✍️ Journalism Awards, Events, Fellowships and Trainings ✍️ — January 12
Hello folks and happy Friday! In today’s Journalism Awards, Events, Fellowships and Trainings Calendar we have 46 total listings including 15 new ones. A couple of my favorites include the National Union of Journalists’ Leadership in the Newsroom program, and the National Press Club’s webinar on Tackling News Deserts.
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🗓️ Awards, Events and Fellowships Calendar 🗓️
💵 Fellowships 💵
NYT Local Investigations Fellowship
The NYT is looking for reporters with a local story idea to investigate it under the guidance of Dean Baquet, The Times’s former executive editor, and a group of veteran investigative editors. The goal of the fellowship is to provide fellows the opportunity to learn the ways and means of investigative reporting from some of the best in the business. Fellows will be based in the communities where they are reporting and make periodic trips to the NYT’s offices for training and support.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: $79,214-$82,000
By: The New York Times
The Arthur F. Burns Fellowship
The fellow/consultant will engage with ICFJ program staff, project partners, and participating journalists to undertake several editorial tasks, including to identify, research, prioritize, and solicit potential donors, including but not limited to corporations, corporate and private foundations, associations, and individuals.
Type: Fellowship
By: International Center for Journalists
Legal Support
Too often journalists and media workers are threatened with legal action, solely for doing their job. This is a distinct threat to press and media freedom and so the MFRR offers paid support for legal representation, opinion writing and advice. As well as that, the MFRR offers support for legal reform movements to challenge laws that targets press and media freedom.
Type: Fellowship
By: Media Freedom Rapid Response
Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program
The KSJ Fellowship Program at MIT supports a global community of dedicated and thoughtful journalists specializing in science, health, technology and environmental reporting. They are looking for 10 fellows.
Type: Fellowship
By: MIT
AAJA Scholarships
The Asian American Journalist Association has several scholarships available for journalists, including the White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship, the Anna Chennault Scholarship, the Mary Quon Moy Ing Memorial Scholarship, and the Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship. Selection criteria includes academic and journalistic achievement, financial need, commitment to journalism and a sensitivity to AAPI issues.
Type: Scholarship
Amount: $1,500-$5,000
By: Asian American Journalist Association
🆕 SEJ’s Story Grants on the Clean Energy Transition
SEJ’s story grants on the clean energy transition in the U.S. are for expenses such as travel, multimedia production, translation and more. Proposals on electrification in local communities are encouraged, as well as those that reflect diverse and inclusive perspectives.
Type: Grant
Grant: $5,000
By: Society for Environmental Journalism
O'Brien Fellowship In Public Service Journalism
O’Brien Fellows complete an in-depth reporting project of their choosing on a topic of state, regional, national or international interest over two academic semesters. Both remote and residential applications are accepted, but extra weight in the selection process is given to applicants ready to take up residency on campus at Marquette University.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: $75,000
By: Marquette University
Where: Milwaukee, WI
When: August 2024-April 2025
🆕 OpenNews Conference Scholarships
OpenNews can help pay for events and programs that develop your work as a journalist with data and code. Attend a conference, take a class, join a training, sign up for a leadership program — you know best what you need. If cost is a hardship, they want to help.
Type: Scholarship
Stipend: $200-$500
By: OpenNews
JSK Journalism Fellowships
The Knight Foundation is seeking journalists eager to explore, identify and test ideas for improving access to news and information people need to create and sustain robust democratic communities. You should apply if you: Want to grow as a journalist and leader and believe that your best work is ahead of you; Are ready to set aside current work responsibilities and dig into a 10-month journey of professional and personal exploration.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: $95,000
By: John S. Knight Foundation
Where: Stanford University, CA
Logan Science Journalism Program
This program offers science journalists, writers, editors, and broadcast journalists a chance to forget about story deadlines and immerse themselves in basic biomedical or environmental research. Room, board, course fees, and travel are covered for accepted fellows.
Type: Fellowship
By: The University of Chicago
Where: Woods Hole, MA
🆕 Goldschmidt DC Fellowship
This is an all-access program for journalists to learn from experts and government professionals that gather and analyze the nation’s economic data. These sessions expand your knowledge of economic data while helping government agencies better tailor that data to inform the public.
Type: Fellowship
By: Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing
Where: Washington, D.C.
When: March 3-7
🆕 2024 JournalismAI Fellowship
This is a global, collaborative programme that connects journalists and technologists around the world to use artificial intelligence technologies to enhance journalism and its processes. Up to 30 journalists and technologists will be selected to join the 2024 cohort and work together over the course of seven months.
