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✍️ Journalism Awards, Events and Fellowships Deadlines ✍️ — May 19

41 listings to apply and register for; Free mental health support; New journalism job deadlines

✍️ Journalism Awards, Events and Fellowships Deadlines ✍️ — May 19

Hello folks, happy Friday! We have our biggest update to the Calendar so far with 41 total listings! Some of my favorites include sessions on Building Your Online Profile In Journalism and Media and Demystifying Newsrooms: Building Trust Through Transparency.

Two things I want to point your attention to before I leave you alone. First, this week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and UK-based The Printing Charity are offering free practical and financial support throughout the year. And second, I came across this excellent piece on journalism prizes as motivation and not destination, from my old professor Jacqui Banaszynski, who inserts much-needed nuance and thoughtful insight on the issue.

Okay, some housekeeping and then we’ll get out of here and enjoy el fin de semana…

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✍️ Job Corner ✍️

The New York Times

Senior Product Manager, Visuals

  • Location: New York, NY
  • Contract: Full-Time
  • Salary: $140,000-$160,000
  • Requirements: 4+ years of relevant experience; 1+ year of experience working with or supporting a newsroom; An ability to collaborate with a wide set of partners; An understanding of the evolving media, technology and news landscape; Support senior newsroom editors in setting a strategy for making our news coverage more visual; Partner with visual journalists to build an insight-driven roadmap that improves editor tools and innovates on new formats at the same time.
  • Deadline: Rolling

Senior Product Manager, Story

  • Location: New York, NY
  • Contract: Full-Time
  • Salary: $140,000-$160,000
  • Requirements: 4+ years of relevant experience in journalism and product-development-related skills; Experience working with, in, or supporting a newsroom; Proven ability to collaborate with a broad set of partners; Understanding of the evolving media, technology, and news landscape; Implement and enable opportunities for other teams to use and extend our core article editor in their work advancing storytelling and newsroom goals; Partner with engineering and newsroom support to prioritize work needed to ensure secure and reliable 24x7 global operations for story workflows
  • Deadline: Rolling

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🐝 May 🐝

How Audience Engagement Teams Can Adjust to Changes at Twitter and Meta

Amid mass layoffs, strategic shifts and continued platform updates at Twitter and Meta, many newsrooms’ audience engagement strategies have had to shift significantly in 2023. How is your audience engagement team adjusting to these changes? Join ONA to talk about what’s working, what they’ve learned and where they’re experimenting for reaching and engaging their communities.

🆕 The Data Institute

The Data Institute is a two-week intensive workshop that will teach you how to use data, design and code for journalism.

  • Type: Training
  • By: The Center for Journalism & Democracy and the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting
  • Where: Washington, D.C.
  • When: July 10-21
  • Cost: Free
  • Registration Deadline: May 24

IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival 2023

The 2023 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival will gather leading journalists, editors, and publishers from around the world. Under the theme “New frontiers: Press freedom and media innovation in the age of AI”, they’re focused on securing the future of news media, building on the solid footing of the past.

  • Type: Conference
  • By: IPI
  • Where: Vienna, Austria
  • When: May 25-26
  • Cost: €0–€180
  • Registration

Online Journalism Awards

The OJAs recognize major media, international and independent sites and individuals producing innovative work in digital storytelling. Finalists and winners are selected through a two-step process. First, industry-leading journalists and digital media professionals screen the awards to determine semi-finalists. Second, panels of judges, composed of senior-level journalism professionals, convene in August to select the finalists and winners.

European Local Cross-Border Investigative Journalism

This grant programme supports local cross-border investigative teams of professional journalists and/or news outlets to bring the locals to the European level as well as to local citizens all over Europe. The grant can cover working time and expenses such as logistics, travel, insurance, access to legal support, translations, access to technology and data sets, etc. Along with financial support, teams can also apply for mentorship from an experienced professional with either focus on the investigation or the need for competencies in a specific skill.

2023 NABJ-Apple News Fellowship

Apple News and the National Association of Black Journalists have partnered to give a recent graduate or early-career journalist the opportunity to work at the forefront of news and technology. The program is designed to expose the fellow to each of the key editorial areas. After an initial three-month rotation with each of the editorial teams, the fellow and mentors from Apple News will select a single focus area for the remainder of the program. The fellow will have weekly one-on-one meetings with both their manager and mentor to check in on progress and answer any questions.

