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SUMMARY:Practical Training for Journalists Investigating the Ocean
DESCRIPTION:“This four-part webinar series is designed as a practical path for journalists conducting ocean investigations. The sessions include: \n\nWebinar 1-May 19: Understanding ocean regulation and governance\nWebinar 2-June 9: Using OSINT tools for ship tracking and port monitoring\nWebinar 3-July 7: Following the money and identifying actors that profit from the ocean\nWebinar 4-August 11: Reporting on labor and human rights at sea\n\nAll sessions will take place at 4:00pm GMT and will be led by the Pulitzer Center’s Data and Research team\, alongside former Ocean Reporting Network Fellows. Each webinar will run for 90 minutes and include time for participants to ask questions related to their own investigations.”
URL:https://connector.casw.org/event/practical-training-for-journalists-investigating-the-ocean/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T170000
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SUMMARY:ComSciCon Flagship Workshop
DESCRIPTION:“We are excited to announce the 14th annual ComSciCon Flagship Workshop Special International Edition\, taking place at University of Bordeaux\, France from July 7th to 10th\, 2026. \n“ComSciCon provides graduate student attendees with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet early career leaders in Science Communication\, learn from and interact with a remarkable group of invited experts\, and produce original work communicating complex technical concepts from science and engineering to a new audience. \n“At ComSciCon’s Flagship Workshop\, participants build communication skills that scientists and other technical professionals need to express ideas to their peers\, experts in other fields\, and the general public.” \nDeadline to apply: Feb 15.
URL:https://connector.casw.org/event/comscicon-flagship-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260711
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship
DESCRIPTION:“The Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship provides an unrivalled opportunity for an exceptional early career journalist: a nine-month fellowship with Durham University and Reuters to undertake an investigative project. The Fellow will be mentored by top Reuters editors while having access to Durham’s academics and research resources and will be given the opportunity to develop rigorous\, fact-based research and reporting skills. \n“The Fellow will pursue the project from inside a Reuters newsroom in London\, New York\, Sydney or Toronto with the additional support of colleagues in Durham’s Institute of Advanced Studies. The Fellow will deliver a public seminar at the IAS\, sharing their learnings from the Fellowship and supporting the understanding of journalism at the University. The inaugural Sir Harry Evans Fellow\, Waylon Cunningham\, was part of a Reuters investigative team which won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize in national reporting. \n“The Fellowship has a monthly salary of c.£4\,444 per month (equivalent to a pro-rata salary of c.£53\,333 per year). In addition\, there is a £1\,250 per month living stipend and a one-off payment of £1\,800 for travel and related expenses.”
URL:https://connector.casw.org/event/deadline-sir-harry-evans-global-fellowship/
CATEGORIES:Deadline,Fellowships & Grants
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260713
DTSTAMP:20260608T002600
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: AI Accountability Fellowships
DESCRIPTION:“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. \n“For the first time this year\, the Fellowship will also include funding\, mentorship\, and training to develop and execute an impact plan for each investigation to reach strategic audiences. This can look like building partnerships with content creators to reach online communities\, creating a zine for a local library\, or holding multistakeholder discussions with civil society\, industry\, and government officials. \n“The 10-month Fellowship will provide journalists up to $25\,000 (up to $20\,000 for reporting and $5\,000 for engagement activities).”
URL:https://connector.casw.org/event/deadline-ai-accountability-fellowships/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T210000
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SUMMARY:Reporting the Science: How To Vet Studies and Spot Red Flags
DESCRIPTION:“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. \n“Please note: This webinar is free and available to EurekAlert! members only. Not a member? Join for free by visiting https://www.eurekalert.org/register.”
