✍️ Journalism Awards, Events, Fellowships and Training ✍️ — October 6
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Hello folks and happy Friday! Today we added a record number of new listings to our Journalism Awards, Events, Fellowships and Training Calendar, with 40 listed in total. A couple of my favourites include a stipend for a writer’s retreat to Iceland, and the Associated Press’ webinar on how newsrooms can adopt AI technology.
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✍️ Job Corner ✍️
🚨 Premium Postings 🚨
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 🗓️
💵 Fellowships 💵
🆕 Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship
Established in memory of Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg, early supporters of Human Rights Watch, this fellowship is open to candidates who hold a graduate degree in the fields of law, journalism, international relations, area studies, or other relevant disciplines. Fellows monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct on-site/in-office investigations, draft reports and/or other materials on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy and media outreach aimed at publicizing and curtailing human rights violations.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: $70,000
By: Human Rights Watch
Where: New York or Washington, D.C.
When: 2024-25
Bill Lane Center for the American West
The Western Journalism and Media Fellowships provide opportunities for journalists working in all kinds of media — newspapers, magazines, radio, television, online, multimedia, video, film, data visualization and mapping, and books. The fellowship enables journalists to: interact with Stanford researchers, scholars, and students; develop or work on a project of their own design; and spur new coverage and understanding of the American West.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: $5,000
By: Stanford University
🆕 Journalists in Residence Program
The Journalists in Residence Program is a transformative learning experience for journalists from around the world interested in deepening their understanding of the interactions between politics and the economy.
Type: Residence
By: Chicago Booth
Where: Chicago
When: March 11, 2024 - June 1, 2024
🆕 Frontline PBS Local Journalism Initiative 2023-24
The initiative provides support to local news organizations to produce a specific investigative journalism project. Its focus is on communities where independent reporting is endangered by financial pressures on news media. PBS is looking for great stories in every medium — text, audio or video. As they approach the 2024 election year, they are particularly interested in projects about elections, democracy and voting. In some cases, a project may also be considered for a FRONTLINE documentary.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: Annual Salary
By: PBS Frontline
🆕 Journalism Travel Grant
These travel grants of up to $1,500 enable journalists to travel to cities within the U.S. to produce one or more stories for publication. The grants cover travel expenses necessary for on-the-ground reporting. Full-time freelancers and journalists currently employed by a news organization are eligible to apply. The foundation anticipates awarding up to seven travel grants.
Type: Grant
Stipend: $1,500
By: The Neal Peirce Foundation
Investigate Election Disinformation
Journalists from across the world have the opportunity to receive funding, mentorship and training to expose the money behind mis- and disinformation targeting voters, as part of the global Disarming Disinformation program. This support comes as political campaigns kick off in dozens of countries across the world, with billions of people slated to take to the polls in 2024 for landmark elections.
Type: Funding
By: International Center for Journalists
Where: Online
When: November 7-9
Cost: Free
Gwen Ifill Mentorship Program
This program is designed to address the lack of diversity in leadership positions across newsrooms in the U.S. The benefits of mentorship have been well documented, leaders who look back and help lift others up the ladder of success are sorely needed. During the nine-month program, U.S. based fellows will be paired with mentors and have the opportunity to learn from media experts on a wide range of topics. This will be a valuable professional development opportunity for women and nonbinary journalists from underrepresented backgrounds, laying the groundwork for their success and future leadership in the news industry.
Type: Mentoring
By: International Women’s Media Foundation
Where: Online
Cost: Free
🆕 Creative Access and ITV Mentoring Programme
Are you curious to explore how a career in television could make the most of your interests and talents? Or do you want support to progress your existing career in the industry? If the answer to either question is ‘yes,’ apply to be matched with a mentor from the largest commercial television network in the UK.
Type: Mentoring
By: Creative Access and ITV
Where: UK
When: January-June, 2024
🆕 Early-Career Science Journalism Fellowship Program
During the course of this fellowship, fellows work with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook and become part of the editorial team. This ten-month program offers fellows the opportunity to explore their career interests and passions and to sharpen their skills as part of a talented, supportive, diverse community of past and present fellows and mentors.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: $6,000
By: The Open Network
Where: Remote
When: March, 2024 - January, 2025
🆕 Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award
The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award offers talented writers in need of financial support an opportunity to attend the Iceland Writers Retreat in Reykjavík. Candidates do not need to be professional writers, but should be serious about the craft and interested in developing their skills and contacts. Their writing interests must fit well with the faculty for the 2024 retreat (i.e. literary fiction, non-fiction, memoir).
Type: Scholarship
By: Iceland Writers Retreat
When: April 2024
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 the U.S. or abroad. Freelancers are welcome to apply.
Type: Fellowship
By: Alicia Patterson Foundation
Where: Worldwide
🆕 Study a Masters Degree in the UK
To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship you must: Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country or territory; Return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your award has ended; Have completed all components of an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry onto a postgraduate programme at a UK university by the time you submit your application; Have at least two years of work experience.
