Workshops and Fellowships

States Newsroom's paid fellowship is for those who believe that journalism can be a powerful force for social good. This summer program places students and new journalists in newsrooms across the country. Preference given to applicants whose identities are underrepresented in journalism. Apply by Oct 31, 2023.

If you’re a journalist or communication professional now handling (or who wants to handle) quick-turn graphics, get a head start with the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s beginner course for designing visuals regardless of your hands-on design experience. Noon ET. $15 NPC members/$20 nonmembers.

These free online courses in Spanish are part of the Reporters Committee's ProJourn collaboration with Microsoft and Davis Wright Tremaine. Register for one or all: Newsgathering rights (Oct 18); Pre-publication review of articles, podcasts, documentaries (Nov 1); and Access and transparency (Nov 15). 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.

This Reuters program supports a global community of reporters and editors to improve the quality, understanding and impact of climate coverage around the world. Structured around an online course, leadership programs, mid-career journalist fellowships and academic research. Apply by Oct 6.

Early-career journalists: Apply for this paid, virtual fellowship, working stints for the National Post and Postmedia. Learn the differences in reporting for a major metro market and for a national audience, and deliver a special project on a topic of primary importance to Canadians. Apply by Oct 13, 2023.

Preprints offer an opportunity to cover research when it is very fresh. But they also come with risks. This virtual workshop, 12:00 PM, EDT, is hosted by Science Writers and Communicators of Canada. It will not be recorded or available online afterwards. $15 for members and $30 for non-members.

The International Women's Media Foundation invites applications from US-based, women and nonbinary journalists for this annual program. The nine-month fellowship is designed to address the lack of diversity in leadership positions across newsrooms in the U.S. Apply by Oct 22, 2023.

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) invites midwest-area journalists to attend a free half-day, in-person training at DePaul University. Keynote is 'Fact-checking isn't just for fact-checkers,' with presenter Monique Curet, assistant editor at PolitiFact.

These Google News Lab/The Canadian Journalism Foundation virtual training sessions, Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. ET, are free to attend. Sign up for as many as you like: Student Newsroom Essentials, Tackling Misinformation, Pinpoint for Investigations, Advanced Search, Election Tools for Newsrooms and YouTube for News.