Fellowship and Award

IWMF Opens Applications for 2025 Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism

Korean Video Journalists Association, May 18 Memorial Foundation Open Entries for Hinzpeter Awards

FIDE Autumn School on Citizens’Assemblies Opens for Registration

Poynter Institute Invites Journalists to Enroll for Grant Writing Course

IFJ, UPF Invite Nominations for Shireen Abu Akleh Prize for Women Journalists

Free Press Unlimited Accepting Nominations for Free Press Awards 2024

DCAD Invites Persons Living with Disability, Disability Advocates to Apply for Travel Support to IGF 2024

The Wilson Center Invites Applications for its International Fellowship Programme

EMANES Annual Conference 2024 Calls for Papers

Thomson Foundation Calls for Applications for Young Journalists Award

Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance Invites Applications for 2024 ACCER Awards

Pulitzer Center Calls for Applications for AI Accountability Fellowship

IAMC Calls for Submissions of Stories for Human Human Rights and Religious Freedom Journalism Awards

Anàlisi Journal Invites Submissions for Special Issue of Media and Information Literacy Journal

Journalists Invited to Apply for the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize 2024

Afreximbank Invites Entries for Canex Prize for Publishing in Africa

HRJN Accepting Entries for Africa International Human Rights Film Festival

Datafest Calls for Expression of Interest for Datafest Create-A-Thon

2024 IPI Local News Accelerator Programme Opens for Applications

UNESCO Calls for Nominations for the 2024 International Literacy Prizes

Applications Open for Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism

Dauphine Foundation Launches Environmental Journalism Scholarship for Freelancers

Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship Programme Calls for Entries

UNESCO Calls for Nominations for 2024 International Literacy Prizes

Digital Democracy Centre Fellowship Programme Opens for Applications

AU, UNESCO, University of Johannesburg Partner to Enhance Journalism Training for AU Media Fellowship

Access Now to Hold RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka

Pulitzer Center Calls for Applications for Ocean Reporting Fellowship

Working Group on Data Governance Launches Data Governance Toolkit

AU, UNESCO, UNECA Collaborate to Develop Continental Framework on Information Integrity

Nigeria Merit Media Awards Invite Entries for 2025 Edition

Legacy 95.1 FM General Manager Suspended for Criticising Governor

Blogger Arrested, Arraigned for Allegedly Publishing Fake News on Facebook

Journalist, Activist Arrested, Charged with Cybercrime

Niger State Governor Orders Shutdown of Badeggi FM, Revocation of Licence

U S State Department Reports Free Expression, Other Human Rights Violations in Nigeria to Congress

ACHPR Initiates Study Preparatory to Updating Model Law on Access to Information in Africa

Coroner Orders Hospital to Disclose Records on Late Journalist Pelumi Onifade to MRA’s Lawyers

The Onslaught Intensifies: A Mid Term Assessment Report on Media Freedom Under The Tinubu Administration

Attacks against Journalists Intensifying under Tinubu Administration, Says MRA in New Report

MRA Demands Probe into Photojournalist’s Death, Prosecution of Perpetrator

MRA Calls on Federal Government to Implement ECOWAS Court Judgment on Blasphemy Laws

MRA Joins UNESCO’s Global CSO and Academic Network on AI Ethics and Policy

Global Heat Health Information Network Calls for Entries in Global Photo Contest on Extreme Heat

Kogi Radio Station Invaded, Equipment Worth Millions Stolen

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Journalist Sues Police over Alleged Failure to Respond to FOI Request, Seeks N1 Million in Damages

Coroner Adjourns Inquest into Pelumi Onifade’s Death to August 8 for Further Directions

Social Critic Arrested over TikTok Post

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