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WEEKLY BULLETIN 02/29/2016 Featured on IJNet New CONNECTASHub platform facilitates collaboration among Latin American journalists By Santiago Sánchez ‘Boring’ data produces important stories about traffic fines and safety By Chris Roper Data storytellers share narrative tips at Data on Purpose conference By Jenny Manrique What journalists need to know about covering racial injustice By Kasia Kovacs Journalist of the month: Andrii Bystrov By Sam Berkhead How to increase cross-border data journalism collaborations By IJNet ICFJ Knight roundup: New mobile app gives Azerbaijani news a 'push' By Alyssa Mesich Browse Topics Advertisements Center for Excellence in Journalism offers course in documentary production [Pakistan] During this two-week course, students will complete a short video or documentary that's ready to broadcast or premiere online. Apply by March 11.  Cover malaria in Africa: Fellowship opportunity for US journalists The program will give seven U.S. journalists the opportunity to travel to Tanzania for a five-day study tour, May 8-13, 2016. Apply by March 14.  Report world news. Start here. Here at City University London, our department of journalism has a range of specialist master's courses allowing you to focus on your preferred discipline within journalism, from international to investigative and magazine journalism. Bringing Home the World: International Reporting Fellowship Program for Minority Journalists U.S.-based minority journalists travel abroad to cover compelling yet underreported international stories, increasing the diversity of voices in global news. New Opportunities by Region Worldwide Ocean science fellowship available [Worldwide] Journalists with at least two years of experience can apply for a weeklong marine science fellowship with the Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. Deadline: 05/13/2016 Fellowship focuses on technology policy [Worldwide] Researchers, graduate students and others can apply to spend four weeks at the Institute for Technology and Society in Rio de Janeiro. Deadline: 03/20/2016 Festival of adventure films open [Worldwide] Professional and amateur filmmakers with works on mountaineering and other extreme adventures can compete in the International Festival of Mountaineering and Adventure Films "Vertical" in Moscow. Deadline: 03/30/2016 Student essay contest open [Worldwide] Winners will be invited to present their works on global citizenship and cultural understanding at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Deadline: 03/31/2016 Deadline extended: global business journalism program in China [Worldwide] The Tsinghua School of Journalism and Communication offers a master's degree designed to bring business journalism in line with top international reporting standards. Deadline: 03/20/2016 Deadline approaching: UN fellowship for journalists from developing countries [Worldwide] Journalists ages 22 to 35 can apply for the 2016 Reham Al-Farra (RAF) Memorial Journalists Fellowship in New York. Deadline: 03/01/2016 Cross Video Days calls for projects [Worldwide] Digital content creators can apply to pitch and finance their projects in Paris. Deadline: 03/21/2016 PhotOn Festival Grant open [Worldwide] Budding photojournalists can compete for a EUR2,000 grant. Deadline: 03/31/2016 iPhone photography competition open [Worldwide] Images taken with an iPhone, iPod or iPad and not altered in Photoshop are eligible. Deadline: 03/31/2016 Africa New America's Global Gender Parity Initiative calls for pitches [Sub-Saharan Africa] Journalists who are fluent in English and have at least three years of experience can apply for a reporting grant. Deadline: 04/22/2016 Asia Pacific Fellowship for writers available [South Asia] Unpublished authors from Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma) and Pakistan can apply for the Charles Pick South Asian Fellowship in Norwich, United Kingdom. Deadline: 03/14/2016 Journalism competition open [Uzbekistan] Print, online and broadcast journalists can compete in a contest celebrating World Press Freedom Day, May 3. Deadline: 04/10/2016 Europe Dataharvest conference open [Europe] Investigative journalists and data specialists are invited to a conference in Mechelen, Belgium. Freelance journalism workshop open [Spain] Budding journalists who wish to acquire tools to work independently can attend this one-day workshop in Madrid. Grants for journalism training available [UK] The Journalism Diversity Fund offers grants to budding, diverse British journalists planning to attend courses accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists. Deadline: 04/06/2016 Latin America Conference focuses on terrorism and media [Brazil] The free event "Religions, Intellectuals and Media: Positions On Terrorism" will take place March 8 and 9 in São Paulo. BuzzFeed seeks news editor [Brazil] Experienced journalists who are fluent in Portuguese can apply for this position in São Paulo. Middle East Scholarship program in the Netherlands open [MENA] Journalists and other professionals in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia can apply for scholarships for a range of subjects, including journalism courses at the Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC). Deadline: 03/25/2016 Youth creativity contest seeks entries [MENA] Arab youth ages 14 to 30 can submit works in photography, art, graphic design, architecture, filmmaking and science to the Nasser Bin Hamad International Youth Creativity Award. Deadline: 04/15/2016 US and Canada Environmental journalism contest accepting submissions [US] Print, radio, broadcast and digital reporters can apply for the John B. Oakes Award administered by the Columbia Journalism School. Deadline: 04/22/2016 Third Coast Festival hosts radio residency [US] Radio producers ages 21 and older who want to make great strides on an audio story or documentary project can apply for this residency in the Ragdale retreat in Lake Forest, Illinois. Deadline: 03/23/2016 Environmental reporting contest open [US, Canada, Mexico] Print, television, radio and online journalists can apply for the Knight-Risser Prize in Western Environmental Journalism worth US$5,000. Deadline: 03/15/2016 Browse Opportunities Published by the International Center for Journalists. For questions or concerns, contact us. Copyright © 2016 International Center for Journalists. All rights reserved. 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