Local Media For Democracy Grant

This pilot media funding scheme will inject €1.2m financial support to local, regional and community media who are struggling to serve the public interest in “news deserts” in Europe. News deserts are a geographic or administrative area, or a social community, where it is difficult or impossible to access reliable, diverse and independent local, regional and community media.

🆕 Allbritton Journalism Institute Reporting Fellowships

This fall, 10 aspiring journalists will come to Washington for a two-year program where they’ll learn how to produce journalism that’s empathetic, brutally honest and worthy of Americans’ trust.

🆕 AAJA National Convention 2023

The Asian American Journalists Association’s flagship event is the annual convention, where journalism leaders can access networking and training opportunities and news organizations can recruit top talent.

The 19th News Fellowship

The 19th is recruiting for its 2023-2024 fellowship cohort of the Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship. Named for the “mother of African-American journalism. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellows will spend a year working in editorial, audience, product or technology roles with full-time salaries and benefits, made possible by the generous support of Michelle Mercer and Bruce Golden. Fellows will receive on-the-job training, mentorship and development opportunities. We’ll also provide career coaching to prepare fellows for their path after their fellowship.

5th Biophilia Award for Environmental Communication

The Biophilia Award for Environmental Communication recognizes the work of professionals and organizations in any country that have contributed exceptionally to improving public understanding and awareness of ecological issues, through the dissemination of scientific knowledge and by opening up new perspectives on nature from any disciplinary angle.

Kurt Schork Freelance Award

Now in their 22nd year, the Awards honour American freelance journalist Kurt Schork— who was killed in 2000 while on assignment for Reuters in Sierra Leone — and recognise excellence in courageous reporting of conflict, corruption, injustice and human rights transgressions. The Freelance Award is open to journalists who travel the world’s conflict zones, usually at great personal risk, to witness and report on the impact and consequences of these events.

☀️ June ☀️

🆕 NAHJ Conference 2023

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists 2023 Conference will take place in Miami, and will see Latino journalists and other media professionals from around the world come together for four days of professional development, training, top-rated speakers and social events.

Mesa Refuge Residency

The Mesa Refuge has supported more than 800 writers and other creatives, mostly focused on “ideas at the edge” of nature, human economy and social equity. A Mesa Refuge residency is an opportunity to develop ideas and present them to the public. They give priority to writers focusing on nature, the human economy and social equity.

2023 Media Impact Forum: Stories of Community

The forum will explore the power and presence of community media and its importance for the empowerment of civil society. The day will feature thought-provoking plenaries, flash talks, breakout sessions, networking, and music featuring the makers and journalists creating change on the local level.

  • Type: Conference
  • By: Media Impact Funders
  • Where: Remote or San Francisco, CA
  • When: June 1-2
  • Cost: $125-$400
  • Registration

JournalismAI Discovery

JournalismAI Discovery is an interactive self-guided course that will help you understand what AI technologies can do to improve your journalism. The course is designed for journalists, editors, product managers, and newsroom people – but everyone in and around journalism is welcome to take the course. There will be no complicated maths or programming involved. JournalismAI Discovery is the perfect first step if you are a complete beginner, and a helpful refresher course if you’re familiar with the principles.

🆕 Orwell Festival Lecture with Gary Younge

Gary Younge is an award-winning author, broadcaster and a professor of sociology at the University of Manchester in England. Formerly a columnist at The Guardian he is an editorial board member of the Nation magazine and the Alfred Knobler Fellow for Type Media. His book Another Day in the Death of America was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books in 2018, and in 2021 he was also shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Journalism. His newest book, Dispatches from the Diaspora, brings together a selection from three decades as a journalist with ‘a ringside seat during the biggest events and with the most significant personalities to impact the black diaspora’.

  • Type: Event
  • By: The Orwell Festival
  • Where: London
  • When: June 6
  • Cost: £5
  • Registration

Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Prize for War Correspondents

The Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Prize for war correspondents rewards a report on a conflict situation or its consequences for civilian populations, or on a current event concerning the defense of freedoms and democracy. The report must have been produced between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023.