Type: Fellowship
By: JournalismAI
Where: Online
When: April-November
NPR Reflect America Fellow
NPR is seeking an early- or mid-career journalist to spend a year reporting on climate change and its impact on vulnerable people, particularly Indigenous communities across North America. The fellow will embed with NPR’s Climate Desk, where they'll pitch and report stories on one of the world’s most important beats. Fellows will work and learn alongside journalists at NPR and member stations whose award-winning stories reach millions of listeners and readers.
Type: Fellowship
Grant: $36/hour
By: NPR
Where: Los Angeles, CA
Canadian Journalism Foundation BIPOC Bursary
This bursary is open to a BIPOC student in their final year of a Canadian undergraduate journalism program. It’s designed to support students who have demonstrated strong engagement with the BIPOC community and a commitment to high journalistic standards.
Type: Bursary
Grant: $5,000
By: The Canadian Journalism Foundation
Investigative Journalism Grants
These grants provide support for reporters to produce high-quality, unbiased, nonpartisan investigative stories that have an impact. Freelance journalists, staff reporters and media outlets are eligible for grants, and their investigations can be for print, online or broadcast stories, books, documentaries or podcasts.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: $10,000
By: Fund For Investigative Journalism
Report For America Corps Member Application
Report for America helps local newsrooms report on under-covered issues and communities by placing journalists at news outlets throughout the country. They are seeking talented, service-minded reporters and photographers to apply. Applications are now open for more than 50 positions in newsrooms of all types — digital startups, daily and weekly newspapers, radio and TV stations, a wire service and more.
Type: Fellowship
By: Report For America
Where: U.S.
Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program
This fellowship 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.
Type: Fellowship
By: Shorenstein Center at Harvard University
Where: Cambridge, MA
Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship in Journalism Innovation
This fellowship brings individuals to Harvard University to work on a specific course of research or a specific project relating to journalism innovation. Proposals from fellowship candidates may deal with any issue relating to journalism’s digital transformation. Examples include ideas for new revenue streams to fund journalism, the construction of new tools for reporting, or research into news consumption patterns.
Type: Fellowship with stipend
By: Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University
Where: Cambridge, MA
Emerging Voices Fellowship
This fellowship provides a virtual five-month immersive mentorship program for early-career writers from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing world. Through curated one-on-one mentorship and introductions to editors, agents, and publishers, in addition to workshops on editing, marketing, and creating a platform, the fellowship nurtures creative community, provides a professional skill-set, and demystifies the path to publication — with the ultimate goal of diversifying the publishing and media industries.
Type: Fellowship
By: PEN America
Where: Remote
When: June-October
🧠 Events and Training 🧠
🆕 Leadership in the Newsroom
This programme is suitable for mid-career journalists, both staff and freelancers, seeking to develop their leadership attributes to equip them with newsroom management and strategic planning skills. The programme consists of a one-day, in-person session at various locations across the UK and Ireland.
Type: Training
By: National Union of Journalists
Where: UK and Ireland
Cost: Free
Newsroom Safety Across America
The IWMF is launching a national journalism safety initiative to provide care for small newsrooms and journalists that lack the resources and knowledge to implement best practices and safety policies for 2024 and beyond. They will offer one- and two-day highly interactive in-person safety workshops to local and regional news outlets in battleground states and rural areas where newsrooms are grappling with ongoing safety challenges.
Type: Workshop
By: International Women’s Media Foundation
When: February
Cost: Free
Burnout & Stress: How Journalists Can Manage Both in 2024
Research shows various work-related stressors affect journalists’ mental health. Depending on their beats and work locations, as many as 59% of journalists experience symptoms of serious stress including the inability to concentrate or to sleep, as well as feeling on edge, numb, or angry. Join for a conversation focused on practical tips and effective methods for journalists and newsroom leaders to address stress and burnout.
Type: Webinar
By: The National Press Club
When: January 17
Cost: Free
🆕 Tackling News Deserts
Join for a discussion on the role philanthropies and nonprofit newsrooms are playing in trying to solve the problem of news deserts, both in regional areas and in underserved communities in the U.S. People in news deserts do not have access to the information they need to make informed decisions, meaning leaders tend not to be held accountable for their actions, and people are likely to be inundated with misinformation.
Type: Webinar
By: The National Press Club
When: January 17
Cost: Free
Six Years of #MeToo Reporting: What We've Learnt
Rosamund Urwin, media editor at The Sunday Times behind the Russell Brand scoop, reflects on six years of reporting since the #MeToo movement gained traction in 2017. What lessons have we learnt about how we investigate and report these stories, and the backlash that ensues?
