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  • Practical Training for Journalists Investigating the Ocean

    "This four-part webinar series is designed as a practical path for journalists conducting ocean investigations. The sessions include: Webinar 1-May 19: Understanding ocean regulation and governance Webinar 2-June 9: Using

  • DEADLINE: Media Workshop on Biodiversity Reporting in Kenya

    "Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) invites journalists based in Kenya to join a workshop on biodiversity reporting in the rich coastal biological diversity hotspot, Malindi, from August 24-26, 2026. This opportunity is open to journalists interested in understanding key biodiversity areas, concepts and policies in Kenya, and how to authoritatively report on them. "The organizers

  • DEADLINE: AI Accountability Fellowships

    "The Al Accountability Fellowships seek to support journalists working on in-depth AI accountability stories that examine governments' and corporations’ uses of predictive, generative, and surveillance technologies to guide decisions in policing, medicine, social welfare, criminal justice, hiring, and more. "For the first time this year, the Fellowship will also include funding, mentorship, and training to

  • DEADLINE: Tarbell Grants for AI Journalism

    "As artificial intelligence grows more influential, the companies building it and the policymakers regulating it warrant the kind of scrutiny that journalism exists to provide. We believe rigorous, independent reporting serves the public interest—demystifying technical developments, following the money, and documenting what happens when these systems enter the real world. "Tarbell offers grants of $1,000–$20,000

  • DEADLINE: IWMF Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism

    "Kari Howard loved stories that left readers feeling as though they had just met a new friend. Writers fortunate enough to work with her as their editor found themselves challenged to weave the music of everyday life and the passion of extraordinary love into the fabric of stories illuminating the most important issues of the

  • Reporting the Science: How To Vet Studies and Spot Red Flags

    "This webinar will help journalists sharpen their skills in evaluating scientific research. You’ll learn how to assess study design and statistical claims, identify common red flags in papers, and confidently vet scientific findings before reporting them. "Please note: This webinar is free and available to EurekAlert! members only. Not a member? Join for free by

  • DEADLINE: EJN Story Grants to Report on Asia’s Endangered Apes

    "As part of EJN’s Empowering Media for the Conservation of Apes in Africa and Asia, we will award up to 10 story grants to journalists in Asian range countries seeking to report on the threats faced by apes (in the wild and in captivity), and the conservation solutions that must be scaled to safeguard animal,

  • Covering Mental Health As a Public Health Issue

    "Mental health and substance abuse is such a daunting focus area for health journalists, it can be tricky to know where to find sources, stats, and story leads. "Join the

  • DEADLINE: USC Annenberg Data Fellowship

    "Our Data Fellowship offers journalists an opportunity to transform their reporting by training them to 'interview the data' as if it were a human source. They finish the five-month program equipped with the tools to find and obtain data and perform analyses that can yield new and important investigative insights. As part of the program,

  • Ecological Society of America’s Annual Meeting

    Press registration is now open for the Ecological Society of America's Annual Meeting, the world’s largest gathering of professional ecologists. The 2026 meeting will run from Sunday through Friday, July