✍️ 400 New Journalism Jobs + Weekly Freelance Pitches, Fellowships and Events Listings — February 25, 2026
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Now to today's newsletter. Last week we talked about special moments, and how important it is to take a moment to appreciate them, both in our personal and professional lives. This week it made me think about complacency, especially the delicate space in our personal and professional lives where we try to balance that with confidence.
When I think back to the start of my careers, I don't remember too many times that I stopped to celebrate my victories, no matter how big or small the achievement was. I'd pause for a moment, but then carry on climbing my mountain as if landing a new job or reaching a milestone was because I was the best and smartest person in the room, and it was just meant to be. That may or may not have been the case — I still haven't fully worked that part out — but now that I've been in this industry for more than a decade, I realize more and more how rare those moments can be.
That's not to say that milestones should not give you a thrill and a boost in confidence, but the danger comes when we start believing our own hype too much. That's when the confidence that once fueled our ambition curdles into complacency. It happens to all of us at some point, when we become too comfortable and start forgetting how we got to where we are.
But here's the paradox: the very humility that keeps us grounded can also paralyze us. Too much doubt, and we become hesitant to pitch ambitious stories, to challenge powerful institutions, to trust our own instincts. The sweet spot lies somewhere between these extremes — confident enough to pursue big ideas and take risks, humble enough to know we might fail and that failure is often our best teacher.
What I've learned from watching journalists navigate this balance over the years is that the ones who sustain long, meaningful careers are those who've learned to celebrate their wins without letting those wins define them. They enjoy the bylines, the awards, the recognition, but they also know that tomorrow's newspaper is blank, that yesterday's triumph doesn't guarantee tomorrow's success. They stay hungry, stay curious, stay humble, not because they're afraid of losing what they've gained, but because they understand that in journalism, as in life, the moment you think you've arrived is precisely the moment you've started to fall behind.
With that, let's get to this week's new batch of journalism opportunities...
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🆕 New England First Amendment Coalition
The New England First Amendment Coalition defends First Amendment freedoms and government transparency, and runs monthly online workshops aimed at journalists based across the U.S. and around the world.
30 Minute Skill Session: Copyediting 101
- Type: Workshop
- When: March 19, 2026
- Location: Remote
- Eligibility: Journalists from around the world
- Registration Deadline: Rolling
E.W. Scripps
E.W. Scripps is one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, and aims to serve its communities through quality, objective local journalism. Browse all of its openings here, and remember to mention that we sent you. 🙏
Scripps are hiring for two positions in particular. Please reach out to me directly if you'd like a personal introduction to its recruiters.
Senior Reporter/Fill-In Anchor
- Station: WTMJ
- Location: Milwaukee, WI
- Type: Full-Time
- What You'll Do: Generate ideas for stories for multiple platforms; Report live on location from various news events; Prepare informative, engaging, and factual stories for viewers; Research stories through personal contacts, the internet, and other sources; Collaborate effectively with News, Promotion, Production, and Engineering on daily broadcast, special projects, and online coverage.
- Salary: Competitive
- Deadline: ASAP
- Station: KSTU
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Type: Full-Time
- What You'll Do: Develop and organize newscasts or local programs; Write story development and showcasing; Collaborate with reporters, anchors, news managers and assignment editors to determine content needs; Enhance content with graphics, video, research, and station branding; Oversee live broadcast and up to the minute editorial decisions.
- Salary: Competitive
- Deadline: ASAP
The Guardian Foundation
The Guardian Foundation offers a number of bursaries each year for a postgraduate qualification in journalism. The primary aim of these bursary awards is to assist students who face financial difficulty in attaining the qualifications needed to pursue a career in journalism, and who come from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the media. The majority of bursary recipients are supported to secure a role in journalism at The Guardian.
- Type: Bursary
- Stipend: Tuition fees + at least £7,415 living expenses
- Location: UK
- Ideal Candidate: Please read the FAQs to who is eligible.
