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Enter the Global Shining Light Awards

Every two years, the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) honors outstanding investigative journalism in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress or in the direst of conditions with its Global Shining Light Award. Submissions must have been broadcast or published between January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022,

Samantha Sunne Jan 17, 2023

National News Literacy Week coming soon

The fourth annual National News Literacy Week (NLNW) is coming up in the US on January 23-27th. NLNW consists of a variety of online and in-person events for educators, students and the public to learn about media literacy. One event features newsroom leaders discussing past mistakes and what they’ve

Samantha Sunne Jan 10, 2023

Google and YouTube launch fact checking fund

Google and YouTube recently announced a $13 million launching a new Global Fact Check Fund for the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter. The fund will open up in early 2023 for IFCN member organizations, which includes 135 fact-checking organizations across 65 countries and 80 languages. Worth a read: * Data

Samantha Sunne Dec 27, 2022

Roundups, publications and predictions for 2023

Happy New Year, hacks and hackers! It's the end of one calendar year and the beginning of a new one, so here is a roundup of other roundups from the year behind us. Worth a read: * Our anti-misinformation partners at MisinfoCon posted a roundup of their activities during

Samantha Sunne Dec 27, 2022

Get a first look at the News Nerd Survey

Over 600 journalists participated in Open News’ 2022 News Nerd Survey, which looks at how the community of news developers, designers, editors, data analysts and product folks is faring. Though the full results will be released sometime in 2023, Open News compiled some early takeaways from the survey results. The

Samantha Sunne Dec 20, 2022

RJI fellowships open soon

The Reynolds Journalism Institute offers fellowships for creating innovative projects for community centered news, journalists and the communities they serve. Applications open on January 1 for grant allowances from $25,000 to $100,000. Residential fellowships last 12 months, and remote fellowships are for 8 months. The deadline to apply

Samantha Sunne Dec 13, 2022

A new team up from AP and SJN

The Solutions Journalism Network Exchange is an open exchange of solutions-based journalism articles. The exchange allows any newsroom to republish the stories for free as a public service, with credit to the original author and outlet. Starting this week, it’s becoming a part of the Associated Press’ StoryShare program.

Samantha Sunne Dec 6, 2022

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