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Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary

"The Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary supports a research and reporting trip by an early career Canadian journalist who has recently graduated from one of Canada’s university-level journalism programs. The purpose of the $15,000 bursary is to encourage a young journalist to get off the beaten track for a minimum of six weeks. The successful applicant will outline a proposal to travel abroad or to a region of Canada that is not usually well covered by the media and to research and then prepare a substantial body of journalistic work on an important issue. A key element of the bursary is journalistic mentorship for the successful candidate and some assistance with preparations for the trip. Journalists who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents and who graduated from a university-level journalism program in the past five years are eligible to apply for the Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary. Journalism students who are in their graduating year are eligible to apply for the bursary but must demonstrate that they are eligible to graduate this June. Applicants who work full-time with a media organization must be able to take a leave of absence for a minimum of six weeks to take up the reporting trip if selected for the bursary." Deadline: May 10, 2026.
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Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary

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"The Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary supports a research and reporting trip by an early career Canadian journalist who has recently graduated from one of Canada’s university-level journalism programs. The purpose of the $15,000 bursary is to encourage a young journalist to get off the beaten track for a minimum of six weeks. The successful applicant will outline a proposal to travel abroad or to a region of Canada that is not usually well covered by the media and to research and then prepare a substantial body of journalistic work on an important issue. A key element of the bursary is journalistic mentorship for the successful candidate and some assistance with preparations for the trip. Journalists who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents and who graduated from a university-level journalism program in the past five years are eligible to apply for the Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary. Journalism students who are in their graduating year are eligible to apply for the bursary but must demonstrate that they are eligible to graduate this June. Applicants who work full-time with a media organization must be able to take a leave of absence for a minimum of six weeks to take up the reporting trip if selected for the bursary." Deadline: May 10, 2026.
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How To Cover Nature Crime

"How can journalists report on nature crime and other criminal activity that affects the environment, as well as the people who live in and depend on these ecosystems? What tools, collaborations and reporting approaches are needed to uncover illegal logging, mining, drug trafficking, and other threats to ecosystems and Indigenous and local communities? "Join this special webinar hosted by Mongabay’s Global Bureau. ... Drawing on reporting by Mongabay’s Nature Crime fellows in Mongabay Latam and Mongabay Indonesia, the discussion explores what journalists can learn from their methods, tools, and field experience."
  • When: May 5, 2026 at 12:00 UTC // 8 a.m. EDT
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How To Cover Nature Crime

Summary:
"How can journalists report on nature crime and other criminal activity that affects the environment, as well as the people who live in and depend on these ecosystems? What tools, collaborations and reporting approaches are needed to uncover illegal logging, mining, drug trafficking, and other threats to ecosystems and Indigenous and local communities? "Join this special webinar hosted by Mongabay’s Global Bureau. ... Drawing on reporting by Mongabay’s Nature Crime fellows in Mongabay Latam and Mongabay Indonesia, the discussion explores what journalists can learn from their methods, tools, and field experience."
  • When: May 5, 2026 at 12:00 UTC // 8 a.m. EDT
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A Burning House, A Quiet Media, A Silenced Majority

"Climate coverage declined globally in 2025 by 14% compared to 2024. In the US, ABC News, CBS News, and NBC News reduced the airtime devoted to climate change by 35%. ... To understand this retreat from climate coverage and how it might be remedied, CCNow’s executive director Mark Hertsgaard held conversations in early 2026 with more than 30 climate journalists at leading TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, and digital news outlets in Asia, North and South America, Europe, and Africa. ... Those conversations, along with CCNow’s years of work with journalists and news outlets around the world, inform a white paper that CCNow is releasing today."
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A Burning House, A Quiet Media, A Silenced Majority

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"Climate coverage declined globally in 2025 by 14% compared to 2024. In the US, ABC News, CBS News, and NBC News reduced the airtime devoted to climate change by 35%. ... To understand this retreat from climate coverage and how it might be remedied, CCNow’s executive director Mark Hertsgaard held conversations in early 2026 with more than 30 climate journalists at leading TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, and digital news outlets in Asia, North and South America, Europe, and Africa. ... Those conversations, along with CCNow’s years of work with journalists and news outlets around the world, inform a white paper that CCNow is releasing today."
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Covering Climate Now

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April 16, 2026

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U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters

"Climate Central maintains this comprehensive database tracking U.S. weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (including Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment to 2026). As of March 2026, the U.S. has sustained 431 such events, with a total cost exceeding $3.1 trillion."
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U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters

Summary:
"Climate Central maintains this comprehensive database tracking U.S. weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (including Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment to 2026). As of March 2026, the U.S. has sustained 431 such events, with a total cost exceeding $3.1 trillion."
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Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism

JSK Journalism Fellowships at Stanford

"Good environmental journalism changes things. It puts a name to what was once invisible, and makes people care about places and problems they might never otherwise encounter. This is the idea behind the Knight-Risser Prize. And after a decade of recognizing outstanding published work, we’re doing something different: Starting in 2026, the prize will help fund the reporting before it happens. "Up to $10,000 is available to support an enterprise or investigative environmental story set in the western United States, which is defined as all states west of the Mississippi River, including Hawaii and Alaska. "The Knight-Risser prize is open to reporters, photographers, radio and audio journalists, television and video journalists, and documentary filmmakers working in the United States." Deadline: June 2, 2026.
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Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism

Summary:
"Good environmental journalism changes things. It puts a name to what was once invisible, and makes people care about places and problems they might never otherwise encounter. This is the idea behind the Knight-Risser Prize. And after a decade of recognizing outstanding published work, we’re doing something different: Starting in 2026, the prize will help fund the reporting before it happens. "Up to $10,000 is available to support an enterprise or investigative environmental story set in the western United States, which is defined as all states west of the Mississippi River, including Hawaii and Alaska. "The Knight-Risser prize is open to reporters, photographers, radio and audio journalists, television and video journalists, and documentary filmmakers working in the United States." Deadline: June 2, 2026.
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JSK Journalism Fellowships at Stanford

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Workshop

Invasive Annual Grass Journalist Workshop

"By many standards, invasive annual grasses and rangeland fires are the most significant threats to western landscapes. Land managers and conservationists are racing to implement effective treatments to get ahead of this massive land health issue before it becomes insurmountable due to scale and cost. The Intermountain West Joint Venture is hosting an event for journalists to make a deep dive into this complex issue. This workshop will be a fully on-the-record opportunity for journalists to learn from speakers, ask questions, collect imagery, and have hands-on experiences. We hope all participants will build a strong understanding of the topics to be able to report effectively on them and grow the base of people they can reach out to on these natural resource issues."
  • When: June 2-4, 2026
  • Where: Thermopolis, Wyoming
  • A limited number of travel scholarships are available to support transportation and lodging.
Workshop

Invasive Annual Grass Journalist Workshop

Summary:
"By many standards, invasive annual grasses and rangeland fires are the most significant threats to western landscapes. Land managers and conservationists are racing to implement effective treatments to get ahead of this massive land health issue before it becomes insurmountable due to scale and cost. The Intermountain West Joint Venture is hosting an event for journalists to make a deep dive into this complex issue. This workshop will be a fully on-the-record opportunity for journalists to learn from speakers, ask questions, collect imagery, and have hands-on experiences. We hope all participants will build a strong understanding of the topics to be able to report effectively on them and grow the base of people they can reach out to on these natural resource issues."
  • When: June 2-4, 2026
  • Where: Thermopolis, Wyoming
  • A limited number of travel scholarships are available to support transportation and lodging.
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