- Deadline: March 23, 2026
The Robert B. Silvers Foundation
The Robert B. Silvers Foundation is a charitable trust established by a bequest of the late Robert B. Silvers, a founding editor of The New York Review of Books, with the aim of supporting writers working in the fields of long-form literary and arts criticism, the intellectual essay, political analysis, and social reportage.
2026 Silvers Grants for Work in Progress
- Type: Grant
- Stipend: Up to $10,000
- Location: Worldwide
- Deadline: March 31, 2025
📰 Journalism Jobs
U.S.
Associated Press — AP Elections Decision Analyst | Full-Time | Washington, D.C. | Research | Deadline: March 6, 2026 Apply here
Bloomberg — Bloomberg TV Segment Producer | Full-Time | New York, NY | Producer | Deadline: Rolling Apply here
Dotdash Meredith — Editorial Intern - People | Internship | Los Angeles, CA | Editor | Deadline: Rolling Apply here
Gray Media — Reporter/Alert Desk Anchor | Full-Time | Memphis, TN | Broadcast | Deadline: Rolling Apply here
MediaNews Group — Senior Content Strategist | Full-Time | Remote, U.S. | Strategy | Deadline: Rolling Apply here
UK
Bauer Media — Bulletin Editor | Fixed-Term | Leeds, UK | Editor | Salary: £38,000-£40,000 | Deadline: Rolling Apply here
BBC — Senior Political Reporter | Full-Time | Swindon, UK | Reporter | Deadline: March 1, 2026 Apply here
Cambridgeshirelive — Local Democracy Reporter | Fixed-Term | Cambridgeshire, UK | Reporter | Deadline: Rolling Apply here
ITN — Specialist Producer - Digital - Channel 4 News | Full-Time | London, UK | Broadcast | Deadline: March 9, 2026 Apply here
Sheffield United FC — Social Media Executive | Full-Time | Sheffield, UK | Strategy | Salary: £28,000-£30,000 | Deadline: March 6, 2026 Apply here
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🎓 Fellowships & Grants
➡️ Reporting Grants Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources | Grant 📍 Worldwide • 💰 $1,000 ⏰ Deadline: February 28, 2026 🔗 Apply here
➡️ Ed Bradley Journalism Fellowship New York University | Fellowship 📍 U.S. ⏰ Deadline: March 1, 2026 🔗 Apply here
➡️ Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism Center for Environmental Journalism | Fellowship 📍 U.S. • 💰 $80,000 ⏰ Deadline: March 1, 2026 🔗 Apply here
🧠 Events & Trainings
➡️ Spring Networking Event Women in Journalism | Event 📍 London • 🗓️ February 26, 2026 • £10 ⏰ Deadline: Rolling 🔗 Register here
➡️ How To Access Decades of U.S. Public Opinion Polls Through Roper iPoll Shorenstein Center | Webinar 📍 Online • 🗓️ February 26, 2026 • Free ⏰ Deadline: Rolling 🔗 Register here
➡️ How AI Is Reshaping Our World Pulitzer Center | Webinar 📍 Online • 🗓️ March 4, 2026 • Free ⏰ Deadline: Rolling 🔗 Register here
🏆 Awards and Contests
➡️ The Observer Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism The International Anthony Burgess Foundation | Award 📍 UK ⏰ Deadline: February 28, 2026 🔗 Apply here
➡️ BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition BigPicture Natural | Award 📍 Worldwide ⏰ Deadline: March 1, 2026 🔗 Apply here
🔧 Journalism Tools of the Week
💼 Apify — Full-stack web scraping and data extraction platform
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📋 Why it matters for journalists: Pull real-time data for stories, automate repetitive collection, and back up reporting with structured datasets. Use it to monitor sources, compare trends, or power custom newsletters without manual copying.
📋 Fast start: Browse 19,000+ Actors, Run scrapers via API, Feed data to LLMs and spreadsheets, Schedule and monitor runs
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