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September 25, 2026 to February 5, 2027

Institute for Independent Journalists Webinars [1]

Check out IIJ's lineup of webinars for freelancers, featuring assigning editors, fellowship directors and independent creators. Each webinar runs from 12-1:15 pm ET and costs $30.

Other Events [2]
Workshops and Fellowships [3]
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Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
September 24, 2026

DEADLINE: Tech Policy Press Fellowship Program [8]

If you're a journalist or researcher interested in exploring the intersection of technology and democracy, this might be for you. Since 2023, the fellowship program has supported 25 fellows from 11 countries, who have written on the governance of artificial intelligence, tech regulation, digital rights, and the entanglement of state and corporate power. 

Workshops and Fellowships [3]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [5]
Policy [10]
Technology [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
September 30, 2026

DEADLINE: Wilson Center Research Fellowship [12]

The Wilson Center is taking applications from scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to join its 12-month, remote research fellowship program. 

Workshops and Fellowships [3]
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Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Other or All [14]
Policy [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
October 31, 2026

DEADLINE: Moondancer Fellowship for Environmental and Nature Writers [15]

Designed for authors who express their passion for the natural world and address vital environmental issues through their work, this fellowship supports poets, fiction writers, playwrights, screenwriters, essayists, memoirists, and columnists alike.

Workshops and Fellowships [3]
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Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Other or All [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]

‘Trade Secrets’ Keep Journalists, Public in the Dark [16]

So-called confidential business information is a major obstacle to the dissemination of knowledge about environmental threats for the public, cautions WatchDog Opinion. Part of the problem is how federal agencies treat requests for confidentiality, and so is the way environmental laws handle the issue. A look at the worst offenders, and a call for journalists to break through the veil of secrecy.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [9]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Policy [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
  • Read more about ‘Trade Secrets’ Keep Journalists, Public in the Dark [16]

Oysters, Boisterous or Scarce, Fuel Local Environment Stories [22]

The world may be your oyster, but if you’re an environmental journalist, the oyster may also be your story. The latest TipSheet points out (amid numerous tasty serving tips) that oysters say a great deal about the health of local waters … and of the humans who consume the mollusk. Get a dozen-plus oyster story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [23]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Food [27]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [28]
Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [30]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
California [31]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [33]
Northwest (OR WA) [34]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
  • Read more about Oysters, Boisterous or Scarce, Fuel Local Environment Stories [22]

Burning Man Begins This Week As Hawk Fire Reaches 95% Containment [36]

"Around 70,000 are expected be at the Nevada desert festival, with it urging attendees to treat “everyone affected by this emergency with patience and care.”"

Activism [37]
Climate Change [38]
Environmental Health [25]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [28]
People & Population [39]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Source: Washington Post [41], 08/31/2026
  • Read more about Burning Man Begins This Week As Hawk Fire Reaches 95% Containment [36]

More Dangerous, Drug-Resistant Salmonella Rising In US Poultry [42]

"Amid a busy season of summer food recalls and illnesses, sustainable farming advocates are warning that salmonella bacteria found in poultry is increasing strains most likely to cause illness, hospitalization and death, and that such bacteria are also increasingly resistant to antibiotic medicine."

Agriculture [43]
Chemicals [18]
Consumer [44]
Environmental Health [25]
Food [27]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [45]
Technology [11]
Wildlife [46]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The New Lede [47], 08/31/2026
  • Read more about More Dangerous, Drug-Resistant Salmonella Rising In US Poultry [42]

First Nations Want Emergency Order To Protect Southern Mountain Caribou [48]

"Southern mountain caribou are a type of caribou found in mature forests of western Canada, where they subsist on lichen as a winter food. Habitat loss — primarily driven by logging — has transformed their mature forest habitat, upsetting the predator-prey balance and leading to caribou declines."

Biodiversity [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [39]
Wildlife [46]
Public [4]
Canada [49]
Source: Mongabay [50], 08/31/2026
  • Read more about First Nations Want Emergency Order To Protect Southern Mountain Caribou [48]

Menhaden Board Advances Potential Cuts To Chesapeake Bay Fishery Limits [51]

"The regional board overseeing menhaden management along the Atlantic coast on Wednesday  advanced a measure to implement new restrictions on Virginia’s only reduction fishery that harvests the oily forage fish within the Chesapeake Bay."

Fish & Fisheries [26]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [45]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Source: Virginia Mercury [52], 08/31/2026
  • Read more about Menhaden Board Advances Potential Cuts To Chesapeake Bay Fishery Limits [51]

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