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Investigative report on whistleblowing in Nigeria

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 25, 2021 —The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) is offering small grants for investigative journalists to undertake reports on whistleblowing. Investigative journalists can report on whistleblowing in different sectors (health, [...]
Vacancies

Editorial assistant needed at Code for Africa

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30, 2021 —Code for Africa (CfA) seeks a full-time editorial assistant in West Africa to help coordinate its Pan-African PesaCheck team. PesaCheck is Africa’s largest indigenous fact-checking initiative, with teams in 12 African [...]
Awards

New Media Writing Prize 2021 seeks entries

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 26, 2021 —The Media School at Bournemouth University is currently accepting entries for its New Media Writing Prize (NMWP). The New Media Writing Prize seeks innovative and interactive storytelling (fiction or nonfiction). Entries [...]
Conferences & Scholarships

Apply for full scholarship to attend Freelance Writer Bootcamp

Journalists can apply for a full scholarship to attend the January session of Freelance Writer Bootcamp. The scholarship aims to support a writer who identifies with one or more groups who have traditionally been underrepresented [...]
News

Nigerian journalist, nine others nominated for 2021 Thomson Foundation’s Young Journalist Award

Thomson Foundation has announced the names of the 10 journalists shortlisted for the year 2021 Young Journalist Award. The Young Journalist Award is considered as the premier prize for up-and-coming journalists from around the world. [...]

Nigerian journalist, nine others nominated for 2021 Thomson Foundation’s Young Journalist Award

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Apply for these 31 journalism and media opportunities this October

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Apply for these 23 journalism and media opportunities this September

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Paradigm Initiative commences Digital Rights Academy

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SJN onboards ten Solution Journalism Africa Fellows from Nigeria, Kenya

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Nigerian journalist, five others selected for Climate Tracker’s food, farming, and climate reporting fellowship

August 7, 2021 Comments Off on Nigerian journalist, five others selected for Climate Tracker’s food, farming, and climate reporting fellowship

New Media Writing Prize 2021 seeks entries

October 16, 2021 Comments Off

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 26, 2021 —The Media School at Bournemouth University is currently accepting entries for its New Media Writing Prize (NMWP). The New Media Writing Prize seeks innovative and interactive storytelling (fiction or nonfiction). Entries […]

Apply for Prize for Cancer Journalism

October 5, 2021 Comments Off

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 6, 2021 —Journalists can apply for the AACR June L. Biedler’s Prize for Cancer Journalism. The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism honors stories that enhance the public’s understanding of cancer, […]

Apply for West and Central Africa Migration Journalism Award

October 5, 2021 Comments Off

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2021 —The International Organization for Migration (IOM) invites journalists to apply for the West and Central Africa Migration Journalism Award. The West and Central Africa Migration Journalism Award seeks to foster reporting […]

2021 National Freedom of Information essay competition

October 14, 2021 Comments Off

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2021 —Mass communication and journalism undergraduates in Nigeria can submit entries for the 2021 National Freedom of Information Essay Competition. The International Press Centre (IPC) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) invite entries […]

Annual ICiR Award for Data/Investigative Journalism

Campus journalists can apply for ICiR award for data/investigative journalism

August 31, 2021 Comments Off

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 —Campus journalists can apply for annual ICiR Award for Data/Investigative Journalism. Applicants must be certified Campus Journalists in any Nigerian tertiary institution. The 1st to 3rd place winners will receive N120,000, […]

Reporter’s Diary: The day I joined Press Club MAPOLY to tour The Nation, Opera News Hub

August 8, 2021 Comments Off

By Emmanuel Precious 29th of July was a day I had been looking forward to. Press Club Mapoly had a Media Tour to Opera News and The Nation Newspaper which are both located in Lagos. […]

Apply for full scholarship to attend Freelance Writer Bootcamp

October 16, 2021 Comments Off

Journalists can apply for a full scholarship to attend the January session of Freelance Writer Bootcamp. The scholarship aims to support a writer who identifies with one or more groups who have traditionally been underrepresented […]

Call for applications for Solutions Journalism Summit 2022 scholarship

October 14, 2021 Comments Off

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 25, 2021 —Journalists can apply for partial scholarship to attend the 2022 Solutions Journalism Summit in Utah. The scholarship is open to first-time attendees who need financial support to attend the Solutions Journalism […]

