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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.

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  • Journalists' group seeks solution to Balkan tension

    Date: 10/10/98

    The Association of European Journalists (AEJ) plans a visit to Macedonia for its members, October 7-11. The trip is scheduled in advance of parliamentary elections October 18. The goal is to seek solutions to Balkan tensions.

    The schedule of events includes visits and interviews with Macedonian politicians and U.N. officials as well as a party rally. Journalists who are interested in economic matters may meet with heads of major companies, the Chamber of Commerce and the agency for privatization.

  • A new School of Journalism in Sarajevo

    Date: 10/8/98

    The School of Journalism in Sarajevo opened its doors on October 5 and quickly secured a grant to help ensure its future, according to spokespersons from the European Commission in Brussels.

    The commission on October 8 approved 35 projects of support for the independent media in the countries of former Yugoslavia valued at approximately ECU 8.58 million ($9.76 million), according to a report from the European Journalism Center (EJC).

  • Ethnic TV festival, journalism seminar planned in Poland

    Date: 8/9/98

    Poland will be the site of an ethnic television festival and a seminar for young journalists who deal with ethnic minority issues in October.

  • Yugoslavia’s first independent newspaper distribution network is launched

    Date: 7/16/98

    TransPress put an end to the Yugoslav state monopoly on newspaper distribution when the Belgrade-based company commenced operations in mid-July, according to reports from UNESCO and WAN.

    UNESCO, which set up the company, and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), which oversees Trans Press on-site implementation, on July 16 announced the ventures launching. The governments of Germany, Norway and Switzerland provided start-up funding.

  • Albanian lawmakers approve new electronic media law

    Date: 6/17/98

    According to the Albanian Daily News, Albanian lawmakers and media experts gave the finishing touches to a new electronic media law on June 17 and the bill is now being examined by legal and finance experts before being sent to a parliamentary media committee for final consideration.

    A round table with lawmakers and experts held in June made some corrections to the draft launched for public debate in May, taking into consideration several remarks by experts of different fields, said Musa Ulqini, chairman of the media comm

  • Ethnic Albanian women practice journalism

    Date: 6/13/98

    By Robert Tinsley

    Objectivity is widely held to be among the qualities of an effective journalist, but for an ethnic Albanian to practice journalism today in the Serbian province of Kosovo, the profession can require a disciplined detachment from one's emotions.

  • Soros plans media development center in Bulgaria

    Date: 5/14/98

    The Media Program of the Open Society Foundation-Sofia in Bulgaria is currently working on a new initiative - setting up a Media Development Center (MDC).

    That suggests reconstructing the Media Program into a flexible unit, designed to carry out a long-term strategy in various aspects of media development in Bulgaria, said Isabella Oronova, coordinator of the Media Program of the Open Society Foundation-Sofia.

  • Romanian circulation audit bureau established

    Date: 3/30/98

    A new development in Romanian print media will take the guesswork out of advertisers' buying decisions as it supplies audited data on the circulation of many of the country's publications.