Journalism & Media

Winning Over Editors and Others with Award Winners’ Multimedia Nuggets

If you’re looking to engage key constituencies for your journalism — whether editors, sources, students or people who have been marginalized — a new set of short videos from award-winning journalists (like KESQ's Angela Chen, at left) can serve as a helpful resource. Inside Story has a roadmap of how to make smart use of these video nuggets to, for instance, convince newsroom powerbrokers to give you more time and support for ambitious stories.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Visibility: 

NASA Set To Ditch Satellite-Based Environmental Data Source

Instrumentation on the International Space Station that gathers 3-D images of forest canopies and other environmental data is scheduled to soon be junked. But the move is provoking an outcry from scientists and pushback from some politicians. Reporter’s Toolbox examines what the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation does and how journalists might make use of it, while it lasts.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Visibility: 
January 5, 2024

DEADLINE: #SEJ2024 Philadelphia Conference Travel Diversity Fellowships

SEJ and The Uproot Project are partnering to offer diversity fellowships (worth up to $2800) to support journalists' attendance at #SEJ2024 in Philadelphia, Apr 3-7. Apply by January 5!

Visibility: 
Topics on the Beat: 

Water-Sharing in the West: An Urgent and Complicated Environmental Story

Water has always been a precious commodity in the western states. Now, with rapid population growth and a drying climate, the way this resource is shared and distributed is becoming more contentious across the region. Freelance journalist Jennifer Oldham talks about the tensions between supply and demand and how to drill down into water rights laws and policies.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Visibility: 
March 1, 2024

DEADLINE: Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship

U.S. journalists or editors who cover international news can apply for the Council on Foreign Relations' fellowship. Spend ten months full time in residence at CFR's headquarters in New York, engaging in sustained analysis, writing and more. $100,000 stipend plus travel grant. Apply by Mar 1, 2024.

Visibility: 
Topics on the Beat: 

#SEJSpotlight: Alexandria Herr, Producer, Post Script Media

Meet SEJ member Alexandria Herr! Alexandria is a multimedia journalist reporting on climate change, particularly climate adaptation, climate solutions, ecology and environmental justice. Her writing has appeared in Grist, the Guardian, Floodlight, Capital and Main, Slate, Atmos and elsewhere. She is currently a producer at Post Script Media.

Topics on the Beat: 
Visibility: 
February 15, 2023

DEADLINE: American Journalism Project's Local News Incubator

The American Journalism Project, with support from the Google News Initiative, is launching this 18-month program to support entrepreneurs in launching a new nonprofit local news organization to serve their communities. $400,000 plus support for R&D and more. Info session on Jan 12. Application deadline is Feb 15, 2023.

Visibility: 
Topics on the Beat: 
March 1, 2023

DEADLINE: Climate Champion Profiles — A Storytelling Competition

Any teenage journalist anywhere in the world can profile someone who is helping to save the planet for Global Youth & News Media's new global storytelling competition. Two winners get $500 each plus coaching and publication by News Decoder. Deadline is March 1, 2023.

Visibility: 
Topics on the Beat: 
Region: 
January 16, 2023 to February 12, 2023

Knight Center MOOC: Explain This! How Explanatory Journalism Informs and Engages Audiences

During this free four-week asynchronous Knight Center MOOC, taught by Bloomberg News editor John O'Neil (pictured, left) and guest speakers, you will learn how to identify and decode jargon for your audience, and you'll learn how to determine when your audience needs more in-depth explanations and clearer context.

Visibility: 
Topics on the Beat: 

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Journalism & Media