Grants

Journalists can apply for grant to investigate government procurement

DEADLINE: JULY 30, 2020 – Journalists in Nigeria can apply for support grants to investigate procurement projects across the country.

The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) and Dataphyte are calling for applications from journalists to carry out these independent investigative projects.

Journalists who need support for travel and other reporting expenses using data sets on Budeshi can apply.

Applicants are required to select projects from Budeshi and carry out field investigations on selected projects.

Only journalists working with a reputable media organisation can apply for these grants.

Selected applicants must ensure that the reports are published on their media platforms.

APPLY HERE

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Premium Times publisher, three others named international press freedom awardees

The publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi, and three other journalists, Shahidul Alam, Mohammad Mosaed and Svetlana Prokopyev have been named the international press freedom awardees by The Committee to Protect Journalists. APPLY HERE

 

Stakeholders push for accurate, relevant data at Wole Soyinka 12th lecture

Stakeholders, at an event organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) to mark Professor Wole Soyinka’s 86th birthday, have pushed for Nigeria to have accurate and relevant data towards national development. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for Africa Check 2020 scholarship programme

DEADLINE: JULY 22, 2020 – Fact-checkers and African journalists interested in fact-checking can apply for a 12-day Africa Check scholarship programme dedicated to fact-checking. APPLY HERE

 

Register for 21st International Symposium on Online Journalism

The Knight Center has cancelled its in-person conference, International Symposium on Online Journalism scheduled for April at the University of Texas at Austin. REGISTER HERE

 

McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism

DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2020 – McGraw Centre for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, is calling for applications for its 2020 McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism. APPLY HERE

 

VACANCY: ICFJ is hiring an Assistant Editorial Project Manager

DEADLINE: JULY 21, 2020 — The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) requires the service of an Assistant Editorial Project Manager. APPLY HERE

 

VACANCY: Editor, researcher needed at Dubawa

DEADLINE: JULY 21, 2020 — Dubawa, a fact-checking project of the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) is looking for a motivated and highly experienced a full-time editor and a researcher. APPLYHERE

 

Apply for second round of IFCN fact-checking innovation initiative

DEADLINE: JULY 24, 2020 ― The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) is currently seeking applications for the second round of funding for the Fact-Checking Innovation Initiative. APPLY HERE

 

Dubawa trains 13 journalists for 2020 fact-checking fellowship

In commencement of its 2020 Fact-Checking Fellowship, the Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), through its fact-checking project, Dubawa, has selected 13 journalists from Nigeria and Ghana. READ HERE

 

Meedan supports African non-profits, others to tackle COVID-19 misinformation

Meedan has supported twenty-five non-profit organisations as part of its efforts to tackle health misinformation, particularly those arising from the novel COVID-19. READ HERE

 

Journalists can apply for Prevent Epidemics Journalism Fellowship

DEADLINE: JULY 24, 2020 ― Applications are now being accepted for the 2nd Prevent Epidemics Journalism Fellowship organised by the Nigeria Health Watch. APPLY HERE

 

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