Upcoming opportunities — June 2024
Upcoming opportunities — June 2024
In our ongoing commitment to bolster your work, we are pleased to present a curated selection of opportunities, valuable resources and call for proposals that may interest you or are likely to align with your objectives.
Have an exciting opportunity or event to add to this list? Please let us know in the comments section.
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WanaData Events
Prepare for exciting speakers and topics in July 2024. Keep an eye out on our social media platforms to hear who will be the guest speaker for your chapter!
Job Opportunities:
Senior Copy Editor needed at Code for Africa
Code for Africa (CfA) seeks a senior copy editor with at least five years of copywriting or sub-editing experience.
For more information: https://opportunities.codeforafrica.org/2024/06/10/senior-copy-editor-come-craft-concise-content/
Deadline: 12 July 2024
Fellowships/ Scholarships/ Grants/Awards:
Mental Health in Journalism Summit
The Mental Health in Journalism Summit will bring together mental health experts from around the world for a collaborative exploration of this issue. If you believe your experience and expertise can contribute to this conversation you’re encouraged to submit a proposal.
For more information: https://theselfinvestigation.com/summit/#proposals
Deadline: 23 June 2024
Funding opportunity for women and non-binary journalists
The International Women’s Media Foundation is accepting applications for the Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism to award annual grants in support of proposals to report and publish compelling human stories. Grants will be for a maximum of $5,000. Projects reported and published in English anywhere in the world are eligible.
For more information: https://www.iwmf.org/programs/kari-howard-fund/
Deadline: 14 July 2024
Nat Nakasa Awards
The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) is now accepting nominations for the Nat Nakasa Awards for Courageous Journalism, focusing on stories published in print, online, or broadcast between June 2023 and June 2024:
The Award is open to all journalists serving all media platforms from a community / national newspaper, magazine, or an electronic medium (including online publishers).
Please submit your nomination with a motivation of 300 words and a sample of or the body of work
For more information: Ms Dzudzie Netshisaulu
Email: dzudzien@sanef.org.za
Deadline: 30 June 2024
IPI’s local news accelerator programme seeks newsrooms worldwide
The International Press Institute (IPI) invites newsrooms from around the world to apply for its four-month Local News Accelerator.
The Local News Accelerator supports digital innovation in local journalism’s editorial and business models around the world and helps to develop a financially and editorially sustainable local media business.
For more information: https://ipi.media/innovation/local-news-accelerator/
Deadline: 7 July 2024
Fellowships for journalists to cover UN biodiversity conference in Colombia
Earth Journalism Network (EJN) has a fellowship for journalists interested in covering the UN biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia.
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity will be held from October to November 2024.
The fellowship will strengthen journalists’ reporting on biodiversity issues and draw attention to the impacts of biodiversity depletion.
EJN will cover non-refundable economy-class airfare, accommodation, meals, travel medical insurance and ground transportation costs related to the in-person fellowship participation.
For more information: https://earthjournalism.net/opportunities/fellowships-for-journalists-to-cover-the-un-biodiversity-conference-uncbd-cop16-in
Deadline: 6 July 2024
HumAngle technology and civic impact fellowship seeks applications, Nigeria
The HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship is currently accepting applications from journalists, activists, and civil society members. Fellows for the technology and civic impact fellowship will have a track record of excellence and will be drawn from the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria.
For more information: https://humangle.org/call-for-applications-to-the-humangle-technology-and-civic-impact-fellowship/
Deadline: 12 July 2024
Events:
Africa at the crossroads webinar
Join Reuters next webinar as Reuters journalists from Africa and international teams meet to delve into the intricate tapestry of the continent’s unique geopolitical landscape in the modern era.
Date: 2 July 2024
Time: 15:00–16:00 SAST
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