Type: Webinar
By: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
When: January 17
Cost: Free
Covering the Campaign Finance System
Campaign finance reporting isn’t just a matter of looking at donors and spending reports; you’re covering a system of individual and institutional behaviors and relationships. In this webinar, you’ll discover new ways of thinking about money in politics and learn about ways to find great stories.
Type: Webinar
By: Investigative Reporters and Editors
When: January 17
Cost: Free
Fireside Chat and Q&A with OpenAI
The game-changing technology of AI, how consumer trends are changing, and the effect that Generative AI could have on the news industry is the focus of this webinar featuring James Dyett, head of platform accounts at OpenAI.
Type: Webinar
By: International News Media Association
Where: Online
When: January 17
Cost: Free
Disinformation, Bias and Data Theft: Can AI Be Trusted?
AI has quickly transformed how we consume information, with deepfakes, doctored videos and harmful content travelling across the internet at rapid speed. The Guardian published its set of AI principles this year to guard against the dangers of bias embedded within generative tools. But are other organisations doing the same? Will the UK also follow the EU in regulating its advancement and use? And can we keep up with its unprecedented growth? In this livestreamed event, the Guardian’s global technology editor Dan Milmo and a panel of experts to explore these big questions.
Type: Webinar
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: January 17
Cost: From £10
🆕 LGBTQ+ Listening Session
IRE is hosting its first listening session for LGBTQ+ members and allies, which aims to foster an open dialogue and understanding of the unique experiences and concerns within IRE’s LGBTQ+ community.
Type: Webinar
By: Investigative Reporters and Editors
When: January 18
Cost: Free
Strategies for Tracking Impact in Journalism Collaboratives
This webinar is designed to equip your collaborative journalism team with a straightforward, effective approach to impact-tracking. You'll learn to integrate diverse metrics from different newsrooms and unify your strategies for measuring audience engagement and impact. You'll gain insights on choosing the right strategies to track progress toward shared goals and developing a sense of ownership and new skills across your team.
Type: Webinar
By: Center for Cooperative Media
Where: Online
When: January 18
Cost: $5
🆕 Geolocating Images: Verification Methods, Tools and Creativity
Geolocating photos and videos is key to verifying and identifying where in the world they were taken. It’s a method and a process that can provide valuable evidence when investigating events and incidents, from natural disasters to conflict contexts. Open source researcher Robin Taylor will walk you through cases and practical examples from past geolocation and verification work, and explain how to establish facts in a world of information chaos.
Type: Webinar
By: Tactical Tech
When: January 23
Cost: Free
Stories to Watch 2024
The challenge for 2024 is to understand how we can move those in power to make the necessary shifts toward a net zero, climate-resilient future. In WRI’s Stories to Watch 2024, WRI’s President & CEO, Ani Dasgupta, presents four key stories that help explain how to make these shifts. Each story hinges on whether leaders use their power to make life better for people, nature, and the climate — and the factors that influence them.
Type: Webinar
By: World Resources Institute
When: January 23
Cost: Free
🆕 How Newsrooms Can Practically Transform
“Newsroom transformation” is a phrase that’s been used for many years, but what does it really mean? How will a newsroom know when it’s done transforming? And what are the biggest barriers? In this one-hour webinar, INMA’s new Newsroom Transformation Initiative lead, Amalie Nash, will talk about her theories of newsroom transformation and offer hypotheses on the subject, based on her experience at Gannett and interactions in the U.S.
Type: Webinar
By: International News Media Association
Where: Online
When: January 24
Cost: Free
Video Monetization Opportunities for Journalism on YouTube
Join for an insightful webinar on navigating the landscape of Video Monetization Opportunities for Journalism on YouTube. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the world of video monetization for journalism and learn from a seasoned expert.
Type: Training
By: International News Media Association
Where: Online
When: January 25
Cost: Free
🆕 Dark Money, Local News and the 2024 Election
This one-day conference will discuss the implications of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism’s upcoming report “Pink Slime: Partisan Journalism and the Future of Local News” — detailing the extensive, secretive connections between political donors, advocacy groups, and ultra-partisan local news websites in the U.S. This conference will discuss the future of local news and the relationship between journalism and electoral politics ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and how these hyper partisan sites may impact this year's elections.
Type: Event
By: Tow Center for Digital Journalism
Where: Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY
When: January 26
Cost: Free
Election 2024: How To Use Poll Data to Accurately Inform the Public
As the election cycle begins, one thing is certain: Polling is poised to dominate media coverage for better or worse. But different polls and methodologies can create misleading results and media narratives that impact voter turnout, and knowing how polling organizations conduct their surveys is a key skill for accurately informing the public. Learn which polls to trust and which ones to question.
