Awards

WAMECA 2022 seeks journalistic works in West Africa

DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2022 —The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) seeks entries for the 6th edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA). WAMECA 2022 will be held from October 20 – 22 in […]

Latest Opportunities

Organisation seeks pitches from investigative journalists

Ikengaonline is looking for investigative pitches from experienced and enterprising young journalists. The pitches should focus on socio-cultural, political, environmental, gender, human rights, education, health, economic, religious, and other issues affecting the South-East as well […]

Awards

Fact-Checking Awards offer up to $12,000 cash prizes

DEADLINE: JULY 15, 2022 — The African Fact-Checking Awards 2022 seek entries from journalists, journalism students, and professional fact-checkers across the continent. The awards, which honour fact-checking journalism by the media in Africa, have three […]

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FactCheckElections need volunteer fact checkers

DEADLINE: MAY 25, 2022 —FactCheckElections, an independent, non-partisan and non-profit fact-checking platform, seeks applications from volunteer fact checkers. The platform’s primary goal is to verify claims and debunk fake news around electoral activities in Nigeria […]

Awards

Environmental reporting awards seek entries from African journalists

DEADLINE: MAY 10, 2022 —The Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance is accepting entries for the African Climate Change and Environmental Reporting (ACCER) Awards 2022. The Environmental Reporting Awards invite entries on Resilience building, Climate innovations, Climate […]

Grants

Grants for stories on climate change, work

DEADLINE: ROLLING — The Pulitzer Centre seeks applications for a new reporting initiative focused on climate change and its effects on workers and work. The initiative, Your Work/Environment, seeks to explore the global climate risks […]

Fellowships

Basic Education Media Fellowship 2022

DEADLINE: MAY 15, 2022 — Journalists and media personnel in Nigeria can apply to join the 2022 Cohort of the Basic Education Media Fellowship. An initiative of YouthHubAfrica, the fellowship aims to deepen participants’ knowledge, […]

Reuters Institute seeks Director of Journalist Programmes, vacancy, content creator, social media manager, videographer, Thecable, business, internship, young graduates, media
Latest Opportunities

Vacancy for correspondent at NPR

NPR seeks a Correspondent with proven understanding of complex foreign policy issues in Africa. The ideal candidate will be deeply familiar with regional history, politics, and economics. For the position based in Dakar, Senegal, the […]

Grants

Apply for grants to fight misinformation on WhatsApp

DEADLINE: MAY 13, 2022 —Organisations using WhatsApp to launch, innovate and scale their efforts to combat misinformation can apply for grants. The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), in partnership with Meta, will award direct grant funding […]