2023 Collaborative Journalism Summit

This year’s Summit will take place alongside INN Days 2023 (see below) from the Institute for Nonprofit News. You’ll be treated to two days of lightning talks, workshops, and participatory discussions about a wide array of collaborative journalism topics and projects. When you register for the Summit, you'll receive a $50 discount on registration for INN Days 2023.

  • Type: Conference
  • By: Center for Cooperative Media
  • Where: Washington, D.C.
  • When: June 6-7
  • Cost: $75-$150
  • Registration

🆕 2023 Media Party

Media Party is a 3-day-long event that connects entrepreneurs, journalists, software developers, and designers from five continents. Organizations attending include The New York Times, Hugging Face, Associated Press, BBC Labs, Knight Lab and Pixelstream.

  • Type: Conference
  • By: Hacks/Hackers
  • Where: Chicago
  • When: June 8-10
  • Cost: $49
  • Registration

INN Days 2023

It’s been four years since folks last gathered together in person for INN Days. Since then, nonprofit news has sustained its growth with more people served than ever before. The 400+ newsrooms of the INN Network have emerged from the global pandemic and a tumultuous election cycle with practices and visions to address ground-shifting changes within the world and communities they serve. When you register for INN Days, you will receive a $50 discount registration for the Collaborative Journalism Summit (see above).

  • Type: Conference
  • By: Institute for Nonprofit News
  • Where: Washington, D.C.
  • When: June 8-9
  • Cost: $105-$225
  • Registration

Imagine 2200: Write the Future

Imagine 2200 is an invitation to writers from all over the globe to imagine a future in which solutions to the climate crisis flourish and help bring about radical improvements to our world. They’re looking for stories of 3,000 to 5,000 words that envision the next 180 years of climate progress — roughly seven generations — imagining intersectional worlds of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope. 

🆕 Building Your Online Profile In Journalism and Media

Looking for new career opportunities? Founder of Kimbap Media and The Marshall Project's Director of Careers and Culture, Emma Carew Grovum, will provide invaluable insights and tips for building a strong online profile that will help you stand out in the job market.

  • Type: Event
  • By: South Jersey Information Equity Project
  • Where: Online
  • When: June 14 | 1-2:30pm Eastern Time
  • Cost: Free
  • Registration

DIG Awards 2023

The prestigious DIG Awards, DIG’s international competition that recognizes the best audio and video investigative products and funds a video investigation in the making, are back. For video products, these are based on the content characteristics of the projects and their duration and are “Investigative Long,” “Investigative Medium,” “Reportage Long,” “Reportage Medium,” and “Shorts.” For audio products, such as podcasts and radio surveys, however, the Audio category is available.

Science Journalism Fellowship

The fellowships enable journalists to report, in any European language, on ongoing research in the Earth, planetary or space sciences, with successful applicants receiving up to €5,000 to cover expenses related to their projects.

IRE Conference 2023

IRE’s annual investigative journalism conference includes a range of hands-on and master classes, covering topics from interviewing and cultivating sources, to analyzing your data in R and Python. For anyone interested in investigative and/or data journalism, IRE 2023 is a must-attend.

  • Type: Conference
  • By: Investigative Reporters and Editors
  • Where: Orlando, FL
  • When: June 22-25
  • Cost: $100 (Students), $325 (Early bird ends April 24), $399 (Regular ends June 20), $450 (On-site)
  • Registration

World News Media Congress 2023

While news interest is high, sustainability, democratic freedoms, truth and prosperity are at risk. Since 1948, the World News Media Congress has been among the most important annual gatherings of news media leaders. Spread over three days, the Congress, its various summits and fora will address key issues facing our industry. The many events, including Gala Dinner and Reception, offer unmatched networking opportunities for delegates, speakers and technology partners.

  • Type: Conference
  • By: World Association of News Publishers
  • Where: Taiwan
  • When: June 28-30
  • Cost: €1,290-€2,190
  • Registration

🆕 UCL East London Scholarship

Fund your future with our UCL East London Scholarship. The scholarship works to support the ambitions of east Londoners by funding the fees and living costs of eligible Master's programmes at UCL.

🆕 Royal Television Society Bursary Scheme

The RTS wants the television industry to reflect the exciting, diverse and talented voices of the Britain of today, and that starts by changing the industry from the inside out. The Bursary provides free RTS membership; industry mentoring; access to the latest events and lectures; and numerous networking opportunities. We also support our Scholars financially, awarding £1,000 per academic year of study.

