Diversity

DEADLINE: Indigenous Student Investigative Journalism Workshop [1]

IRE, IJA and Oklahoma Media Center invite applications for a day-and-a-half long workshop Feb. 12-13, 2026 in Oklahoma City. Gain hands-on experience in investigative techniques, data analysis and storytelling, while connecting with working journalists and mentors in the field. Deadline: Jan 30.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]

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Diversity [4]

Journalism & Media [5]

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National (U.S.) [6]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]

NPS Fee-Free Calendar Drops MLK Day, Juneteenth And Adds Trump's Birthday [8]

"The Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from next year's calendar of entrance fee-free days for national parks and added President Trump's birthday to the list, according to the National Park Service, as the administration continues to push back against a reckoning of the country's racist history on federal lands."

Diversity [4]

Economy & Business [9]

Environmental Justice [10]

Environmental Politics [11]

Journalism & Media [5]

Laws & Regulations [12]

Natural Resources [13]

People & Population [14]

Religion, Faith and Spirituality [15]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: NPR [16], 12/09/2025

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DEADLINE: JAWS Health Reporting Fellowship [17]

This Journalism & Women Symposium fellowship is for early-career journalists and those new to the health beat who are eager to strengthen their health reporting skills. Open to US-based women and individuals who identify as women. Cash stipend, mentoring, training and more. Deadline: Dec 5, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]

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Diversity [4]

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National (U.S.) [6]

Queer Ecology — A Powerful Lens for Reporting on Environmental Injustice [18]

Queer ecology is an evolving field that challenges traditional assumptions in science and explores LGBTQ+ experiences in an ecological context. It’s easy to catch your audience’s attention with stories about transitioning clownfish or same-sex albatross parenting. But as contributor Isaias Hernandez explains, queer ecology also offers journalists an important perspective for covering a range of environmental issues, from climate risk to pollution exposure, and reimagining environmental narratives.

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Features [19]

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Activism [20]

Agriculture [21]

Air [22]

Biodiversity [23]

Climate Change [24]

Disasters [25]

Diversity [4]

Environmental Health [26]

Environmental Justice [10]

Environmental Politics [11]

Environmental Studies [27]

Health [28]

Journalism & Media [5]

People & Population [14]

Planning & Growth [29]

Science [30]

Wildlife [31]

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National (U.S.) [6]

International [32]

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Public [3]

Read more about Queer Ecology — A Powerful Lens for Reporting on Environmental Injustice [18]

DEADLINE: Indigenous Journalism Fellowship in B.C., Canada [33]

The Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA), in partnership with The Narwhal and IndigiNews, is offering a one-year fellowship for an early- or mid-career Indigenous journalist in B.C. Includes hands-on newsroom experience, mentorship and professional development. Deadline: Nov 2, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]

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Diversity [4]

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International [32]

Canada [34]

FEMA Holds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations [35]

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency is withholding more than $300 million in emergency preparedness grants from states until they can prove that their population estimates, used to calculate award amounts, do not include people who have been deported from the United States."

Climate Change [24]

Disasters [25]

Diversity [4]

Environmental Justice [10]

Environmental Politics [11]

Laws & Regulations [12]

People & Population [14]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: NYTimes [36], 10/06/2025

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"Trump Administration Investigates California EPA Over Diversity Practices" [37]

"The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it is opening an investigation into the California Environmental Protection Agency, including the powerful California Air Resources Board, over potentially discriminatory employment practices."

Air [22]

Diversity [4]

Environmental Health [26]

Environmental Justice [10]

Laws & Regulations [12]

Pollution [38]

Water & Oceans [39]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [6]

California [40]

Source: LA Times [41], 08/28/2025

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DEADLINE: Pulitzer Center's Ocean Reporting Fellowships [42]

The Pulitzer Center invites applications to join the third cohort of the Ocean Reporting Network (ORN), a fellowship program that gives professional journalists the opportunity to spend up to a year working on an in-depth or investigative ocean story. Apply by Sep 12, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]

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Diversity [4]

Journalism & Media [5]

Water & Oceans [39]

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International [32]

Africa [43]

Asia [44]

Central America & the Caribbean [45]

South America [46]

DEADLINE: NASW Travel Fellowship for Indigenous Journalists [47]

To attend ScienceWriters2025, taking place Nov 7-9 in Chicago, the National Association of Science Writers is offering Indigenous journalists and communicators grants up to $2,000 for travel costs, accommodations, caregiving and more, plus complimentary registration and one-year NASW Membership. Apply by Sep 3.

Awards and Grants [48]

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Diversity [4]

Journalism & Media [5]

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National (U.S.) [6]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]

DEADLINE: The Uproot Project's Journey of a Story Exhibit [50]

The Uproot Project seeks powerful stories and passionate environmental journalists of color to feature in the fourth annual Journey of a Story gallery exhibit on Oct 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Journalists selected receive a $300 honorarium. Deadline: Aug 25.

Other Events [51]

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Diversity [4]

Journalism & Media [5]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]

DEADLINE: Indigenous Student Investigative Journalism Workshop [1]

DEADLINE: JAWS Health Reporting Fellowship [17]

DEADLINE: Indigenous Journalism Fellowship in B.C., Canada [33]

DEADLINE: Pulitzer Center's Ocean Reporting Fellowships [42]

DEADLINE: NASW Travel Fellowship for Indigenous Journalists [47]

DEADLINE: The Uproot Project's Journey of a Story Exhibit [50]

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