New #PowerTracker investigation: Zimbabwe's environmental regulator struggles to stop rampant water pollution and land degradation. Mandla Tshuma investigates the battles it faces 👉 bit.ly/4dV3VrU
Fojo Media Institute NUST ZIM Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) GIJN Africa

Who needs fossil fuels? Does Africa have the right to use its fossil fuels? Does Europe have the right to extract them?

Sunita Narain, director general of the CSEINDIA, and other panelists asked the hard climate questions during the journalism festival. buff.ly/4aXLzoD

Call for Proposals

The Rainforest Reporting Grant, by Pulitzer Center, provides short-term, project-based funding support to journalists who want to report on tropical rainforests in three key regions, including Central Africa.

Deadline: Rolling. buff.ly/3Itzafc

JOB OPPORTUNITY!

Code For Africa is looking for a full-time trainer specialising in media.

Applicants need proficiency in fact-checking, investigative journalism, data journalism, or other areas that combine technology & media.

Deadline: July 31.

Details: buff.ly/3ULmdDp

Latest Tools to Help Reporters Investigate Methane Emissions.

Important new sources have emerged that can help investigative journalists hold to account those responsible for emitting methane gas, a major cause of global warming. buff.ly/3JLDrLS

The 2024 CARN ASPIRE Grant Program is open for applications!

Eligible countries: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, the Central African Republic, São Tomé and Príncipe.

Deadline: June 15. buff.ly/49Jxx8C

📚 Scholarships!

Foreign Press Correspondents Association & Club US provides annual scholarships to professional foreign journalists who are currently enrolled in any full-time master's level program of any U.S.- based academic institution.

Apply by September 1. buff.ly/3IQxoFM

Open to journalists worldwide: Global Initiative's Resilience Fellowship offers US$15 000 stipend + mentorship + networking opportunities.

Fellows will collaborate on exploring fragility and community resilience through a cross-cultural lens.

Apply by May 25. buff.ly/3UO4uN1

Over the past decade, the Global Initiative has documented a staggering 108% increase in targeted killings in 🇿🇦.

In 2024, there have been at least 10 politically-related assassinations. These & other targeted killings pose a real threat to democratic processes. buff.ly/3wz0lTQ

Earlier this month, members & alumni of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network met to explore heat & how to cover it.

Greg Cochrane, Diego Arguedas Ortiz, & Katherine Dunn share seven takeaways from the Reuters Institute event. buff.ly/4aAwKHk

🇿🇦 SANEF is now accepting nominations for the 26th Nat Nakasa Awards for courageous journalism, focusing on stories published (print/online) or broadcast between June 2023 and June 2024.

Deadline: June 14. buff.ly/3K9OTBh

While democratic nations around Africa are anxiously watching South Africa’s general election on May 29, local journalists are gearing up for a potentially chaotic two weeks after the polls close.

More on News24 🇿🇦's election coverage plans ⬇️ buff.ly/3wzroOR

Applications are now open for the UN SDG Action Awards 2024 for Young Changemakers Worldwide.

The campaign by UN SDG Action Campaign is committed to showcasing heroes changing the world, and sending a message of hope & infinite possibilities.

Deadline: June 17. buff.ly/2V7gZC8

🇨🇩 How Prized Trees from DR Congo 🇨🇩 are Smuggled Via Uganda 🇺🇬 & Kenya 🇰🇪 .

This four-part series by The Africa Report, backed by Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN), tracks timber smugglers from DRC via Uganda and Kenya.

Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for May 👉 buff.ly/4biSJ6C

Registration is now open for the 2024 Professional Certificate in Media and Digital Policy in Africa.

This cutting-edge course by Stellenbosch Journalism & Namibia Media Trust is available on edX.

More info & how to register here 👉 buff.ly/4bjcds5

📢 International Fund for Public Interest Media has launched a new open call for proposals & announced its commitment of at least US$5 million to support independent news publishers to sustain, expand, or deepen engagement with the communities they serve

Deadline: July 1. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/3yeX78v

Today at 10:00am EDT and 5:00pm PDT, the @PulitzerCenter's AI Spotlight Series will host a 90-minute webinar led by reporters Karen Hao and Gabriel Geiger, designed to get journalists started reporting on AI.

Learn more and register: buff.ly/4bKx4Eq

💫 NEW! There are many money flows involved in any environmental wrongdoing. The Pulitzer Center discusses how it has developed different methodologies to uncover them, adapted to the region, jurisdiction, and industry.

✏️Jelter Meers: gijn.org/stories/exposi…

⏰ The call for entries for the fourth edition of the Nigeria Health Watch #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards closes today, May 23.

The awards celebrate evidence-based and accurate reporting of epidemic preparedness in Nigeria.

For more information 👉 buff.ly/4cmiHXW

🌎 Apply for Durham University, Reuters & #BrownEvansFamily 's Sir Harry Evans Memorial Fund fellowship!

This nine-month study & mentorship opportunity funds an investigative project at a newsroom in London, New York, or Toronto.

Deadline: July 15. 👉 buff.ly/3oa4CoG