Journalists can attend global journalism seminar series

October 6, 2021 Comments Off

Journalists are invited to attend this virtual global journalism seminar series. The seminar, which commenced on 6 October, will end on 1 December. The global journalism seminar series brings distinguished figures from journalism around the […]

Call for applications: Journalists in Residence Program

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DEADLINE: OCTOBER 10, 2021 —The Stigler Center’s Journalists in Residence Program is currently open for applications. The Journalists in Residence Program is a 12-week program that provides a transformative learning experience for journalists working in […]

Call for applications: LSA Collegiate Fellowship

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DEADLINE: OCTOBER 4, 2021 —The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan seeks applications for the LSA Collegiate Fellowship. The LSA Collegiate Fellowship is for early career scholars who […]

Reporting fellowship on Gender Equality, Justice, and Climate Science

September 25, 2021 Comments Off

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2021 —The Pulitzer Center is accepting applications for reporting fellowships on issues related to Gender Equality, Justice, and Climate Science. Applicants may propose projects on multiple platforms—text and/or multimedia, including video, audio, […]

Journalists can attend webinar on inequality and mobility

October 11, 2021 Comments Off

The National Press Foundation (NPF) is hosting a webinar for journalists on how to measure inequality and mobility. The webinar with the theme, “Measuring Inequality and Mobility” will hold on October 27th, 2021 by 01:00 […]

ICFJ to train 72 Nigeria, Sudanese journalists, religious freedom, Director at ICFJ Knight Fellowships

Course on violence prevention reporting available at ICFJ

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DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 19, 2021 —International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), invites applications for an online course on Violence Prevention. The Violence Prevention program is a two-week online course […]

Unbias the News holds training on the business of reporting

September 29, 2021 Comments Off

Unbias the News invites journalists to apply for its training on, ‘Freelancers as Entrepreneurs – The business of reporting’. The training session will take place on the 8th of October at 13.00 CET on Zoom. […]

Investigative report on whistleblowing in Nigeria

October 18, 2021 Comments Off

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 25, 2021 —The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) is offering small grants for investigative journalists to undertake reports on whistleblowing. Investigative journalists can report on whistleblowing in different sectors (health, […]

Grants available for campus journalists to report investigative stories

October 8, 2021 Comments Off

The Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF) is offering grants to campus journalists to pursue investigative story ideas. Campus journalists across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria can report stories either as individuals or as teams. […]

UNESCO-Aschberg programme for artists and cultural professionals

October 6, 2021 Comments Off

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 3, 2021 —Projects are invited for the UNESCO-Aschberg Programme for Artists and Cultural Professionals. The UNESCO-Aschberg programme aims to improve the social and economic protection of artists, decent employment and the balanced circulation […]

Investigative report on whistleblowing in Nigeria

Editorial assistant needed at Code for Africa

New Media Writing Prize 2021 seeks entries

Apply for full scholarship to attend Freelance Writer Bootcamp

Nigerian journalist, nine others nominated for 2021 Thomson Foundation’s Young Journalist Award

Vacancies

Editorial assistant needed at Code for Africa

Diaspora and Education Reporters needed at Premium Times

Science journalists can apply for Mentoring Role in Peer-Mentoring Slack

Program Manager needed at ICFJ

News Update

Awards

New Media Writing Prize 2021 seeks entries

Apply for Prize for Cancer Journalism

Apply for West and Central Africa Migration Journalism Award

Campus

2021 National Freedom of Information essay competition

Campus journalists can apply for ICiR award for data/investigative journalism

Reporter’s Diary: The day I joined Press Club MAPOLY to tour The Nation, Opera News Hub

Conferences

Apply for full scholarship to attend Freelance Writer Bootcamp

Call for applications for Solutions Journalism Summit 2022 scholarship

Journalists can attend global journalism seminar series

Fellowships

Call for applications: Journalists in Residence Program

Call for applications: LSA Collegiate Fellowship

Reporting fellowship on Gender Equality, Justice, and Climate Science

Trainings

Journalists can attend webinar on inequality and mobility

Course on violence prevention reporting available at ICFJ

Unbias the News holds training on the business of reporting

Grants

Investigative report on whistleblowing in Nigeria

Grants available for campus journalists to report investigative stories

UNESCO-Aschberg programme for artists and cultural professionals

Interviews

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Resources

Nigeria Media Capacity Development Report 2020