[CW:MONTHLY] The Round Up

Courses & Seminars

Online Journalism 101
December 1-15, San Francisco, CA
Media Alliance

Covering Energy Issues in the South
December 6, Glen Allen, VA
Foundation for American Communications

Open Meetings & Records Workshop
December 6, McAlester, OK
Oklahoma Press Association

Total Community Coverage in Cyberspace
December 6-8, Los Angeles, CA
Knight New Media Center

The No Fear Guide to Embracing Multimedia Techniques
December 7, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Press Institute

Computer-Assisted Reporting Boot Camp
December 10-14, North Miami, FL
Investigative Reporters and Editors

Integrated Media: A Work in Progress
December 12, Natick, MA
American Society of Business Publication Editors, Boston/New England Chapter

Boot Camp for Journalists
Through December 13, New York, NY
Mediabistro.com

Reporter Training
December 15-17, Washington. DC
Television News Center

Create and Develop Your Freelancing Career
December 18, San Francisco, CA
Mediabistro.com

Intro to Writing for Women’s Magazines
Through December 18, New York, NY
Mediabistro.com

Anchor Training
December 29, Washington, DC
Television News Center

Online Trainings

Anatomy of a Libel Case: Business vs. the Media
Fred Friendly Seminars, Inc.

Beat Basics and Beyond
News University

"Be A Better Reporter" Game
News University

Becoming a Better Manager and Presenter
Summer Institute for Midcareer Copy Editors

Public Relations vs. Advertising
Public Relations Society of America

Color in News Design
News University

Cut Through the Clutter
Public Relations Society of America

Introducing Databases
J-Lab

Gun Reporting Methodology
Center for Investigative Reporting

Developing Radio Skills
International Women's Media Foundation

Fellowship Programs

Fellowship for Education Reporting
Deadline: January 31, 2008
The fellowship is open to journalists, educators, and education policy researchers who are interested in creating significant works of long-form education journalism. The fellowship combines course work in residence at Columbia University with intense individual help with each fellow’s project on some aspect of education in the United States.

Knight Fellowships
Deadline: February 1, 2008
The Knight Fellowships is accepting applications for its 2008-2009 fellowships program. Fellowships are granted to 12 U.S. journalists who have already accomplished a lot and are ambitious to do more. Candidates must have seven years professional experience and be currently working full-time as journalists. Fellows receive a stipend of $60,000, plus Stanford tuition and supplements for housing, child care, health insurance and books. All activities of the program are open to spouses and partners of Fellows. Fellowships include a stipend of $60,000 and Stanford tuition.

California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships
Deadline: February 13, 2008
Program participants will learn about health trends, policy innovations and political conflicts involving health care. Fellows will emerge with a broader and more nuanced awareness of immigrant health, health disparities, access to care, farm worker health and the nation’s frayed safety net.

Metcalf Institute Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Reporting
Deadline: March 18, 2008
The Metcalf Institute Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Reporting are offered to five traditionally under-represented minority journalists with U.S. citizenship interested in studying marine and environmental science and developing environmental reporting skills. Participants partake in a one-month independent study at the University of Rhode Island with a nine-month reporting assignment covering environmental and science-based news at one of five news outlets. The Diversity Fellowships, which are intended to increase quality environmental reporting and diversity in newsrooms around the country, are supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation and each includes a $34,000 stipend and limited travel reimbursement.