Journalism & Media

DEADLINE: Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia [1]

The Asia Society's annual "Oz Prize" of $10,000 is awarded to a reporter or team of reporters who has produced the best example of journalism about Asia during the calendar year. Evaluation criteria include impact of the work, its originality, creativity, depth of research and educational value in informing the public about Asia. Deadline: Mar 17, 2025.

Awards and Grants [2]

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Public [3]

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Diversity [4]

Journalism & Media [5]

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Asia [6]

Power of Narrative Conference [7]

Strengthen your craft skills, puzzle out the complex ethics of intimate journalism, and impart the down-to-earth humanity that is the genre's strength at the 2017 event at Boston University.

Professional Meetings [8]

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Public [3]

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Journalism & Media [5]

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [9]

SEJ Member Spotlight: Sara Peach [19]

Did you have a career breakthrough in 2015 or 2016? Did you get that big job promotion, career-changing grant, or finally finish that book? We want to hear about it. The inaugural 2016 Media on the Move Spotlight is on Sara Peach. Sara has been a member of SEJ since 2008 and is part of a news team that won $150,000 in the Knight News Challenge. Her team won for Campaign Hound, a service that tracks political stump speeches and indexes them by keyword. Read her story and listen to an interview.

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Journalism & Media [5]

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Public [3]

Read more about SEJ Member Spotlight: Sara Peach [19]

When Can FBI Spy on Journalists? That's Classified [20]

Some journalists may remember the outrage back in 2014 about the Justice Department spying on journalists. And they may even remember Attorney General Eric Holder's promise to go straight and stop doing it — via new guidelines. But Trevor Timm, writing as a columnist in the Columbia Journalism Review, tells another chapter in the story.

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WatchDog TipSheet [21]

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Government [22]

Journalism & Media [5]

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Public [3]

Read more about When Can FBI Spy on Journalists? That's Classified [20]

DEADLINE: Mineral Arts and Residencies for Writers [23]

Mineral Arts & Residencies in Washington state will host writers of prose and poetry in their historic school house near Mount Rainier for fall 2023 and spring 2024 two-week residency sessions. $425 includes room, board and more. One-week residency sessions for Spanish-language writers are free. Deadline: May 15.

Workshops and Fellowships [24]

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Public [3]

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Journalism & Media [5]

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Northwest (OR WA) [25]

DEADLINE: UNITY Journalists for Diversity Fellowship [26]

UNITY Journalists for Diversity is sponsoring a student reporting fellowship for 2017. A college student dedicated to both journalism and diversity will have the opportunity to attend four different minority media conventions in four cities. Apply by Mar 10.

Workshops and Fellowships [24]

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Public [3]

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Biodiversity [27]

Journalism & Media [5]

NABJ/NAHJ Joint Convention and Career Fair [28]

The two largest minority journalist organizations in the United States are joining forces to offer unequalled opportunities for face-to-face networking and professional development at a joint annual convention in Washington, DC.

Professional Meetings [8]

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Public [3]

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Biodiversity [27]

Journalism & Media [5]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]