Free online course on data journalism open [Worldwide]

Free online course on data journalism open [Worldwide]

Journalists who want to learn how to tell stories with data can register for this free course.

The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is offering registration for its online data journalism course “Doing Journalism with Data: First Steps, Skills and Tools.”

This five-module introductory course consists of the following topics: data journalism in the newsroom, finding data to support stories, finding story ideas with data analysis, dealing with messy data and telling stories with visualization.

Comprising of video lectures, tutorials, assignments, readings and discussion forums, this course is open to anyone in the world with an Internet connection.

Instructors include Simon Rogers, data editor at Twitter; Paul Bradshaw, head of the online journalism master's program at Birmingham City University; Nicolas Kayser-Bril, co-founder and head at data journalism startup Journalism++; and other leading experts in the field.

The course will begin in early 2014.

For more information visit: http://datadrivenjournalism.net/course/

Nieman Foundation offers journalism research fellowships [Worldwide]

Nieman Foundation offers journalism research fellowships [Worldwide]

Publishers, programmers, Web designers, media analysts, academics and journalists can apply.

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard offers three short-term visiting fellowships for research projects designed to advance journalism.

Applicants must demonstrate how their work at Nieman may improve the prospects for journalism’s future. This may be related to research, programming, design, financial strategies or another topic.

Nieman Visiting Fellows are invited for a few weeks to three months, depending on the scope of the project. They will have access to the resources at Harvard and throughout Cambridge, including scholars, research centers and libraries.

Fellows’ employers are encouraged to extend salary and benefits during the period of study. If they do not, a standard Nieman stipend will be provided. The Nieman Foundation will also help candidates find temporary housing.

Applicants must upload a proposal of up to 500 words on their project and how they plan to spend their time at Harvard, how the work will benefit journalism, and the amount of time, up to 12 weeks, needed to complete the work.

The deadline is Nov. 8.

For more information visit the link below:

http://nieman.harvard.edu/NiemanFoundation/NiemanFellowships/TypesOfFellowships/NiemanFoundationVisitingFellowships.aspx

Public policy fellowships open to journalists [Worldwide]

Journalists, scholars and public officials worldwide who are interested in public policy can apply for a fellowship.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is accepting applications for its 9-month residential fellowship program in Washington, D.C.

Fellows will conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers, Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence. The center accepts policy-relevant, non-advocacy fellowship proposals that address key challenges confronting the United States and the world.

Fellowships include a maximum stipend of US$85,000 and 75 percent of health insurance premiums for fellows who elect center coverage, along with travel to and from the fellowship location.

The application deadline is October 1 at 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

For more information visit: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/fellowships-grants

Competition seeks story ideas on health [Africa]

African journalists can submit their ideas on innovative health stories.

The African Story Challenge is seeking applications to fund great story ideas on health. This is the second round of its pan-African journalism competition. The Story Challenge is a project by the African Media Initiative (AMI) in partnership with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).

Twenty projects shortlisted for the final prize will be awarded grants of up to $20,000. These stories will focus specifically on issues such as: sanitation and water-borne diseases; infectious and noninfectious diseases; neglected diseases; and vaccines and immunization. Submissions should include investigative, data-driven stories that employ multi-platform approaches and engage the public through social media and other digital tools.

The finalists will be brought together for intensive sessions to improve their project ideas. Cross-country reporting and collaboration or joint applications between different media organizations is highly encouraged.

Grantees who produce the best stories published or broadcast in media that reach African audiences will win cash prizes or a major reporting trip abroad.

Entries will be accepted in English, French, Arabic and Portuguese.

The African Story Challenge is supported by an US$800,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The deadline is Oct. 13.

For more information visit: http://africanstorychallenge.com/

ICFJ seeks engagement, health fellows [Worldwide]

The International Center for Journalists seeks two Knight International Journalism Fellows - an engagement fellow and a health fellow - to be based in Nigeria for 10 months.

The engagement fellow will aim to improve public engagement and amplify the impact of ICFJ's media partners’ health coverage. The ideal candidate will be a media professional, with deep roots in newsrooms, who has managed complex digital innovation projects and teams and who has a demonstrable track-record for creating ways for audiences to engage with the news.

Experience in Nigeria or elsewhere in Africa is strongly preferred, and training or coaching experience is a plus. The fellowship is open to any nationality, and will begin on or about Oct. 1, 2013.

The health fellow will lead a 10-month project in partnership with key media organizations to plan and coordinate reporting contests, forums and events designed to elevate public dialogue around important health issues.

The fellow also will work in conjunction with other Knight Fellows to integrate into the events the use of engagement tools, such as mobile or data-collection apps, that connect audiences to the news organizations so they can continue to stay informed and engaged in health news.

The health fellow candidate must speak English, but Hausa or Yoruba are also encouraged. Experience working in Nigeria or elsewhere in Africa preferred and African candidates are encouraged to apply. Fellowship to begin in late 2013.

For more information about both fellowships visit: http://www.icfj.org/fellowships-openings

Environmental film festival open [Worldwide] Deadline: 9/30/13 Filmmakers all over the world can submit works to this international festival, which will take place in Moscow.

The EcoCup Environmental Film Festival in Russia features the best foreign environmental films to the Russian audience. Documentary films and animation, long and short features, Russian and international films are accepted.

All films selected by the organizers will be shown as part of the festival program "EcoCup", which will take place in Moscow and in other cities of Russia and CIS countries in 2013.

Participation is free.

Deadline for applications is September 30. For more information visit: http://www.ecocup.ru/

International film festival seeks entries [Middle East, Africa, Asia] | IJNet

International film festival seeks entries [Middle East, Africa, Asia] | IJNet

Sentence with parts of speech

Nouns

1.   Sade is my boss

2.   There many tables in my office

3.   We ordered for more chairs

4.   I want the pink food warmer

5.   She has a wardrobe

6.   Their plates are full of food

7.   These cups are empty

8.   That book is for her

9.   The car is parked outside

10.These cakes have sweet smell

Adjectives

1.   Sade is a fat lady

2.   We ordered for black chairs

3.   That brown table is hers

4.   The pink food warmer

5.   She has a big wardrobe

6.   Their flat plates are full of food

7.   Those round cups are empty

8.   The blue car is parked outside

9.   That interesting book is for her

10.These fresh cakes have sweet smell

Verbs

1.   Funmi is going to school

2.   They are walking away

3.   She likes singing

4.   He knows how to play the drums

5.   Peter sat on the floor

6.   I cook well

7.   I ate the food

8.   I may come tomorrow

9.   I heard them laughing

10. They ran home together

Adverbs

1.   They had on lovely dresses 

2.   She is lonely without her brothers around  

3.   She is friendly with all her classmates 

4.   The rain will soon start falling 

5.   She is always late to school 

Parts of Speech I observed at work

Nouns

1.   Sade my boss

2.   Tables

3.   Chairs

4.   Warmer

5.   Wardrobe

6.   Plates

7.   Cups

8.   Book

9.   Car

10. Cakes

Adjectives

1.   Fat Sade

2.   Black chair

3.   Brown table

4.   Food warmer

5.   Large wardrobe

6.   Flat plate

7.   Round cup

8.   Blue car

9.   Interesting book

10. Fresh cakes

Verbs

1.   Going

2.   Walking

3.   Singing

4.   Play

5.   Sit

6.   Cook

7.   Eat drink

8.   May

9.   Laugh

10. Run

Adverbs

1.   Lovely 

2.   Lonely 

3.   Friendly 

4.   Ugly 

5.   Quite  

6.   Never 

7.   Often 

8.   Well 

9.   Soon 

10. Always