Training

Journalists, editors can apply for media management course

DEADLINE: MARCH 15TH, 2021 —KAS Media Africa and Wits Journalism invite African journalists and editors to apply for Media Management short course scholarship.

The media course will be accredited by the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The course will be offered online with weekly virtual seminars from April to May 2021.

Students will be equipped with skills such as legacy and digital management principles, marketing strategy, financial management, human resource management, strategic planning and a better understanding of audiences.

Senior journalists working in newsrooms across sub-Saharan Africa who are interested in taking on management responsibilities are eligible to apply.

Interested applicants must have three to five years of newsroom experience.

The organisers could provide allowances to cover participants’ data costs.

The deadline for applications is March 15th, 2021.

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Journalists can apply for free online science course

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

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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

 

Indigenous journalists can apply for grants at EJN

DEADLINE: MARCH 12, 2021 — Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering grants to Indigenous journalists to produce stories about environmental degradation in Indigenous communities. APPLY HERE

 

Cartoonists and Photojournalists can submit story pitches at WSCIJ 

DEADLINE: MARCH 12TH, 2021 —Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) invites Nigerian cartoonists and photojournalists to submit visual story pitches. APPLY HERE

 

Apply for grant at Justice for Journalists Foundation

DEADLINE: MARCH 14, 2021 — Justice for Journalists (JFJ) Foundation invites professional and non-professional investigative journalists to apply for grants. APPLY HERE

 

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