Training

Journalists can apply for SciDev.Net free online science course

SciDev.Net invites journalists to enrol in free and self-paced online course on how to report about science to the public.

To build the capacity of journalists to report on science, the course uses short modules, exercises and examples, to teach journalists how to simplify science and interpret numbers for their readers.

The science course includes practical tasks designed to help participants apply media theory to their working practice.

Students will also have access to worksheets to support their learning where appropriate.

Upon completion of the course, students will be awarded certificates. The course is a self-paced online course in which students decide when to start and finish.

After enrolling, students will have unlimited access to the course for as long as they like across all devices.

APPLY HERE

MORE MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA

Call for Nominations: IWMF’s 2021 Courage in Journalism Awards

DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2021 — The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) seeks nominations for its annual Courage in Journalism Awards which honour women journalists. APPLY HERE

Apply for Joan Shorenstein Center Fellowship

DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2021 — Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government is currently accepting applications for the Joan Shorenstein Center Fellowship in Cambridge, Massachusetts. APPLY HERE

Journalists can apply for SEJ Awards

DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2021 — Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) invites journalists to apply for her 20th annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment. APPLY HERE

Apply for CAiT fellowship to investigate collective actions

DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2021 — Collective Action in Tech (CAiT) and Jain Family Institute has launched a fellowship program to work on stories of collective actions in the Global South. APPLY HERE

Campus Journalists can apply for CNJF Workshop

DEADLINE: MARCH 5, 2021 — Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF) invites students from higher institutions across north-central Nigeria to apply for two-day workshop for campus journalists. APPLY HERE

VACANCY: Fact-check editor, two reporters needed at TheCable

DEADLINE: MARCH 8, 2021 — TheCable invites fact-check editors and criminal justice system and climate change reporters to submit applications. APPLY HERE

Multimedia journalists can apply for Mobile Filmmaker’s International Fest

DEADLINE: MARCH 10, 2021 — Mobile Filmmaker’s International Festival is inviting filmmakers to submit their works to compete in this festival. APPLY HERE