reuters, Sky News, Telemundo, The Economist, The Guardian, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post and USA Today.
We also rounded up the most interesting and important news from the world of media from the past week. We looked into who CNN appointed to be its new boss, the latest English Premier League broadcasting rights, Charter Communications’ admission that cable TV isn’t working, and what happens when news organizations empower their interns.
We’ll be back on Tuesday with another update to the board and news roundup, but until then, some quick housekeeping. Enjoy your weekends folks!
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✍️ Job Corner ✍️
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The Hechinger Report
Location: Remote, U.S.
Salary: $150,000
Requirements: 5+ years in a leadership role at a journalism organization; Track record of success overseeing high-caliber journalism with impeccable integrity; Experience managing, motivating and inspiring staff; Excellent editorial judgment and skills, and detailed understanding of different forms of journalism; Ability to work effectively and eagerly across departments, promoting a collaborative and inclusive newsroom; An understanding of the importance of the latest audience engagement strategies and methods; Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; Superior organizational skills and ability to balance many different priorities.
Deadline: October 22, 2023
🗓️ Awards, Events and Fellowships Calendar 🗓️
🍂 September 🍂
Joan Shorenstein Fellowship
The Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program is designed to bring journalists, scholars, politicians and policymakers to the Shorenstein Center for a semester to work on a project with a tangible output, and engage with students, faculty, other fellows, and the broader Harvard Kennedy School community. They are expected to be fully-participating members of the Shorenstein Center community while in residence, attending and participating in Center events, social gatherings, and other activities.
Type: Fellowship
By: Harvard University
Where: Cambridge, MA
🆕 2023 AccessFirst
The conference, previously branded as the DBEI Symposium, will expand on IRE’s efforts to provide more accessible training centered on belonging, equity, and inclusion in the newsroom and through better news coverage of inequities in the communities journalists serve. AccessFest will also feature data classes and more traditional investigative reporting panels that are typically seen at NICAR, the data journalism conference, and the IRE Conference.
Type: Conference
By: Investigative Reporters and Editors
Where: Online
When: October 12-14
Cost: $50-$199
Reporting in a Polarized Society
Learn from Phillip Martin, Senior Investigative Reporter, GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting, how journalists can unpack and name the divisive forces hiding just below the surface, as well as the ones in plain sight.
Type: Webinar
By: New England Newspaper & Press Association
Where: Online
When: September 14 | 12-1:30pm Eastern Time
The Pivot: Career Transitions Outside of Journalism
Hear from a panel of professionals who have used their journalism expertise to transition their careers. This off-the-record chat is a great opportunity for National Press Club members to ask their burning questions about changing careers and how their current skills might transfer to new pursuits, including in teaching, communications, and more.
Type: Webinar
By: National Press Club
Where: Online
When: September 14 | 6pm Eastern Time
How LA Lost Affordable Housing to Tourists
Join ProPublica and Capital & Main to discuss the city’s failure to preserve low-cost housing and the mayor’s response to its reporting.
Type: Event
By: ProPublica
Where: Los Angeles, CA
When: September 14 | 6pm Pacific Time
Cost: Free
Data Visualisation: A One-Day Bootcamp
Whether you’re working on a presentation, a website, or producing reports, the fastest way of telling a story with data is to visualise it. But what makes a striking visualisation, and how do you tell complex stories in a way that is simple and easy to understand? Join Adam Frost and Tobias Sturt, former heads of the Guardian’s digital agency, for a one-day bootcamp that will teach you the fundamentals of data visualisation.
Type: Training
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: September 14 | 10am-4:30pm UK Time
Cost: £299
🆕 China's Economic Challenges are Multiplying
When Xi Jinping abruptly ended his draconian Zero Covid lockdown late last year, most experts predicted the Chinese economy would come roaring back. Instead, it has stagnated, complicating existing challenges such as a struggling real estate sector and soaring youth unemployment. Now there are signs of deflation and a debt overhang reminiscent of what Japan experienced 30 years ago at the beginning of its “Lost Decades.” Can China avoid that fate, and if not, what are the implications for Taiwan and the rest of the world?
Type: Webinar
By: East West Center
Where: Online
When: September 15 | 6pm Eastern Time
Faster than FOIA: Public records you can find online
Need to verify the rank of a dead veteran? Wondering about access to New York criminal records? Trying to find the maiden name of a twice-married woman? For journalists, knowing where to look — without waiting on a public information request response — is key. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute to learn from award-winning investigator Caryn Baird, who will present a practical working model of public records research based on her years of experience at the Tampa Bay Times.
