Looking to advance your journalism career? Check out these incredible opportunities for journalists worldwide:
1. 2024 Free Press Awards
Journalists around the world are invited to enter the 2024 Free Press Awards, recognising resilient media professionals committed to press freedom and independent information.
Submit by 12 August. Enter here .
2. Kavli Foundation Science Journalism Award
The Kavli Foundation invites science journalists to submit entries for their science journalism award. Winners will receive a cash prize and travel expenses to attend an award ceremony.
Deadline: 1 August. Submit your entry.
3. Deutsche Welle Multimedia Journalists
Deutsche Welle (DW) is seeking multimedia journalists for English for Africa programming in Abuja, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; and Nairobi, Kenya. Positions start on 1 November 2024 or as soon as possible, based on a freelance contract limited to two years.
Apply by 5 August. Learn more and apply.
4. Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network Grants
Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) invites applications for the second phase of the Global Fact Check Fund. The grants support fact-checking initiatives worldwide to reduce harm from misinformation.
Apply by 3 September. Apply here.
5. PACJA ACCER
PACJA seeks entries for the 8th edition of their African Climate Change and Environmental Reporting (ACCER) awards. These accolades are open to African journalists and digital activists reporting on climate change and environmental issues.
Deadline: 6 August. Submit your entry
6. Travel Photography of the Year Awards
Professional and amateur photographers can compete for the Travel Photography of the Year (TPOTY) Awards. Winners will receive cash prizes and sponsors’ gifts.
Deadline: 6 October. Enter here.
7. Climate on the Ballot: A Virtual Summit for Journalists
Journalists covering elections worldwide can register now for “Climate on the Ballot: A Virtual Summit for Journalists,” to be held from 17 to 19 September.
8. China-Africa Trade, Finance, and FDI Webinar
The Wits Centre for Journalism’s Africa for China Reporting Project (ACRP) is hosting an informative capacity-building webinar on the China-Africa Trade, Finance, and Foreign Direct Investment Report. The webinar will be on 7 August at 3 pm (SAST). Mark the date.
9. Reveller News Environmental Journalism Pitches
Reveller News invites experienced environmental journalists to submit pitches for freelance stories covering the intersection between environmental issues and authoritarian regimes worldwide. Payment ranges from $300 to $500 per story.
10. Pulitzer Centre’s AI Accountability Network
The Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network is recruiting journalists from around the world to report on the impacts of algorithms and automated systems. They seek to support at least one project on transparency and governance in relation to AI.
11. Thompson Foundation Young Journalist Award
The Thompson Foundation is inviting journalists aged 30 and younger working in developing countries to enter the 2024 Young Journalist Award. Three finalists will be flown to London for the gala award evening.
Deadline: 9 August. Enter here.
Stay informed and take advantage of these fantastic opportunities to further your journalism career.