URL:https://connector.casw.org/event/reporting-the-science-how-to-vet-studies-and-spot-red-flags/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260723
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: USC Annenberg Data Fellowship
DESCRIPTION:“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\, participating journalists receive one-on-one mentoring as they produce a major investigative or explanatory health reporting project or a series of individual data-driven health stories that focus on issues important to their communities around the country. \n“This program offers training on data acquisition\, cleaning\, analysis and visualization led by some of the most skilled data reporters and journalism practitioners in the nation. They teach journalists how to ‘bulletproof’ their data\, ensuring accuracy in reporting. New program components focus on how to use AI in data journalism. Following the training week\, Senior Fellows mentor reporters as they pair original data analysis with compelling narratives on long neglected or underexplored issues. \n“Admitted Fellows receive: \n\nA $2\,000 stipend to defray reporting costs\nA multi-day\, in-person training in beginner\, intermediate or advanced Spreadsheets or RStudio: October 6-9\, 2026\nFive months of professional mentorship with some of the top data journalists in the country\nFellows also are eligible to apply for professional mentorship in engaged journalism and $1\,000-$2\,000 to support those creative efforts.”
URL:https://connector.casw.org/event/deadline-usc-annenberg-data-fellowship/
CATEGORIES:Deadline,Fellowships & Grants
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260726
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SUMMARY:Ecological Society of America's Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 26-31\, at the Salt Palace Convention Center\, 100 S W Temple St\, Salt Lake City\, UT. \nESA invites press and institutional public information officers to attend for free (please see our credential policy). \nSessions will feature research and scientific advances relevant to both regional and global audiences. Our meeting program is still in development; see information about our plenary speakers here. \nTo apply for a press badge\, or to receive additional news tips about the ESA Annual Meeting\, please contact ESA Public Affairs Manager Mayda Nathan at mayda@esa.org. \nFor more information about the Ecological Society of America\, visit www.esa.org or find us on  Facebook\, Twitter/X\, Bluesky\, LinkedIn\, Instagram and YouTube. \nThe Ecological Society of America\, founded in 1915\, is the world’s largest community of professional ecologists and a trusted source of ecological knowledge\, committed to advancing the understanding of life on Earth. The 8\,000 member Society publishes six journals and a membership bulletin and broadly shares ecological information through policy\, media outreach\, and education initiatives. The Society’s Annual Meeting attracts 4\,000 attendees and features the most recent advances in ecological science.
URL:https://connector.casw.org/event/ecological-society-of-americas-annual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTSTAMP:20260608T002600
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: Journalismfund.eu European Cross-Border Grants
DESCRIPTION:“This grant aims to address the shortage of independent journalism by providing grants to investigative journalism projects in Europe and encouraging cross-border collaboration with an expert approach. \n“The total grant budget is €1\,120\,000 to distribute over six application rounds (€280\,000 per call). \n“For journalists who’d like to take a more scientific and methodical approach to their investigations and thus strengthen their investigations\, the European Cross-border Grants programme now offers them the possibility to work with subject-matter experts” (Jan. 20\, 2026 info webinar). \n2026 deadlines: \n\nMarch 19\nMay 21\nJuly 30\nOctober 1\n\n2027 deadlines: \n\nJanuary 7\nMarch 11
URL:https://connector.casw.org/event/deadline-journalismfund-eu-european-cross-border-grants/
CATEGORIES:Fellowships & Grants
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260801
DTSTAMP:20260608T002600
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: Barlett & Steele Awards
DESCRIPTION:“The Barlett and Steele Awards\, named in honor of renowned investigative business journalists Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele … have two categories: one for news organizations with a national or global audience and one for publications with a regional or local focus. Additionally\, an award will be given to an Outstanding Young Journalist that will recognize the work of a journalist under 35 years of age who demonstrates outstanding ability in investigative business reporting. \n“Administered by The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism\, the Barlett & Steele awards for Gold\, Silver and Bronze each fall honor journalists and news organizations ranging in size from local to international.” \nCash prizes. Past winners have included stories on health impacts\, the petrochemical industry\, radioactive contamination in groundwater\, forever chemicals and more.
URL:https://connector.casw.org/event/deadline-barlett-steele-awards/
CATEGORIES:Awards,Deadline
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