Type: Webinar
By: National Press Club
Where: Online
When: September 15 | 11:30am Eastern Time
Festival of Journalism and Constructive Dialogue
With the b° future festival, the Bonn Institute brings together all those who are committed to future-oriented journalism that is good for society: critical, constructive and geared to the needs of the many different people in our societies.
Type: Conference
By: Bonn Institute
Where: Bonn, Germany
When: September 15-16
Cost: Free
Report for America Host Newsroom Application
Report for America is a national service program that places talented journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Host newsrooms receive diverse, talented slate of candidates to choose from; Subsidized salary support for up to three years; Local fundraising coaching and resources, including the opportunity for fiscal sponsorship to accept donations; Extra training and mentoring for journalists
Type: Internship
By: Report for America
Where: U.S.
When: 2024-25
Drive More Traffic to your Website: A Beginner’s Guide to SEO
If you have a website for your brand but it’s not getting the attention it deserves, you might have realised already that the not-so-secret answer to your business needs is to optimise your search engine rankings. Having your website appear higher up in Google search results will inevitably drive more traffic to your brand, ultimately helping you to build out a robust content marketing strategy and a base of loyal customers. This afternoon masterclass with Pootlepress founder Jamie Marsland has been designed for beginners to the world of SEO. Discover the fundamentals of how search engines work and why they favour some links over others, how to optimise your strategy to outrank your competitors, and how to ultimately build your customer base.
Type: Training
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: September 18 | 3-6pm UK Time
Cost: £149
Spreadsheets Online Bootcamp
This online mini-bootcamp will dive deep into the fundamentals of using spreadsheets, including navigation, formulas and functions, sorting, filtering and grouping data, plus other critical skills such as finding, gathering and cleaning data. Using real-world datasets and examples, the IRE training team will help attendees learn the technical steps to work with datasets, along with the analytical skills needed to find and bulletproof data-driven stories.
Type: Training
By: Investigative Journalists and Editors
When: September 18-21
Where: Online
Cost: $200-$600
How College Students Can Set Up Their First Budget
Starting good money habits while you’re in college is crucial to setting yourself up for financial success in life. That means setting and sticking to a budget. Whether you’re “good” at money or “into” money, everyone needs it — and everyone needs to learn how to manage it so you have enough now — and for everything you want to do in life after this. SABEW have lined up an all-star panel to help you learn how to set up your first budget, plus tips for how to save money — and stick to your budget.
Type: Webinar
By: SABEW
When: September 19 | 1:30-2:30pm Eastern Time
Where: Online
Cost: Free
🆕 JournalismAI Report Launch
How are journalists using artificial intelligence in 2023? How has AI in the newsroom evolved over the past five years? What will newsrooms around the world need to do to adapt to this ever changing technology? These are some of the central questions that JournalismAI’s Generating Change report seeks to address. This report includes context on how news organisations have continued to develop ‘traditional’ AI and how they are approaching the new challenges of generative AI. The findings of the report set out to help the industry identify best practices, useful strategies, and pathways to efficiency and innovation.
Type: Webinar
By: London School of Economics and Google News Initiative
Where: Online
When: September 20 | 5:30pm UK Time (recording available)
Cost: Free
Business Journalism Task Force Fall Mixer
SABEW and the NABJ Business Journalism Task Force are excited for you to join us in September at Long Acre Tavern, located at 146 W 47th St in New York City. With the two groups joining forces, here is your chance to mingle with top business editors across the industry, reconnect with colleagues and expand your network.
Type: Meetup
By: SABEW and NABJ
When: September 20 | 6-8pm Eastern Time
Where: New York
Cost: Free
Persuasive Copywriting to Build Your Brand
Great copywriting starts with an understanding of your audience, your aims and your preferred media – but how do you begin unpacking those necessities while remaining faithful to your goals? In this impactful one-day bootcamp with professional copywriter Barnaby Benson, you will discover the thinking process behind persuasive copy and focus on how to create and adhere to a brief.
Type: Training
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: September 21 | 10am-4pm UK Time
Cost: £299
Investigative Journalism: A Practical Workshop with Amelia Gentleman
When it comes to sourcing a story, building it out into an investigation, and uncovering injustices, few know more about the craft and ethics as well as the stamina required than Guardian reporter Amelia Gentleman, whose award-winning investigations into the Windrush scandal exposed the decades-long government hostilities faced by a generation of migrants and their children. In this virtual seminar, Amelia will go through how to build out your beginner career in journalism to source stories and expose systemic wrongs.
Type: Webinar
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: September 25 | 6:30-8:30pm UK Time
Cost: £99
Global Reporting Summit: A Deep Dive Into Impact Storytelling
How can filmmakers, podcasters and journalists create more impact with stories. Storytellers of all kinds are working to effect change everyday by uncovering untold stories. At this summit, you will look at different approaches across journalism and filmmaking to inform, engage and activate audiences on tough, often intangible issues like democracy, climate and inequality.
