New fellowships and trends in investigative journalism
The Ida B. Wells Society is supporting ten investigative internships across nine different U.S. newsrooms for journalists of color.
Applications open on February 7 and will be accepted through March 4. Find out more about the program and how to apply at their site here.
Worth a read:
- Children are especially susceptible to online disinformation and conspiracy theories, this Nieman Lab writeup examines the problem and the importance of media literacy education.
- Google’s AI Blog looked at machine learning trends from last year and the ways that it evolved and expanded across different fields, and includes predictions for the progress and directions it’ll take in the coming years.
- This “map of data visualization” visually organizes types of visuals, software, skills and resources to help people entering the field get a better idea of what they should learn and ways to learn it.
Jobs:
- Anywhere - Project Coordinator, News Revenue Hub
- Anywhere - Investigative Data Developer, OCCRP
- Anywhere - Digital Editor, Word In Black
- Anywhere - Health Data Reporter, Word In Black
- Singapore - China Tech Reporter, Dow Jones
- UK - Editorial Data Scientist, Financial Times
- UK - Sr. Data Engineer, Financial Times
- UK - Sr. Investigator, Global Witness
- Wales - Digital Journalist, Newsquest
- US - Graphics Editor, Bloomberg
- US - Sr. Data Journalist, Financial Times
- US - UX Designer, Gannett
- US - Data Reporter, The Marshall Project
- US - Social Newsgathering Reporter, NBC
- US - Sr. Editor, Visual Storytelling, ProPublica
- US - Product Designer, The 19th
- US - Lede Lab Engineering Intern, Washington Post
- US - Sr. Social Editor, VICE
Upcoming events:
- February 22-23, Online, Global eSummit: Journalism and the Climate Crisis
- March 3-6, Atlanta, US, NICAR
- March 7-10, Online, MozFest
- March 10-11, Online, News Product Alliance Summit
- March 17-19, Tunis, Tunisia, Assises Internationales du Journalisme
- March 18-19, Online/Boston, US, The Power of Narrative Conference
- April 1-2, Austin, US, International Symposium on Online Journalism
- April 1-3, Tønsberg, Norway, SKUP Conference
- April 6-10, Perugia, Italy, International Journalism Festival
- May 19-20, Chicago, US, Collaborative Journalism Summit
- May 19-22, Mechelen, Belgium, Dataharvest
- June 6-10, Online, RightsCon
- June 20-21, Bonn, Germany, DW Global Media Forum
- June 22-23, Minneapolis, US, SRCCON
- June 22-25, Oslo, Norway, Global Fact Conference
- June 23-26, Denver, US, IRE
- June 27-30, Honolulu, US, EWC International Media Conference
- June 27-July 1, Medellín, Colombia, World Conference of Science Journalists
- July 8-13, Shanghai, China, World Journalism Education Congress
- July 15-17, Couthures-sur-Garonne, France, Festival International de Journalisme
Other opportunities:
- Rolling deadline, Pitch freelance stories in US news deserts to Parachute
- Rolling deadline, Eyebeam grants for artistic contributions to journalism
