✍️ Journalism Jobs and Media News Update ✍️ — December 5
Hundreds of new jobs and internships added to the board; Plus updates on December's break
Hello folks and a happy Tuesday! Today we have more than 400 new jobs and internships, as well as another media news roundup. Check out all of that good stuff below…
Those who have followed this newsletter for a while will know that in December, things start slowing down for the year. That provides a good opportunity for me to take a break from the day-to-day, and to catch up on various things I’ve missed over the past few months. Or what is more likely to happen, is me doing absolutely nothing for a few weeks. So this Friday’s newsletter will be the last official newsletter of the year.
But don’t worry, while you’ll be hearing less of me, you can be assured that the job board will be updated each week as normal with hundreds of new openings.
Until then, have a look at last Friday’s Journalism Calendar, where we have a total of 45 total listings broken down as follows: 23 fellowships/grants (10 new); 20 webinars/events (six new); and two awards (one new).
Thank you, thank you, thank you, and see you on Friday for the last official newsletter of the year!
🚨 Premium Postings 🚨
🆕 James B. Steele Fellow in Investigative Business Journalism
This fellowship was created for the 2024-25 academic year to nurture a new generation of business journalists and provide them with the sophisticated investigative skills and business savvy they need to protect and inform their readers. The fellowship targets early-career journalists who are looking to jump-start their career as business journalists and is open to applications from the U.S. and abroad.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: Biweekly
By: Reynolds Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University
Where: Tempe, AZ
When: Fall 2024 - Summer 2025
🆕 California Health Equity Fellowship
This fellowship starts with training week in Los Angeles and will provide interactive workshops and inspiring discussions by health policy experts, community health practitioners and leading journalists to help reporters understand how social, educational, economic and racial inequities — and access to health care — influence health and life outcomes. Fellows also are eligible to apply for five months of professional mentorship in engaged journalism and grants to support those creative efforts.
Type: Fellowship
Stipend: $2,000-$10,000
By: USC Center for Health Journalism
When: March 2024
📰 Media News Roundup 📰
Elon Musk Tells Advertisers To Fuck Themselves — The owner of X told boycotting advertisers “Go fuck yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is” in an interview as part of the New York Times’ DealBook Summit. He later warned that the social media platform could be killed due to a lack of advertising revenue.
Hundreds of WashPost Workers To Strike — The Washington Post Guild has announced a 24-hour walkout for Thursday, after the union secured more than 700 commitments. The strike is over disagreements over a new contract with the newspaper.
BuzzFeed Has 180 Days — The SEC has granted BuzzFeed another 180 days to raise its stock price above $1, the minimum threshold to remain on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Failure to do so will result in its delisting.
Inside the 'Arms Race' Between YouTube and Ad Blockers — After YouTube announced a crackdown on ad blockers on its videos, Engadget explores how open source hackers continue to outfox one of the world’s wealthiest companies.
Video on Substack Gets Major Upgrade — Substack will this week roll out a suite of new video creation and editing tools, in a sign of how critical video has become to gaining an audience on the internet.
Google Agrees to Pay Canadian Publishers — Google has agreed to pay Canadian news publishers CAD$100 million per year, ending a dispute with the country’s government that threatened to cut all news links from its platforms.
Behind the Scenes of Spotify Wrapped – Rob LeDonne digs into what goes into putting together Spotify Wrapped, the music streamer’s annual list of each user’s most listened-to songs and artists.