Eyewitness Photojournalism Grant Application 2023

This grant aims to tell visual stories about and by photojournalists from historically underrepresented communities. Photojournalists are invited to submit proposals for stories that focus on and explore the systemic and underreported issues in our communities, including but not limited to racial justice, climate change, environmental justice, gender equality, and human rights. Eyewitness Photojournalism Grant is extended to photojournalists worldwide, with a preference for journalists working within their own local communities. 

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is a joint initiative that invites the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on the themes of migration, diversity and social inclusion. By supporting the distribution of youth-produced media, PLURAL+ recognizes youth as powerful agents of positive social change in a world often characterized by intolerance, and cultural and religious divisions.

The AIBs 2023

AIB is the trade association for TV, radio and digital broadcasting. Established in 1993, AIB provides its members with intelligence, networking, lobbying, promotion and more. This year’s award categories include Presenter of the Year, Best Short Feature, Best News Coverage and Best Investigative.

🌻July 🌻

🆕 AI Accountability Fellowships

The Al Accountability Fellowships seek to support journalists working on in-depth AI accountability stories that examine governments' and corporations’ uses of predictive and surveillance technologies to guide decisions in policing, medicine, social welfare, the criminal justice system, hiring, and more.

🆕 Above the Fray Fellowship

The Above the Fray Fellowship is designed to give a promising journalist the opportunity to tell global stories from underreported regions. The selected individual will spend five to six months filing on-air and online stories for NPR. Applicants should combine the depth of traditional journalists with the technical innovation of new media and have between five and seven years of professional experience. 

🆕 2023 Media Fellowship Information

The Media Fellowship program provides journalists an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the complex, intertwined network of factors that affect health and well-being and the inadequacy of a health framework that focuses on disease. Media Fellows can play an important role in translating research findings and analyses for a range of audiences, combining data with stories that inform the public and engage policymakers in order to change attitudes. 

🆕 Demystifying Newsrooms: Building Trust Through Transparency

Explore innovative methods for building trust and connection with your audience in this insightful webinar from Trusting News. Join for an enlightening webinar that will uncover novel ways to connect with your audience, clarify misassumptions, and create a more engaged community around your journalistic work.

  • Type: Event
  • By: Trusting News
  • Where: Online
  • When: July | 2-3:15pm Eastern Time
  • Cost: Free
  • Registration

30 Under 30 Awards

The International News Media Association aims to find 30 rising stars in news media with early career achievements, insights into innovation, ability to influence, and likely management skills across advertising, audience, business intelligence, content and product, and leadership functions at media companies. They seek outstanding individual applicants based on merit and an “30 Under 30” class that represents the diverse markets news media serves worldwide: race, creed, colour, gender, and more.

🌲 Evergreen 🌲

🆕 Data Journalism Training

Through the weeks of this training, you will build the technical and critical skills needed to navigate the world of collecting, analyzing, and presenting data. What you will have access to: 12 short lessons to follow at your own pace; 5 quizzes to self-assess your learning progress; 3  live workshop with key players in the industry; Slack community to join for Q&As and peer-to-peer learning; 1 final assignment; 1 certificate of completion.

  • Type: Training
  • By: Data Ninja
  • Where: Remote
  • When: September 2023 - July 2024
  • Cost: Free
  • Registration

Fund for Women Journalists

The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, the first funding initiative of its kind, supports journalists and journalism projects including, but not limited to, professional development opportunities, investigative reporting and media development initiatives led by women and nonbinary people.

  • Type: Grant
  • By: International Women’s Media Foundation
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Registration

Data Journalism Grants

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism, is seeking applications for innovative data-driven journalism projects that spotlight underreported issues. This opportunity is open to all newsrooms and independent journalists in the U.S. and abroad.

IPI Media Innovator’s Mentorship

This mentorship programme creates space for sharing expertise, experience and lessons. IPI will match willing experts and media partners with individuals or newsrooms interested in mentorship. Mentorship is open to mid-career and senior journalists and other media practitioners.

  • Type: Mentorship
  • By: International Press Institute
  • Cost: Free
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Registration

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