Type: Scholarship
By: Chevening
ACES Scholarships
Six scholarships are awarded annually through the ACES Education Fund to students interested in a career in editing. Applicants for all ACES scholarships must be seeking degrees as enrolled college/university juniors, seniors, or graduate students at the time of the deadline.
Type: Fellowship
By: American Copy Editors Society
🧠 Events and Training 🧠
🆕 Girls in Tech NYC Hackathon
This hackathon enables developers, creatives, and entrepreneurs from all over the NYC and tri-state area to co-create solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing us today. This year, teams will have the opportunity to partner with nonprofits to help respond to climate change. Participants will get real-world experience, build their resume, and meet local tech and business leaders. No technical skills required. Open to marketers, technologists, strategists, creatives, humanists, and students.
Type: Hackathon
By: Columbia University
Where: New York
When: October 7-8
Cost: Free
🆕 News In The Digital Age: A Future With AI
In this 90 minute event, a panel of experts will discuss how to make sense of and realise the opportunities which artificial intelligence brings to news and media organisations. The session will cover both how to think strategically about AI and also how to move from developing an AI strategy into practical implementation.
Type: Training
By: Financial Times and Google News Initiative
Where: Online
When: October 10 | 10-11:45am UK Time
Cost: Free
The Art of Graphic Journalism
Learn from KC Schaper, a projects editor who leads innovative cross-platform storytelling and strategy at the Washington Post. She was the editor of the project Searching for Maura, a moving illustrated story that traces the missing remains of a woman from the Philippines taken to the US for the World’s Fair in 1904, and was published as an immersive comic and an animated video. Schaper will speak about the project and explain how it was reported and produced.
Type: Webinar
By: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Where: Online
When: October 11 | 1-2pm UK Time
Cost: Free
🆕 AI + News: How Journalists Can Start Using AI In Their Work
AI is here to stay, but how to use the tools — and whether to — has been key to conversations taking place in newsrooms across the country. Join Francesco Marconi, a computational journalist, and the co-founder of AI company Applied XL, for a practical look at what journalists need to know about AI tools and their applications within journalistic work. Marconi, formerly R&D Chief at The Wall Street Journal and AI Co-Lead at the Associated Press, will share best practices for using AI in the newsroom.
Type: Training
By: National Press Club
Where: Online
When: October 13 | 11:30am Eastern Time
Cost: Free
🆕 Why What Happened in Kansas Matters to Us All
The Marion County Record has a circulation in the thousands, serving a rural Kansas county 50 miles north of Wichita. But when the police raided the paper's offices in August, confiscating electronic data and equipment, it made national news centered on First Amendment press protections. Join guests Eric Meyer, Publisher and Editor of the Marion County Record; Seth Stern, Advocacy Director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation; and Claire Regan, 2022-23 SPJ President. They will bring their first-hand knowledge and professional expertise to this timely discussion of media and the law.
Type: Webinar
By: Society of Professional Journalists
Where: Online
When: October 14 | 2-3pm Eastern Time
Cost: Free
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)
Predictors of Psychological Distress in Frontline Journalists
In this seminar Dr. Anthony Feinstein, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and author of a recent academic article about the predictors of psychological distress in frontline journalists, will unpack his analysis of 1,103 frontline journalists who covered several conflicts from 2000 to 2022. He’ll be joined by Colombian journalist Laura Dulce Romero, who will discuss whether new journalistic formats can offer a practical solution for those who are most at risk.
Type: Webinar
By: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Where: Online
When: October 18 | 1-2pm UK Time
Cost: Free
Trust Conference
The Trust Conference offers an exclusive opportunity to hear world-leading experts, innovators and activists share their insights into pressing global issues including media freedom, the impact of technology on human rights, socio-economic inclusion and the climate emergency.
Type: Conference
By: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Where: London, UK
When: October 19-20
Cost: Free
RTDNA Leadership Lab
This one-day event will focus on the leadership skills you need to tackle recruitment and retention in your newsroom, to show up as a more productive and authentic leader from wherever you are, and to lead in a culture that benefits employees and the communities you serve. As an added bonus, mingle with other journalists and meet with journalism students interested in their future career plans.
Type: Training
By: RTDNA
Where: Atlanta, GA
When: November 1 | 8:30am-5:30pm Eastern Time
Cost: $79 (members) or $99 (non-members)
🆕 Money in Politics: Reporting On Campaign Finance and Lobbying
Political spending is expected to reach record-breaking heights in the coming year. Journalists will play a crucial role in informing the public about who and what organizations are funding candidates, ballot measures, and policy debates. But campaign finance and lobbying laws are complex and often opaque, posing challenges to journalists assigned with tracking money in politics and the lobbying beat. This training will cover the basics of how to cover campaign finance and lobbying.
Type: Training
By: National Press Club
Where: Online
When: October 20 | 11:30am Eastern Time
Cost: Free
Skill Up @ SABEW 2023
SABEW, the leading association for business journalists, has assembled a top-notch workshop entirely focused on helping you sharpen your skills. The day will conclude with a wine-and-cheese mixer.
