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Webinar: Extreme Heat — A Rising Public Health Threat

Virtual

In this USC Annenberg/Center for Health Journalism webinar, "we’ll examine growing health threats and discuss what kinds of regulations and policies can help. We’ll look at how one sweltering region of the Southwest is taking innovative steps to combat extreme heat and prevent deaths, and what lessons can be drawn from those experiments. Journalists will

Ecological Society of America’s Annual Meeting

Baltimore Convention Center 1 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

"Press registration is now open for the Ecological Society of America's Annual Meeting, the world’s largest gathering of professional ecologists. The 2025 meeting will run from Sunday through Friday, August 10-15, at the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland. "ESA invites press and institutional public information officers to attend for free (please

TJA Professional Development Stipends

"The Trans Journalists Association is offering stipends of $250 and $500 for journalists' professional development. Stipends are available to any journalists who qualify as TJA members. We aim to offer these in the winter, for events that occur in the summer, and in the summer, for events that occur in the fall." If you want

DEADLINE: Metcalf Institute’s Climate Ready Newsroom Fellowship for Local Journalism

"We’re now welcoming applications for the second cohort of our Climate Ready Newsroom fellowship (formerly known as the Climate and Environmental Science Fellowship for Local Journalism), a groundbreaking initiative designed to support local newsrooms in their efforts to report on the science of climate and environmental change. This cohort will focus on newsrooms in Connecticut,

DEADLINE: PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

"The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award celebrates writing that exemplifies literary excellence on the subject of the physical or biological sciences and communicates complex scientific concepts to a lay audience. The winner receives a cash award of $10,000." Submissions are open for publishers from June 25 – August 20, 2025.

Rural Health Journalism Workshop

Save the date for AHCJ’2 2025 Rural Health Journalism Workshop in Atlanta! Check back later for more information. View past workshops and summits here.

Rural Health Journalism Workshop

Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Hotel 1 Hartsfield Center Pkwy, Atlanta, GA, United States

AHCJ will help you understand the implications of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and other changes to federal policy that have occurred since January at the annual Rural Health Workshop on August 21 in Atlanta. We’ll also dig into: What Georgia learned from its experiment with a Medicaid work requirement, also part of the budget

GHHIN/EJN Extreme Heat Photo Contest

"The Global Heat Health Information Network, in partnership with Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN), is launching a global photography competition to showcase the real impacts of extreme heat, and the ways communities around the world are responding to it. "This competition seeks original, compelling photographs that capture the human, environmental, and infrastructural impacts of extreme

DEADLINE: Civic Science Media Funding Opportunity

"Amidst declining public trust in science, civic science media offers a transformative approach to journalism. It moves beyond one-way information dissemination to foster multi-way conversations involving scientists, journalists, and the communities directly affected by scientific advancements. This collaborative model aims to make the public active shapers of the scientific narrative, addressing real-world challenges like climate

SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment

"The Society of Environmental Journalists' annual awards honor the best environmental journalism in 10 categories. $500 for first-place winners; $250 for second-place winners in all categories." Includes a Student Reporting category and, for the "best of the best" winner, $10,000 and travel expenses covered for SEJ's annual conference.

DEADLINE: USC Annenberg Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship

"From the Los Angeles wildfires to Hurricane Helene, we live in an era of mega-disasters and other climate change effects that have enormous implications for health and well-being. The Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship supports ambitious investigative or explanatory projects about health in the context of wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, extreme heat and other disastrous

DEADLINE: British Journalism Awards

Celebrating the best journalism produced for a U.K. audience, the British Journalism Awards are open to all publishers and journalists in print, broadcast, or online media. The awards recognize excellent journalism "that is revelatory and has a real world impact." Categories include the built environment, energy & environment, health & life sciences, and technology. In