JournalismPakistan.com | Published June 10, 2024
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The Rosalynn Carter Mental Health and Climate Change Fellowship offers a new opportunity aimed at exploring the mental health impacts of climate change in low-socioeconomic countries. This fellowship is part of the 2024-2025 fellowship year and is open to journalists living outside the U.S.
The fellowship provides a unique platform for journalists to delve into the intersection of mental health and climate change, offering support and resources to investigate how these global issues affect vulnerable populations. For more information click here.
Application deadline: June 28, 2024
October 08, 2024: Mid-career journalists from the U.S. and abroad can apply for the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship at the University of Michigan. This prestigious fellowship offers a year of academic study with a stipend of US$85,000.
October 06, 2024: The International Labour Organization (ILO) invites journalists to participate in its 10th Global Media Competition, aiming to promote fair and balanced reporting on labor migration. Join the initiative to highlight the positive contributions of migrant workers and combat discrimination.
September 20, 2024: The ICFJ's 2024 Solutions Challenge is now open! Media innovators, tech experts, and problem-solvers are invited to submit ideas for combating global disinformation. Join the challenge today!
August 22, 2024: The UN Biodiversity Conference is accepting media accreditation for COP 16 in Colombia this fall. The event will focus on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Apply for accreditation by August 31, 2024. SUBMISSIONS CLOSED
August 18, 2024: The Chevening Scholarship Program is now open for journalists. Funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, these scholarships offer full or partial funding for a one-year postgraduate degree at a UK university.
August 07, 2024: Save the Children launches a global media award to celebrate excellence in journalism for child rights, marking the centennial of the first Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Open to professional journalists worldwide for entries published between 31 July 2023 and 1 August 2024. ENTRIES CLOSED
July 29, 2024: Nominations for the Shireen Abu Akleh Prize are now open to women journalists globally. The prize honors courage and commitment in journalism, with an award ceremony scheduled for December 10, 2024, in Paris. Submit nominations by October 15, 2024.
July 15, 2024: Nominations for the 2024 Free Press Awards are now open! Honor journalists dedicated to press freedom and independent reporting by nominating them for the Most Resilient Journalist Award or the Newcomer of the Year Award. NOMINATIONS CLOSED
October 12, 2024 A critical look at the increasing attacks on press freedom in Pakistan, from harassment of female journalists to violent assaults and unjust detentions. Despite condemnations, no action plan has been put in place to address these violations.
October 12, 2024 PFUJ strongly condemns adding journalists to NACTA's Schedule IV list, emphasizing that journalism is a profession and the fourth pillar of democracy, not a crime.
October 10, 2024 The Digital Media Alliance of Pakistan (DigiMAP) strongly condemns the inclusion of senior journalists on NACTA's Schedule IV list and calls for the immediate release of Ehsan Naseem, arrested after interviewing Manzoor Pashteen. DigiMAP demands respect for press freedom and journalist rights.
October 09, 2024 Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists slams PEMRA for issuing notices to TV channels over Karachi attack coverage, calling it pressure tactics and demanding immediate withdrawal.
October 09, 2024 The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of Kashmiri journalist Sajad Gul on bail after over two years of arbitrary detention. CPJ urges Jammu and Kashmir authorities to end the prosecution of Gul and allow media freedom in the region.