Workshops and Fellowships

Water in Communications is a free online training series for journalists, water communicators and convenors focused on strengthening practical communication and reporting skills around water. The programme explores investigative techniques, storytelling approaches and ways to drive collective action through communication.

The Public Lands Collaborative Residency supports creative teams engaged in storytelling projects that have the potential to help re-imagine and shape the future of public lands in the United States. Apply by June 1. 

Eight fellows from a variety of disciplines (including visual art, writing, philosophy, ethics, performing arts, sound and multidisciplinary genres) will each complete a project that engages with the vital topic of migration — of birds, mammals, plants and/or people — across landscapes undergoing rapid change in the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin.

Create vertical video that reaches and engages your audience. A hands-on course from trusted experts for journalists and creators ready to show up where it matters most. $249; 2-3:30 P.M. Eastern on July 16, 23 and 30.

Understand the business of journalism and make smarter decisions. A practical course for journalists ready to grow their impact and influence. Join a three-part live course on July 14, 21 and 28, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.

The New Voices Student Leaders Institute is a free, online program that helps high school student journalists improve leadership and organizing skills, develop leadership roles within the New Voices movement and identify the best strategies to expand student press freedom in their state or community. The Institute will run half-days on July 14-16 and July 21-23, with additional programming throughout the school year. Participants are selected through a competitive application process, and it's open to next year’s high school students from any state. The deadline to apply is May 20.

The Maynard Regional Training Series brings in-person, weekend-long leadership and management training to journalists across the U.S. In partnership with universities, these sessions give entry- and mid-level editors and managers the tools and confidence they need to traverse the complexities of newsroom leadership. Deadline to register: May 20, 2026

Free training! CCNow is accepting applications for the spring cohort of The Climate Newsroom, our free three-session training program for US-based journalists. Training begins the week of May 12. Apply by May 8.

This Journalismfund Europe webinar pulls back the curtain on what editors actually look for when evaluating environmental story ideas. May 7, 2026, 9:00 AM ET. 

Planet Forward Correspondents are talented students from across the country looking to apply themselves to tell the ongoing story of climate change, with an eye toward solutions and hope. You must be currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program – or starting one in the upcoming school year – to apply. EXTENDED DEADLINE: Apply by June 8, 2026.