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OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR PULITZER CENTER’S AI ACCOUNTABILITY FELLOWSHIPS 

Application Deadline: August 10, 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

They seek to support journalists and newsrooms that represent the diversity of the communities impacted by AI technologies. The Fellowship is designed for reporters from all beats, desks, and formats who want to broaden, deepen, and diversify reporting on artificial intelligence with an accountability lens.

ELIGIBILITY:

Staff or freelance journalists working on a wide range of platforms, including print, radio, video, and multimedia.

Team players with the experience and/or ability to work collaboratively across newsrooms and borders.

Reporters with a deep interest in how AI impacts the world, and why this issue matters to our global well-being.

Reporters willing to participate in outreach activities related to their investigations, such as events at schools and universities.

Reporters can be based anywhere.

BENEFIT:

The Fellows are eligible to receive up to $20,000 divided in three payments. Please include a detailed budget explaining your reporting expenses. You may include a stipend to pay for your time if you are a freelancer.

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MEDIA MONITORING AFRICA (MMA) ISU ELIHLE AWARDS CONTEST

Application Deadline:  30 May 2024 CAT.

LOCATION: South Africa

The competition aims to empower journalists through mentorship, resource sharing, and financial support to develop and publish their child-focused stories on any mainstream news platform. It rewards innovative journalism about children and  encourages journalists to rethink how they perceive and engage children on issues affecting them. The journey from initial idea to final published story demonstrates remarkable growth in storytelling.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Competition is open to professional journalists, whether directly employed or freelancers, working in the continent of Africa and there is no entry fee payable.

Story ideas can be targeted at any mainstream news medium such as TV, Radio or Online.

For further information, please contact:
Jacques Ndong, Project Coordinator, jacquesn@mma.org.za; 011 788

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BENEFIT:

ZAR 25 000 (Overall Winner); 

ZAR 15 000 (2nd place); 

ZAR 10 000 (Third Place).

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