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  • Columbia Global Energy Summit

    "Complimentary in-person access to the Columbia Global Energy Summit is available to all credentialed members of the media. "The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026, hosted by the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA, will take place on April 21, 2026 at Columbia University’s Alfred J. Lerner Hall in New York City, NY.

  • Covering the Conflagration: Reporting From the Wildfire Frontiers

    "Wildfires are becoming not only annual events but also unmistakable signs of the broader climate emergency—scorching forests, forcing evacuations, disrupting ecosystems, and crossing borders. Covering the Conflagration brings together journalists who report directly from these frontlines, capturing both the immediate dangers and the longer-term consequences of fire. "Jesse Winter, Visual Journalist and recipient of the

  • DEADLINE: John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism

    "The John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism, which carries a $5,000 prize, is given annually for news reporting that makes an exceptional contribution to the public’s understanding of environmental issues. "The winner will receive $5,000 and will be recognized at a ceremony at Columbia Journalism School. All formats including text, audio and video

  • Crash Course: Beyond the Basics of Science Reporting

    "Science reporting requires walking a line between emphasizing the importance of findings or overselling those findings, contributing to misplaced hope or fanning exaggerated fears. This free, one-hour course—designed for reporters covering science either occasionally or full-time—teaches basic principles about recognizing science worth reporting on and doing it justice in your coverage. "The webinar will help

  • Media Briefing: Data Center Planning — Municipal, Utility and Community Considerations

    "Accelerating demand for new data centers means many communities are being asked for the first time where and how to permit their construction. SciLine’s next briefing will cover considerations being weighed by state and local governments, utilities, and communities as part of the data center planning process. Experts will discuss the local resource-use implications of

  • DEADLINE: Professional Development Grants for Environmental Journalism In Europe

    "Journalismfund.eu's Earth Investigations Programme in 2025/2026 will award €75,000 (per call) in Professional Development Grants for Environmental Journalism for projects on collective development and support services for environmental investigative journalism as a whole. "Any incorporated legal entity can apply. Applying entities do not necessarily need to be based in Europe. However, the proposed project should

  • DEADLINE: Investigation Grants for Environmental Journalism in Europe

    "This Journalismfund.eu's Environmental Investigative Journalism programme supports cross-border teams of professional journalists and/or news outlets investigating illegal, unreported, and unregulated environmental issues linked to European interests, both within and beyond Europe. "Supported investigations must result in publications in at least two media outlets based in different countries, with at least one "being a European outlet

  • DEADLINE: Journalismfund.eu FPD Science Grants

    "With this project Journalismfund wants to stimulate in-depth science journalism in Dutch-language media in Belgium. The programme offers grants to science journalists to work on projects that have great newsworthiness and depth but that cannot be realised in regular media. The projects should be original, innovative and time-consuming and must involve investigative reporting on science and

  • DEADLINE: IJ4EU Impact Award

    "The IJ4EU Impact Award 2026, managed by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), will once again shine a spotlight on cross-border investigations that make a real difference in Europe. Each year, an independent expert jury selects three outstanding investigations, awarding €5,000 to each winner. The winners are announced at the IJ4EU UNCOVERED Conference

  • DEADLINE: McCloy Fellowships on Global Trends

    "In an era of rapid change and global interconnection, understanding and addressing the challenges of tomorrow has never been more urgent. The McCloy Fellowships on Global Trends are designed to empower young American and German professionals to dive deep into the critical issues that shape our world today – issues like national security, demographic changes,

  • DEADLINE: Protecting our Closest Living Relatives — A Workshop on Covering Gibbons and Orangutans in Asia

    "EJN is hosting a three-day virtual media workshop in mid-June 2026 for environmental journalists across Asia seeking to report on the critical threats facing both small and great apes — our closest living relatives. Focusing on gibbons and orangutans, the workshop will explore conservation effectiveness, while encouraging journalists to move beyond wildlife stories to examine

  • DEADLINE: Solutions Visuals – CBNI

    "The Solutions Visuals program, part of SJN’s Climate Beacon Newsroom Initiative, is SJN’s first dedicated visuals program, created to train newsrooms in producing solutions-focused photos, videos and multimedia stories. "The program works with U.S.-based newsrooms to expand, experiment with and refine their visual coverage of the responses to climate change and how those solutions intersect

  • DEADLINE: Climate Digital Storytelling Accelerator

    "This tuition-free, six-week virtual workshop helps reporters who cover climate stories for local news outlets with little or no video experience turn their reporting into engaging content for TikTok, Instagram, and/or YouTube Shorts. No prior video experience is needed. "Seats are limited, and the first workshop is slated to begin Tuesday, May 12th, at 12:00