Do you want to avoid fake news in Climate journalism?
Would you like to strengthen your communication skills with scientists and other climate experts?
Climate Journalism Fellowships will enable fellows to tell a better climate story and inform their audience by creating stories that go beyond highlighting the problem and come with constructive solutions.
It is part of the European Excellence Exchange in Journalism (E³J) project, which aims to unleash the combined potential of European values and cross-border collaboration for better journalism and a healthier information space. By promoting the production and dissemination of quality contents and providing quality and science based alternatives to disinformation, Free Press Unlimited encourages a better media reporting of cross-border issues, while stimulating public debate and ultimately strengthening social cohesion.
This Fellowship under the E³J project is not only a great opportunity to gain knowledge about and skills in relevant climate topics of your choice, it’s also a great chance to build your network around Europe and engage with journalists beyond your country/region.
The fellowship is open for 10 European mid-level journalists with a proven history of writing climate stories for local media in the past 12 months. If not, the candidate should be able to demonstrate his/her deep interest in climate stories otherwise.
Free Press Unlimited covers the full cost of travel & accommodation for the f2f workshop in Amsterdam and up to 8 weeks online mentoring for writing and publishing 2 articles on climate change topics of your choice. The topics may vary from coal mining, to air pollution, to energy, deforestation, biodiversity, water/floods, corruption, policy issues – whatever is relevant for your community or country.
We invite independent journalists from all EU countries and candidate countries: aspiring but also experienced climate journalists and editors, producers, desk-reporters and reporters who report on climate news. Freelancers who specialize in climate change are also welcome.
Staff or freelance journalists from or residing in EU member and candidate countries, especially in Baltic countries, Visegrád Four and Southern Europe.
Journalists who work in media organizations that are state owned and/or editorially controlled by state authorities are not eligible for the Fellowship.
Timeline
January 2nd – January 15th 2023 – Ask us Anything about the fellowship, per email/call
January 15th 2023 – Application deadline
January 23rd to January 26th 2023 – Pitching sessions
February 1st 2023 – Fellowships announced
February 15th to February 17th 2023 – Workshop in Amsterdam
February 20th to April 20th 2023 – Writing and publishing the 2 articles and active participation in the group mentoring (peer-to-peer) sessions
May 2023 – applying for the cross-border collaborative grants on the issue for Climate Change (optional)
