Five media opportunities with deadlines in July

Journalists and media practitioners in Nigeria seeking to apply for these media opportunities with deadlines in July 2020.

Journalists and media practitioners can also check other opportunities including conferences, fellowships, trainings, awards and courses etc. from the long list below.

 

Africa Check to train Nigerian journalists on COVID-19 misinformation

DEADLINE: JULY 3, 2020 ― Interested Nigerian journalists can apply to attend an online workshop by Africa Check on the spread of health-related misinformation in the age of COVID-19. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for COVID-19 Crisis Coverage Awards

DEADLINE: JULY 3, 2020 ― The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), in recognising the vital work of journalists worldwide as they help audiences understand all aspects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, calls for submissions for its first-of-its-kind COVID-19 Writing Awards. APPLY HERE

 

12th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series to hold online July 13

The 12th edition of the annual Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series is set to hold as a webinar on Monday, 13 July 2020, from 10am to 12noon West Africa Time (WAT). REGISTER HERE

 

Apply for the African Fact-Checking Awards

DEADLINE: JULY 22, 2020 ― Interested applicants can now apply for the 2020 edition of the annual African Fact-Checking Awards. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for One World Media 2020 Coronavirus Reporting Award 

DEADLINE: JULY 30, 2010 ― Applications are now open for the Coronavirus Reporting Award 2020. The award is supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). APPLY HERE

 

MORE OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA

VACANCY: Editor at new BBC, Channels TV programme, Gist Nigeria

Gist Nigeria is calling on qualified applicants to take up the post of editor of the current affairs programme. APPLY HERE

 

Apply to win $47,500 photography awards

Applications are now open for the International Photography Awards (IPA) where photographers stand a chance of winning up to $47,500. APPLY HERE

 

Journalists can apply for global visual journalism project

A group of internationally influential visual media organisations including CatchLight, Everyday Project, and Dysturb etc. has announced the launch of “Artists against an Infodemic,” an initiative which seeks to fight against misinformation concerning COVID-19 through the use of visual. APPLY HERE

 

Code for Africa launches online course for African journalists

Code for Africa, with support from Google News Initiative and the World Bank’s Global Media Development ProgrammeGlobal, has launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) specifically designed for African journalists. ENROL HERE

 

​Thompson Foundation, Dart Centre, IFJ train journalists on COVID-19 reporting

Thompson Foundation has created an online platform to deliver safety courses to journalists who are reporting events surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. ENROL HERE

 

Enrol for CUNY free video classes on journalism

Journalists and media enthusiasts all over the world can apply and access a series of free, self-directed video classes. APPLY HERE

 

Journalists can apply for $8,000 COVID-19 emergency fund

DEADLINE: Roling basis ― The National Geographic Society is calling for journalists all around the globe who wish to cover COVID-19 within their own communities to apply for its COVID-19 emergency fund. APPLY HERE.

 

Female journalists can apply for $2,000 Journalism Relief Fund

DEADLINE: Roling basis ― Female journalists who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)’s $2,000 Journalism Relief Fund.  APPLY HERE.

 

Learn coronavirus media coverage with First Draft

First Draft has created an e-learning facility for journalists all over the world reporting activities as regards the coronavirus pandemic. ENROL HERE.

 

Apply for $5,000 science journalism awards 

DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2020 – Kavli Foundation is accepting applications for the 2020 edition of the Science Journalism Awards. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for Fetisov Journalism Awards

DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2020 ― Representatives of professional journalism organisations (unions/associations/societies) and freelance journalists are eligible to apply for the 2020 Fetisov Journalism Awards. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship

DEADLINE: AUGUST 31, 2020 ― Applications are now open for the Alfred Friendly Press fellows worldwide. APPLY HERE

 

Coronavirus News Collaboration Challenge 2020

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 31, 2020 ― The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is seeking proposals that develop innovative approaches to reporting on the novel coronavirus crisis using collaboration among journalists and newsrooms across state lines or national borders. APPLY HERE.