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Dec 31, 2022
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Dec 31, 2022
COLab highlights events of interest to local journalists and to our fellow Coloradans. What are we missing? We want to hear from you. To suggest
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Dec 31, 2022
OLab highlights trainings and workshops of interest to local journalists. What are we missing? We want to hear from you. To suggest an upcoming training
Information and Elections in the Digital Era
During election cycles, countries around the world feel the impact of the digital revolution. It is extremely important to be well versed on how technology is affecting information-sharing and voting. To prepare key stakeholders for how new technologies affect information and elections, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas joined forces with the United …
Online News Association 2022 Conference
As the premier gathering of highly engaged digital journalists who are shaping the future of media, ONA’s annual conference is a global journalism festival offering interactive panels, workshops and networking events with some of the most innovative minds in digital news media, including audience and analytics professionals, news product, strategy and business executives and entrepreneurs. Learn …
Apply for Funding From the Water Desk
The Water Desk is now accepting applications for grants of $2,500 to $10,000 to support media outlets and individual journalists covering water issues related to the Colorado River Basin. The deadline for applications for the 2022 grants is Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 11:59 pm Pacific. This grantmaking program is only open to journalists (freelance and staff) …
Covering Solitary Confinement: A Fellowship and Webinar
Re-thinking solitary confinement’s place in prison and jail management remains one of the critical pieces of unfinished business in U.S. corrections. “In the 1980s, people promoted solitary confinement as a way to deal with violence in prisons,” said Judith Resnik, Yale Law School’s Arthur Liman professor of law, and the author of a new report on …
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Watchdog Fund: Support for Colorado Journalists Reporting on Inequities
Colorado journalists and media makers who need access to public records in order to investigate and report on social, economic, racial and other inequities can now find support from a new “watchdog fund” established by the Colorado Media Project. Seeded by The Colorado Trust, the fund will reimburse qualified applicants for money they spend on …
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Responsible Reporting on Suicide for Journalists
Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and groups like the CDC and WHO have identified training journalists to responsibly report on the topic as a key priority for prevention. Carter Center fellow Aneri Pattani (’19-’20) has helped create a free, online course to do just that. Through lectures, readings, and interactive practice activities, …
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From COVID to Monkeypox: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci
The coronavirus pandemic turned Dr. Anthony Fauci into a household name as the leading scientific voice of the government’s response. But the nation’s top infectious disease specialist has had a massive impact on public health policy over four decades and seven presidents. As director of the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. …
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IRE Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship
This year-long program through Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) is intended to prepare and support a journalist of color for a solid career in investigative reporting. The program also provides an opportunity for the fellow’s news outlets to benefit from the fellow’s investigative skill-building. An underlying goal of the program is to increase the range …
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Denver Press Club Hall of Fame Banquet
After a three-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Denver Press Club will bring back the annual Hall of Fame banquet Oct. 8 with the induction of five new members. Learn about the class of Hall of Fame inductees: Sandra Dillard: A ground-breaker, Sandra was the first Black female reporter at The Denver Post, …
IRE Online Master Class: Editing the Data Story
Managing a data project presents challenges for any editor. No matter your comfort level with data, this session will give you the foundation you need to help make sure your reporters aren’t running with scissors or spinning their wheels on data projects. Two veteran editors, Jennifer LaFleur of The Center for Public Integrity and Maud …
RJI Student Innovation Competition
The Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Student Competition is open for entries! Calling all college journalism students! Here is an opportunity to develop a journalism idea to test out in partnership with a local news source. THE CHALLENGE:Come up with a utility journalism idea to test out in partnership with a local news source. Utility journalism, …
IRE’s DBEI Symposium
IRE’s second annual event focused solely on diversity and equity issues, the DBEI Symposium, will be held virtually on October 20-21, 2022.. The symposium will focus on helping journalists with newsroom diversity issues and with investigating inequality in their communities, from education and labor to housing and criminal justice.
Independent News Sustainability Summit
Coming in October 2022, the Independent News Sustainability Summit will bring the leaders of independent local news back together in one place. The summit is: ▪︎ A first-of-its-kind conference focused on revenue and sustainability for independent news businesses▪︎ An in-person gathering for independent publishers and other current and future news leaders▪︎ A celebration of the best work, innovation, and experimentation in …
Save the Date: SRCCON CARE
The next SRCCON (Source Con) event is December 8-9, during which individuals will gather online to focus on the role of care in journalism. SRCCON has always been rooted in care and support— having had a dedicated page about it for years!—and approaching work with thoughtfulness and consideration is a huge part of how OpenNews operates. With SRCCON:CARE, …
Emergency Grants for Coverage of Threats to Democracy in the U.S.
Through the Fund for Investigative Journalism, emergency grants are available for investigative stories that break new ground and expose wrongdoing in the public or private sectors related to threats to democracy. These can include, for example, investigative stories on barriers to voting, voter suppression, misinformation, political influence in election systems, efforts to undermine the rule …
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Apply to Mentor a Vet
Military Veterans in Journalism (MVJ) is a professional association that creates community for vets, supports their career growth, and advocates for increasing newsroom diversity through hiring more vets. Are you a journalist interested in helping develop the careers of military vets in journalism? If so, apply to become a mentor. You must have three years …
Apply for a Military Veterans in Journalism Grant
Military Veterans in Journalism (MVJ) offers Journalism Grants for quality stories about issues related to disabilities in the military veteran community. This program helps aspiring journalists grow professionally in their reporting careers and publish quality stories about issues related to disabilities in the military veteran community. Grant amounts vary depending on the story, and start …
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United States Journalism Emergency Fund
Requests will be reviewed on an ongoing basis in the order they were received. Learn more by visiting IWMF. The International Women’s Media Foundation has partnered with the Craig Newmark Philanthropies to establish the United States Journalism Emergency Fund to directly support U.S. journalists in need so they can resume work essential to our functioning democracy. Applicants must …
The Black Journalists Therapy Relief Fund
Applications for support as well as donations to the fund are accepted on an ongoing basis. The Black Journalists Therapy Relief Fund (BJTRF), founded by Sonia Weiser in May 2020, is designed to provide financial assistance for Black journalists facing financial hardship who are unable to pay for the mental health support they need during …
The Black Press Grant Program
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will provide grant funding to support freelance reporters and producers at Black-owned news outlets. The grants aim to help ensure Black-owned media outlets are resourced with original and innovative coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its intersections within the nation’s K-12 education system. Journalists and those within Black-owned media …
Receive Individual Advice on Your Local Investigative Project
ProPublica‘s Local Reporting Network (LRN), which focuses on supporting local and regional newsrooms to produce journalism that affects their communities, is hosting “Office Hours” so journalists can get advice on shaping a local investigative project. Sign up through this form and upload a one-page description of the project or ideas you have in mind. You’ll be paired with a …
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Journalists Trauma Support Network Resources
The Journalists Trauma Support Network (JTSN) is a project of The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. As stated on the JTSN website, “Journalists serve society on the frontlines, and often take on the trauma of the stories they cover. Too often this trauma goes unnoticed and untreated. [JTSN is] building a community to change …
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