Type: Workshop
By: SABEW
Where: New York (The Wall Street Journal Newsroom)
When: October 20 | 12:45-6pm Eastern Time
Cost: $74 (members), $99 (nonmembers); Students: $29 (members), $49 (nonmembers)
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)
🆕 What You Need to Know About the Philips CPAP Recall
ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette spent a year investigating the 2021 Philips Respironics recall of millions of breathing machines, yet the company continued to sell the devices. Join them for a virtual conversation as we answer your questions about the recall and the potential health risks of using the machines.
Type: Webinar
By: ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Where: Online
When: October 24 | 4pm Eastern Time
Cost: Free
Early Childhood Reporting Institute
This four-day global reporting institute will bring together journalists from around the world for panels, workshops, and skills-based training by leading researchers, clinicians, and child development experts and practitioners, as well as journalist-to-journalist conversations on how to translate these issues and themes into meaningful stories and salient, cross-cutting news coverage.
Type: Webinar
By: Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
Where: Columbia University, New York
When: March 8-11, 2024
Cost: Free
Unpacking Canada’s Cruel History
Connie Walker is a Canadian Indigenous investigative journalist and the host of Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's, a ground-breaking podcast produced by Gimlet which won a Pulitzer Prize and a Peabody Award in 2023. The show follows Walker as unearths how her own family was impacted by one of Canada's darkest chapters: the residential school system. In this seminar Walker will share what she learnt when reporting the story and reflect on the issues raised by the show.
Type: Webinar
By: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Where: Online
When: October 25 | 1-2pm UK Time
Cost: Free
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 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
🆕 Five Free AI Projects For Your Newsroom
The Associated Press will showcase its new projects to help local newsrooms adopt artificial intelligence, the news leaders who worked on the projects, and how to install each one for your newsroom. This session will enable developers to speak directly with the technology team on each project in breakout rooms on how to implement the tool.
Type: Webinar
By: Associated Press
Where: Online
When: October 26 | 12pm Eastern Time
Cost: Free
Writing Opinion Pieces, With Polly Townbee and Tim Dowling
We’ve all got an opinion about virtually everything, but how can you communicate your viewpoint with originality and confidence, and in a voice that is uniquely yours? What is the difference between writing an opinion piece that’s grounded in first-hand research, and writing a regular column that draws on your life experiences? In this masterclass with Polly Toynbee and Tim Dowling, you will learn the key steps for getting your opinions down — and then out into the world.
Type: Training
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: October 30 | 6:30-8:30pm UK Time
Cost: £65
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)
🆕 Empowering News Media With AI
Journalists worldwide are already embracing AI, but it’s about to become an even more essential part of their toolkit, and leveling up skills and systems is vital. With Smsrtocto’s new toolkit, media professionals are being relieved of basic day-to-day concerns. Values like story copyright and confidentiality are completely secured.
Type: Webinar
By: Smartocto
Where: Online
When: October 31 | 8am Eastern Time
Cost: Free
Networking Africa's Investigative Journalists
On 1 November 2022, 19 African investigative journalists from 14 countries came together to form the Network of African Investigative Reporters and Editors (NAIRE). Their goal was to “establish in the investigative journalism profession in Africa a more systemic focus, moving away from (the focus on) corrupt events and corrupt individuals towards questioning the institutions of the African (postcolonial) state.” On the first anniversary of NAIRE's launch, RISJ will host a seminar with one of its founders, Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
Type: Webinar
By: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Where: Online
When: November 1 | 1-2pm UK Time
Cost: Free
Tribute To Journalists 2023
This event will honor the achievements of brave colleagues whose passion and perseverance have made a huge impact. Many are intrepid reporters who often put their lives on the line to bring us the news. Today they face unprecedented challenges, and need our help — and recognition — more than ever.
Type: Event
By: International Center For Journalists
Where: Online and Washington, D.C.
When: November 2 | 6pm Eastern Time (In-Person), 7:45pm Eastern Time (Online)
🏆 Awards 🏆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
🆕 Georgina Henry Award
Women in Journalism is proud to support the brightest new ideas with an annual £4,000 prize sponsored by Wiggin LLP, in memory of the Guardian’s late deputy editor, Georgina Henry, also a former Women in Journalism chair. The prize is used to support an initiative by the applicant. Applicants can be any age, working in either print or multimedia and the winner will also join the WiJ committee, and be an honorary Women in Journalism Fellow.
Type: Award
Prize: £4,000
By: Women in Journalism
🆕 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration
The aim of this award is to distinguish fair and balanced media reports on labour migration. Negative and stereotypical public narratives can fuel discrimination and abusive practices towards migrant workers, including forced labour, as well as challenge social cohesion. Journalists are invited to submit articles showing exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment.
Type: Award
Prize: $500-$1,200
By: International Labour Organization
James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public
The purpose of this award is to recognize, encourage, and stimulate outstanding reporting directly to the public which materially increases the public's knowledge and understanding of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related fields.
Type: Awards
Prizes: $5,000
By: American Chemical Society