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  • DEADLINE: EJN Reporting Fellowships To Produce In-Depth Stories on Climate Change and the Private Sector in Bangladesh 2026

    "Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering reporting fellowships to journalists in Bangladesh to support the production of in-depth reports on the private sector and climate change. ""EJN, through its Business and Climate and Media Initiative (BCMI), is pleased to offer up to 10 fellowships to selected journalists to produce reports on climate change and the

  • DEADLINE: Uproot Ocean Nexus International Fellowship

    "The Ocean Nexus International Fellowship is a program for journalists created by Ocean Nexus in collaboration with the Uproot Project, seeking to advance transformative changes at the intersection of ocean governance, social justice, and equity. Participating journalists, working closely with Ocean Nexus scientists, aim to deepen their understanding of how our relationship with the ocean

  • SWCC In-Person Workshop: Moderating for Impact

    "Science writers and communicators are often asked to drive discussions by moderating or sitting on panels in a variety of professional and public venues. How they perform these roles has a big impact on how audiences contextualize important issues and these are roles of increasing importance given the current geopolitical climate. Additionally, acting in these

  • DEADLINE: DIG Awards

    "DIG announces the official opening for the 2026 edition of the DIG Awards, the international competition that for twelve years have been the benchmark for the best documentary filmmakers and journalists on the planet, and that will be presented during the next edition of DIG Festival, scheduled in Modena from 23 to 27 September 2026.

  • Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Annual Conference

    "The 2026 SWCC Annual Conference will take place June 15-16 at the Plaza Centre-Ville in Montréal, Quebec. The opening reception will be on June 14. "In an age when scientific progress often outpaces public understanding, the work of science journalists, communicators, educators, and policy makers has never mattered more. Yet in the current landscape of

  • Healthy & Sustainable Diets: Evidence-Based Reporting for Journalists & Science Communicators

    "How we write about diets shapes what people eat, which is why the hashtag#FoodChoices4LIFE project, funded by the LIFE Programme, is hosting a free training offering evidence-based tools for sharper food reporting. "Participants will explore what the scientific literature says about which communication strategies actually shift food behaviour, how to report on uncertainty and contested

  • Reporting on Public Health in the Current Political Environment

    Virtual

    "As public health becomes increasingly politicized, journalists continue to face challenges in reporting clearly and accurately on issues that impact their communities and the broader public. "Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for a timely conversation with KFF Health News journalists Julie Rovner and Amanda Seitz. They will explore how journalists can gain audience

  • DEADLINE: EGU Science Journalism Fellowship

    "The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has begun accepting applications for the 2026 Science Journalism Fellowship competition. The fellowships enable journalists to report, in any European language, on ongoing research in the Earth, planetary or space sciences, with successful applicants receiving up to €5000 to cover expenses related to their projects."

  • DEADLINE: COP31 Climate Change Media Partnership Reporting Fellowship for Journalists

    "The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP), led by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, is pleased to announce the COP31 CCMP Reporting Fellowship Program for journalists and creator journalists from low- and middle-income countries interested in covering the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP31).

  • Energy Reporting 101 for Environmental Journalists

    "Two reporters and an energy expert break down what environmental journalists need to know about the energy transition, based on the latest reports from international energy analysts. How quickly are renewables displacing fossil fuels? How have AI and U.S. policy changes complicated the path to net zero? What does this mean for climate change and

  • DEADLINE: EJN Workshop on Covering Ocean Science and Deep-Sea Exploration for Brazilian Journalists

    "Few people realize that humanity has only visually documented an area of the seafloor roughly equivalent to the size of the São Paulo metropolitan area—the vast majority of the ocean floor remains unmapped, unexplored and unknown. But deep sea ecosystems are critical to global biodiversity, carbon storage and climate regulation, and are increasingly threatened by human activity such as deep-sea mining and

  • From the Panama Papers to the Epstein Files: Investigating Leaks and Large-Scale Data in the Age of AI

    "From the Panama Papers to the Epstein Files, large troves of data — whether leaked documents, legal records, or financial databases — have reshaped investigative journalism over the past two decades. Investigative journalists today face an overwhelming proliferation of data, growing authentication challenges fueled by AI-generated forgeries, and mounting pressure on source protection. At the