Type: Conference
By: One World Media
Where: London or Online
When: September 26-28
Cost: £0-£15
ONA23 Annual Conference
The Online News Association’s annual conference virtual-only component gathers the world’s most engaging minds in digital media for an unparalleled blend of learning, networking and inspiration. Attendees represent news outlets from across the globe, local news startups, technology companies, universities and journalism support organizations. Journalists, technologists, media executives, entrepreneurs, journalism funders, changemakers, educators and students will all find plenty to enjoy.
Type: Conference
By: Online News Association
When: September 28-29
Where: Online
Cost: $100-$350
FRED Advanced Data Workshop
Journalists chosen to be a Fellow will have the opportunity to: Visit the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to learn about economic data; Discover how to graph differing types of FRED data; Learn about new data releases; Explore data and special reports that can help you create new stories; Hear from speakers who will discuss how they take the pulse of the American economy, feed that information to the Federal Open Market Committee and influence interest rate decisions.
Type: Workshop
By: SABEW
Where: St. Louis, MO
When: September 28-29
International Journalism Forum 2023
The Forum will bring together the global journalism community for some sessions of knowledge-sharing, networking and inspiration, providing an opportunity for participants to explore the ways in which innovation and journalism can co-create the industry's next day. Attendees can look forward to a packed schedule of talks, workshops, open discussions and other events that are designed to facilitate learning and knowledge sharing among journalists.
Type: Conference
By: Incubator for Media Education and Development
Where: Athens, Greece or online
When: September 28-30
Cost: Free
Local Media for Democracy
This pilot media funding scheme will inject €1.2m in financial support to local, regional and community media who are struggling to serve the public interest in the so-called “news deserts” areas in Europe. The Local Media for Democracy project is an 18-month project co-funded by the EU and launched by a consortium of partners.
Type: Grant
By: Journalismfund Europe
Where: European Union
First Steps in Journalism: How to Pitch and Get Paid for Your Work
Would you like to see your words in print, but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you’re a new journalist seeking to establish yourself, or an expert with a flair for writing and specialist knowledge that you’d like to share with others? In this comprehensive masterclass with the Guardian columnist and highly experienced freelancer Coco Khan, she will guide you through the steps you need to grow and nurture your fledgling career, and, crucially, you’ll learn the difference between surviving and thriving as a freelance writer.
Type: Webinar
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: September 28 | 6-8:30pm UK Time
Cost: £99
🆕 2023 Global Photo Contest
The 2023 Global Photo Contest is a chance for you to give voice to nature by sharing what you see with others around the world. Join a community of photographers who are passionate about the environment, showcase your work to industry experts, and win great prizes. Submit your photo and help us make protecting and restoring nature the priority.
Type: Awards
Prizes: Value ranges from $250-$5,000
By: The Nature Conservancy
McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism
The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism provides experienced journalists with grants up to $15,000 and the editorial support needed to produce deeply reported enterprise and investigative stories that delve into critical economic, financial or business issues across a wide array of subjects. You don’t need to be a business reporter to apply; many previous fellows have been generalists, or cover beats such as health care, education or the environment.
Type: Fellowship
Grant: Up to $15,000
By: Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism
🎃 October 🎃
🆕 The Tarbell Fellowship
The Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year programme for early-career journalists interested in covering emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence. Fellows receive a 9-month placement at a major newsroom, participate in a study group covering AI governance & technical fundamentals, and attend a 2 week journalism summit in Oxford. The programme incorporates expert speakers, feedback & mentorship from experienced journalists and networking events with experts from leading AI organisations.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: $50,000
Where: Various
By: Tarbell
🆕 Alicia Patterson Fellowships
The Alicia Patterson fellowships are open only to U.S. citizens who are full-time print journalists, or to non-U.S. citizens who work full-time for U.S. print publications, either in America or abroad. Freelancers are welcome to apply. All applicants, including those being considered for the new Cissy Patterson fellowship for environmental or science topics, should complete the Alicia Patterson Foundation application.
Type: Fellowship
By: Alicia Patterson Foundation
Where: Worldwide
🆕 National Press Foundation Annual Awards
The National Press Foundation recognizes and encourages excellence in journalism through its awards and fellowships. Awards include: The Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress; The Innovative Storytelling Award; The Feddie Reporting Award for outstanding coverage of federal laws or regulations and their effect on local communities; The Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade; The Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons; The AARP Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aging.
