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Knight Foundation/ Online News Association Journalism 360˚ Challenge 2018 for Immersive Storytelling Projects ($200,000+ in funding)

by OFA
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Application Deadline: June 28, 11:59 p.m. Eastern (3:59 a.m. UTC)

The Online News Association, Knight Foundation and Google News Initiative are partnering to launch this open call for ideas, offering ten grants of up to $20,000 each to test, refine and build out a project.

This is an open call for ideas using immersive storytelling to discover new ways to engage audiences and advance the field of journalism.

Requirements:

  • The challenge is open to journalists, technologists, entrepreneurs, gamers, software developers and academics, news organizations, startups, established businesses, nonprofits and individuals, anywhere in the world.

Benefits:

  • In addition to the funding opportunity, Challenge winners become part of the Journalism 360 ecosystem and have access to our ambassador team and a growing network of immersive storytellers. Our goal is to build a community of people who are passionate about new ways of storytelling and are excited to learn from one another and the community at large.
  • Submit your idea to win a share of $200,000, which we will award at the Online News Association conference in Austin, Texas Sept. 13-15, 2018.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Knight Foundation Journalism 360˚Challenge 2018

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Code for South Africa Data Journalism School 2016, South Africa

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: December 15th 2015

Code for South Africa is launching Africa’s first data journalism school in February 2016.

The three-month-long training programme will consist of a combination of theoretical and hands-on practical work. Participants will spend much of their time each day working in a data newsroom.

In addition to data and social media journalism training, the school will also be a centre for news innovation. Through the newsroom, we will experiment with different approaches to delivering content to audiences, with an emphasis on actionable news. Code for South Africa is actively involved in ongoing projects that promote innovation in the media space through the use of data-driven storytelling and the school will play an important role in achieving this.

Requirements:

  • Each intake will consist of up to eight junior to mid-level journalists.
  • They will have the opportunity to gain practical data journalism skill-sets that will equip them to deliver compelling data-driven multimedia stories.
  • The school will be run by a combination of experienced and award winning journalists, coders, data wranglers, analysts and content specialists.
  • Modules will also include specialist topic lectures by high impact guest lecturers from local and international newsrooms.

Key outcomes

  • proficiency in working in the data pipeline
  • technical skill sets
  • ability to operate in a data newsroom
  • data-driven multi-media story portfolio

Benefits

  • In order to promote data-driven storytelling in South Africa, the programme is heavily subsidised by our donors.
  • The price for the programme is R18,000 over the three months.
  • Media houses will be responsible for all costs of their trainees, including accommodation and transport. Course bursaries and monthly stipends available based on merit.

This is a School of Data initiative kindly sponsored by Omidyar Network, Code for Africa, Knight Foundation and the Indigo Trust.

Apply Now for the Code for South Africa Data Journalism School 2016

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the  Code for South Africa Data Journalism School 2016

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Register to attend the 2015 Global Voices Citizen Media Summit, Cebu,Philippines.

by lanredahunsi
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Registration Deadline:January 24 2015

When:  January 24-25, 2015

Registration for the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2015 is now open!

The theme of the 2015 Summit is “The Open Internet: Local Perspectives, Global Rights.” Participants from over 70 countries will gather at the Cebu Provincial Capitol in Cebu City, Philippines on January 24-25, 2015 to explore the connections between the open Internet, freedom of expression and online civic movements around the world.

Since 2006, Global Voices Summits have brought together the most innovative and inspiring digital activist and citizen media communities from around the world. Past Summits in London, New Delhi, Budapest, Santiago de Chile and Nairobi have strengthened community ties, sparked new friendships, and served as a rich breeding ground for new ideas and collaborations across borders.

The Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2015 has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Google, Open Society Foundations, Knight Foundation, Yahoo!, the Web We Want campaign, Making All Voices Count, and the Philippine Centre for Investigative Journalism.

At the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2015,  community of bloggers, activists, social media experts and geeks from around the globe will discuss the open Internet, online civic movements and human rights in the digital age. In interactive sessions, panels, and debates, Participants will delve into complex issues ranging from digital surveillance to multilingualism online to legal threats against bloggers and activists—all challenges that lie at the core of much of what we do as a community, and of the future of the Internet.

Register Now for the 2015 Global Voices Citizen Media Summit.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2015 Global Voices Citizen Media Summit

 

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Call for Applications

2014 Data Journalism Awards for Media Practitioners. (US$21,990 in Prize Money).

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: 4 April 2014

The Data Journalism Awards rewards outstanding work in the field of data journalism in any media worldwide. They reward examples of data driven investigations, data driven applications and storytelling with data visualisation, which cover matters relevant to society and aim to have an impact at a societal level.

Data Journalism Awards (DJAs), run by the Global Editors Network (GEN) and sponsored by the Knight Foundation and Google, awards EUR16,000 (US$21,990) prize to be shared among eight winning entries.

Eligibility Requirement:

▪   Media companies, non-profit organisations and freelancers or individuals are all eligible for the Data Journalism Awards.

▪  Works produced by individuals or teams of staffers from media companies and non-profit organisations, as well as freelancers or individuals are all eligible for entry.

▪     Works that are the result of a collaboration between organisations may also be submitted.

▪  Those works produced by staffers or freelancers collaborating with government agencies, business or trade organisations with a stake (financial or of other nature) in the issue at hand are not eligible.

▪    Works that include significant input from the members of the jury will not be accepted for entry into the competition.

Categories and Prizes:

1. Best story or group of stories on a single topic, online or print, in which collection and analysis of data are a leading factor. A maximum of five elements – stories and data presentations – per entry. €2,000 Prize

2. Best data-driven investigation, which uses data collection and analysis to disclose or spotlight a significant abuse of power or failure to uphold the public interest. A maximum of five elements – stories and data presentations – per entry. €2,000 Prize

3. Best journalistic data visualization (most impressive, novel, compelling display) on a single theme. May be self-contained or combined with a story, but must accomplish a journalistic purpose and use data significantly. A maximum of three elements per entry. €2,000 Prize

4. Best data journalism application or website, in which interactivity is important and the project provides both explanation of the topic and an opportunity for users to explore the topic and create their own story. A maximum of five elements per entry. €2,000 Prize

5. Best data journalism portfolio by an individual. A maximum of five elements, on a single topic or on multiple topics, per entry. €2,000 Prize

6. Best data journalism portfolio by a team or newsroom. A maximum of 10 elements, on a single topic or on multiple topics, per entry. €2,000 Prize

7. Best entry from a small newsroom, with fewer than 25 journalists, not otherwise honored in this competition. €2,000 Prize

8. Jurors’ choice, an entry of high excellence not otherwise honored in this competition. €2,000 Prize

Timeline of the Data Journalism Awards 2014

20 January 2014: launch of the 2014 Data Journalism Awards – First submissions

4 April 2014: deadline of the 2014 competition – End of submissions

8 May 2014: announcement of the nominees by the DJA pre-jury

12 June 2014: announcement of the winners by the jury at the GEN Summit in Barcelona, Spain

Submit your Entry for the Data Journalism Awards

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Data journalism Awards

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