The Dag Hammarskjold
Scholarship Fund for Journalists is accepting applications from
professional journalists from developing countries for its 2008
Fellowship Program. Full Story...
Eligible journalists and media houses are invited to apply are for the
Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism which celebrate the best
in freelance print journalism and local reporters who show great courage
and commitment to reporting on controversial issues.
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Global Integrity, an award-winning
international non-profit organization dedicated to tracking governance
and corruption trends around the world, is seeking interested
journalists, researchers, social scientists, and other experts with a
background in governance and corruption issues to prepare its Global
Integrity Report: 2008.
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2008 AfrComNet Awards for
Excellence in HIV/AIDS Communication in Africa
Eligible and interested individuals and organisations are encouraged to
apply for the second Annual Awards for Excellence in HIV and AIDS
Strategic Communication in Africa instituted by the African Network for
Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet).
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Young
Journalists/Filmmakers Sought for Metropolis TV Programmes
Metropolis, a new multimedia project, initiated by Hivos and the VPRO, a
media organization from The Netherlands is seeking young filmmakers and
journalists with proven track records, who would like to contribute to
its programmes, producing and directing short features about events in
their countries. Full
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Knight International
Journalism Awards Seek Nomination of Outstanding Journalists
The
Washington-based nonprofit organization, the International Center for
Journalists (ICFJ) is seeking nominations for the 2008 Knight
International Journalism Awards which recognize international
journalists who demonstrate an extraordinary devotion to the craft by
upholding the highest journalistic standards despite overwhelming
challenges. Full Story...
The Henry J. Kaiser Award
for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Reporting in Africa
African
professional journalists (including, but not limited to, African
freelancers) working on the continent for African media organizations
that are headquartered within the continent of Africa primarily targeted
at and received by an African audience are invited to apply for the
Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Reporting in Africa.
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Wole Soyinka Awards for
Investigative Reporting Call for Entries
Interested Nigerian professional journalist or team of journalists (full
time professional or freelancers) are eligible to apply for the
forthcoming Wole Soyinka Awards for Investigative Reporting.
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Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Awards
The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) is calling for entries
for its awards for reporting on the environment from journalists
internationally. The contest honours work that has appeared in
newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and online services, as well as from
radio and television. The work will be honoured in nine categories, each
with a US$1000 prize. Full
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Entries
are now invited for the 2008-9 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.
There is no entry fee or form. Only the winners will be notified and
entries will not be acknowledged or returned.
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Grants to attend 2008 Global Investigative
Journalism Conference
Investigative journalists from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Middle
East, Asia, Africa and Latin America are invited to apply for grants to
cover their travel and stay at the 2008 Global Investigative Journalism
Conference in Lillehammer, Norway, holding September 11 to 14.
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Award for Excellence in TB
Reporting Instituted
The institution of a new journalism prize, ‘the Stop TB Partnership/
Lilly MDR-TB Partnership Journalism Award’ was announced on the eve (8
to 12 November 2007) of the World Conference of the International Union
against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
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IWPR
Establishes Sahar Journalists' Assistance Fund
The
Institute of War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) has established a new fund,
in honour of Sahar al-Haideri, to support exiled or disabled journalists
around the world to participate in its training and reporting programmes.
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WASH
Media Awards on Water Supply and Sanitation
The
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) are co-sponsoring the
second edition of the WASH Media Award competition, to be held between
July 2007 and April 2008.
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