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IJNet Opportunities for Journalism Fellowships, Jobs & Awards

IJNet is a unique source for worldwide job opportunities for journalists, journalism fellowships, grants, contests, internships, scholarships and awards. We continually aggregate current postings in multiple languages to provide a comprehensive resource for citizen and professional journalists.

Journalism Fellowships, Jobs, Scholarships and Grants are available in the following categories:

Journalism Fellowships, Conferences, Classes

Improve your journalism and media skills: IJNet posts fellowships all over the world where you can focus on special topics and attend sessions with the experts. Journalists and students can enroll in online courses to hone data gathering, reporting, digital and media skills. Find out what conferences are offered in your region and network with other journalists while expanding your knowledge in your chosen specialty.

Job Opportunities for Journalists

Looking for a new challenge? IJNet posts all types of media and journalism opportunities. Whether you’re considering a foreign correspondent post and need tips on how to prepare, investigating a position as a social media expert in the newsroom, or interested in becoming a journalism educator, IJNet opportunities are updated daily and available as a resource in your job search.

Internships & Scholarships

Students studying journalism can apply for paid internships and scholarships to enhance their education. Workshop scholarships designed to teach relevant knowledge in different world regions and encourage independent reporting are available to professional print, broadcast or online journalists. Individuals from developing countries can receive full scholarships covering travel, accommodation, insurance, tuition fees and meal allowances.

Contests and Grants

Cash prizes and/or all-expense paid trips are available to winners of various contests in photography, multimedia, storytelling, emerging student journalism and a variety of other disciplines. View IJNet opportunities for grants that cover tuition and other expenses for 2-year M.A. Journalism programs, other continuing education and special projects.

Register at IJNET today for access to a vast listing of journalism fellowships and opportunities, grants, scholarships and job listings for citizen and professional journalists.

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  • CBA offers opportunity for advanced studies at Londonнs City University

    Date: 12/13/98

    The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) offers an opportunity for young Commonwealth journalists to build upon their education and experience.

    The Commonwealth Broadcaster?s Bursary for 1999-2000 allows journalists from developing Commonwealth countries a chance to pursue a post-graduate diploma or a master of arts at the City University in London. Candidates should be staff employees of CBA member organizations who are working journalists.

  • South Africa to review law forcing revelation of journalists sources

    Date: 12/12/98

    South African Justice Minister Dullah Omar announced that a law forcing journalists to reveal their sources will be reviewed along with other apartheid-era laws that restrict the media, according to a report from the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) in the October-November issue of ?FXI Update.?

    A delegation of editors from the South African National Editors?

  • Young U.S. journalists can deepen their understanding of CEE/NIS countries

    Date: 12/12/98

    The Institute of International Education (IIE) has announced a fellowship program for young American researchers in professional, policy and public administration-related fields who want to develop a specialized knowledge of the CEE and NIS countries.

  • The UNESCO/Cano Press Freedom Prize

    Date: 12/12/98

    UNESCO is seeking nominations for its annual press freedom prize in honor of Guillermo Cano, the Colombian journalist who was slain 10 years ago in front of his newspaper's offices.

    The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize is awarded to recognize a person, organization or institution that has made a notable contribution to the defense or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world.

    U.N.

  • An international competition of ecological films, videos in Czech Republic

    Date: 12/12/98

    Amateur and professional filmmakers are invited to enter films on "the ecological aspects of human beings in today's world" at the 23rd annual festival, "It's Up to You Too," (IUTYT) in Uheresk? Hradi?te, Czech Republic, to be held November 24-29, according to an announcement from Klub Kultury.

  • Mediterranean journalists petition European Union for support

    Date: 12/12/98

    Journalists from Mediterranean countries gathered at a conference in Italy to lay the groundwork for a network of journalists from the region and to petition the European Commission for assistance in creating it, according to a report from the European Journalism Centre (EJC).

    Delegates at the conference, ?Connecting Europe With Its Citizens,? held Dec. 4-5 in Matera, Italy, drafted a declaration to be sent to high officials of the European Commission and Parliament.

  • Nominations open for 1999 Louis M. Lyons Award for journalists

    Date: 12/12/98

    Nominations are open for the 1999 Louis M. Lyons Award for conscience and integrity in journalism, offered by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, reports IFEX Clearing House. Every year, the class of Nieman Fellows honors a journalist, or a group of journalists, with the Lyons Award. The award, which includes a $1,000 honorarium, is named after the late curator of the Nieman Foundation.

    All full-time print and broadcast journalists worldwide are eligible.

  • Representatives of Poland's local press discuss financial issues

    Date: 12/12/98

    Editors and journalists from independent local newspapers gathered in Znin, Poland, to discuss financial matters relating to newspaper production at the 13th meeting for editors of the local press.

    The private event, which was held Dec. 3-5 at the editorial offices of "Paluki," was the fourth this year for the group of about 20 representatives of Poland's local press.

  • Online community aims to foster democratic development in Central and Eastern Europe

    Date: 12/12/98

    New champions for media liberty and freedom of expression in the heart of Europe are rising on the Internet.

    The Foundation for Free Speech and the Siec (the Polish word for ?network?) have a temporary website at http://www.erols.com/mietek.

  • Conference in Belgrade calls for media freedom in Yugoslavia

    Date: 12/12/98

    The "Media for a Democratic Europe" conference in Belgrade concentrated on the new Law on Public Information and other obstacles to media freedom in Yugoslavia, according to a report from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE).

    More than 200 people took part in the conference, organized by Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and Radio B92, on Dec. 4-5.