Type: Awards
Prizes: $2,500-$10,000
By: National Press Foundation
🆕 How to Get Started in Podcasting
In this online workshop, you will learn the key ingredients for producing a podcast that has the potential to stand out and spread across social media. They will take you through the technical know-how for producing slick audio, the editorial dos and don’ts, and give you an understanding into why audio is perfect for storytelling - and why the time to put your ideas into action is now.
Type: Training
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: October 4 | 3pm UK Time
Cost: £65
🆕 MPIL Journalist in Residence Fellowship
The fellowship enables journalists with several years of experience to spend three months at the Institute. The time and duration of the stay are agreed individually. MPIL Journalists in Residence are free to pursue their own research. They are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to exchange ideas with researchers at the institute and to participate in our various work and discussion formats. The fellowship is geared towards freelance and staff journalists from all media who report and write regularly on legal and constitutional topics, or topics from politics, the economy and research-related topics.
Type: Fellowship
By: Max Planck Institute
When: Between March and November, 2024
🆕 2024 Pulitzer Book Contest
The Pulitzer Prizes for Books are awarded to work in Fiction, U.S. History, Biography, Memoir or Autobiography, Poetry and General Nonfiction. For the 2024 competition, the criteria for entry in all categories remain the same: Eligible titles must be first published in the United States during calendar year 2023, and made available in hardcover or bound paperback for purchase by the general public. Authors in all categories except U.S. History must be American citizens.
Type: Awards
Prizes: $15,000
By: Pulitzer Center
Cost: $75
🆕 SRCCON 2023
SRCCON is for people who want to transform the ways journalism and tech work in their organizations and communities. Its schedule is built around hands-on sessions, conversations, and workshops focused on the practical challenges that news technology and data teams encounter every day.
Type: Conference
By: OpenNews
Where: Minneapolis, MN
When: October 17-18
Cost: From $250 (some free scholarship tickets available)
🆕 How to Pitch to Editors with the Guardian’s Toby Moses
Toby Moses, the head of newsletters and former deputy opinion editor at the Guardian, will teach you everything from how to write the perfect pitch email to an editor, to how to increase your chances of getting recommissioned, in this practical and informative online workshop.
Type: Training
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: October 20 | 2-4:30pm UK Time
Cost: £99
🆕 IRE Phoenix Workshop
Elevate your investigative and data skills. Whether you're a reporter, student, editor, educator, producer, freelancer or all of the above and then some — you'll be guaranteed a plethora of new tips, tricks, and skills for your tool belt, ideas for your next story and connections with some of the top investigative and data journalists in the country.
Type: Training
By: Investigative Reporters and Editors
Where: Tempe, AZ (Arizona State University)
When: October 20-21
Cost: $25 (students) or $75 (professional)
🆕 The Fundamentals of Cartography
Every map tells a story. They are detailed, sophisticated tools that reveal more about human nature than we may realise – from where our ancestors settled and why, to the rise of political movements, the spread of disease and trends in our changing climate. The key is knowing how to read them. In this insightful masterclass with experts from Ordnance Survey, you will take a look ‘under the cover’ of a map sheet and investigate all its elements.
Type: Training
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: October 25 | 5-8pm UK Time
Cost: £99
🆕 R for Data Analysis
R is a free, open-source and powerful programming language for cleaning, analyzing and visualizing data, as well as statistical analysis. This bootcamp will cover all those skills, starting with the building blocks of importing and performing basic analysis on data. This bootcamp is for anyone who is familiar with the basics of analyzing structured data and wants to learn a programming language that specializes in visualization and statistical analysis.
Type: Training
By: Investigative Reporters and Editors
Where: Online
When: October 30-November 2
Cost: $200 (students/freelancers) or $300-$600 (professional/educators)
🌲 Evergreen 🌲
🆕 2024 Reed Environmental Writing Award
The Reed Environmental Writing Award celebrates writers who achieve both literary excellence and extraordinary insight into the South’s natural treasures and environmental challenges. Nominations for book entries must be works of nonfiction (not self-published), and journalism entries, including newspaper, magazine, and digital writing, must be published by a recognized institution such as a newspaper, university, or nonprofit organization.
Type: Awards
By: Southern Environmental Law Center
🆕 Digital Security Training for Journalists
Totem is an online platform that helps journalists and activists use digital security and privacy tools and tactics more effectively in their work. Featured courses include Psychological First Aid, Taking care of your mental health, Psychological Preparation, protecting your sources, Human Rights Documentation, and Risk Analysis.
Type: Training
By: Totum
Cost: Free
JournalismAI Connect
JournalismAI Connect is a Slack community for journalists, techies and media professionals enthusiastic about the responsible use of AI technologies in journalism. They want to create a space for the wider community to exchange ideas, ask for help, share achievements, and support each other along the AI-journalism journey.
Type: Training
By: JournalismAI Connect
Where: Online
Cost: Free