Type: Webinar
By: The National Press Club
When: January 26
Cost: Free
Women in Journalism Workshop 2024
This is an annual workshop that focuses on challenges, accomplishments and issues specific to women in the journalism industry today. RJI want to help build safer, more diverse and innovative newsrooms to serve communities worldwide.
Type: Workshop
By: Reynolds Journalism Institute
Where: Columbia, MO
When: April 12-14
Cost: Free (volunteers), $50 (students), $75 (professionals)
Anatomy of the Investigation: Recycling… Digging Into a System of Secrets
The Environmental Protection Agency says 32% of Americans are recycling, up from just 7% in 1960. But are those items really being recycled, or do they end up in landfills or incinerators? Join IRE for a discussion with journalists who’ve looked into this story with widely varying results and some tips on how you can do the story where you live.
Type: Webinar
By: Investigative Reporters and Editors
When: January 26
Cost: Free
🆕 Data Analysis and Visualization: Humanize the Numbers
This online course aims to help journalists organized in teams to develop the necessary skills to generate medium and long-term stories, which have data analysis as their fundamental basis and who, in turn, find the most appropriate way to narrate their findings through of different types of visualizations.
Type: Workshop
By: International Center for Journalists
Where: Online
When: January 27-February 15
Cost: Free
Is the Conservative Party Finished?
In an effort to impress voters, Britain’s PM has reshuffled his cabinet, brought back David Cameron, and staged a showdown with the courts over the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Yet currently, polls show the Tories heading for political oblivion. As we head towards a general election, have the Conservative party run out of road after 13 years in power? Join an expert panel, chaired by the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff, with the Guardian’s political correspondent Kiran Stacey and former special adviser to Sajid Javid, Salma Shah to explore a Conservative party in crisis.
Type: Webinar
By: The Guardian
Where: Online
When: January 29
Cost: From £10
🆕 How to Use LexisNexis to Ramp Up Your Reporting
Expert research is the foundation for gathering valuable information and verifying facts, but also the genesis for story ideas. Award-winning investigative reporter and editor Brad Hamilton will walk you through the basics of high-level research on LexisNexis. You'll learn how to tap into its archives to become proficient in a subject quickly, to unearth unexplored angles, and to identify and reach potential sources via LN's Contact References database, one of the most useful tools in journalism.
Type: Webinar
By: Investigative Reporters and Editors
When: January 30
Cost: Free
Sports Journalism Workshop
Whether you’re just starting out or thinking of a career change, our practical sessions are suitable for those looking to get into news, sport, online or broadcast journalism. At the news journalism workshops our editors will get you tackling a breaking news exercise and we’ll provide individual feedback on your stories.
Type: Webinar
By: News Associates
Where: Online
When: January 30
Cost: Free
🆕 Moving Meditation: Exercises for Journalists to Reduce Stress and Boost Wellness
Surveys show up to 70% of journalists have experienced unaddressed work-related burnout and stress, leading to the inability to focus, to sleep, or even to find satisfaction in their vital work. Among the ways to cope with chronic stress and prevent burnout is moving the body, focusing on breathwork, and connecting with others, according to the National Institutes of Health. Join for a gentle movement and breathing class aimed at reducing tension in the body, relaxing the mind, and encouraging connection with fellow hard-working journalists.
Type: Webinar
By: The National Press Club
When: January 31
Cost: $5 (members) or $15 (nonmembers)
🏆 Awards 🏆
International Photography Collaboration
The theme for this year’s award is Men and Love in Times of War and Polarisation, and aims to mobilise men for feminist peace. Selected photographs will be exhibited online and in high visibility indoor and outdoor locations including potentially: the UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva, the EU and the African Union.
Type: Awards
Prize: $1,000
By: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
🆕 The Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award
This annual award recognizes excellence in reporting that centers on the public’s right to know and draws on government documents and data that uncover official secrecy. Successful entries showcase top-notch journalism and shine a light on the status of freedom of information laws and access to government-held information.
Type: Awards
Prize: $3,000
By: University of Florida
🆕 Sigma Awards 2024 For Data Journalism
The Sigma Awards celebrate the best data journalism from around the world. To do that, they invite data teams, big or small, but also individuals or freelancers, to submit the great projects they've done throughout the past year.
Type: Awards
Prize: $5,000 + trip to International Journalism Festival in 2024
By: Sigma Awards
Mark of Excellence Awards
These awards honors the best in student journalism. In addition to physical awards and recognition, two awards carry cash prizes. Categories include Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper; Best All-Around Radio Newscast; Best All-Around Television Newscast; Best All-Around Television News Magazine; Best Affiliated Website; Best Independent Online Student Publication; and Best Podcast.
Type: Awards
Prize: $5,000
By: Society of Professional Journalists