Newswise — News reporting, especially the environment beat, often requires that reporters explain science, both the research itself and its implications. The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting is recruiting journalists interested in reporting on environment for two fellowship opportunities: The Metcalf Institute Eighth Annual Workshop for Journalists and the Metcalf Institute Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Reporting.
The Eighth Annual Workshop for Journalists offers 12 fellowships for working journalists to attend a science immersion workshop at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography June 11-16, 2006. These weeklong fellowships emphasize science in the costal environment and connections to public policy, resource management, and community news coverage.
The second opportunity, the Metcalf Institute Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Reporting, offers six 10-month Environmental Reporting Fellowships for minority journalists interested in marine and environmental science-based reporting. These fellowships offer journalists the opportunity to not only study marine and environmental science, but also to work as reporters covering environment and science-based news.
Both fellowship opportunities are structured to provide journalists with a better understanding of the science underlying coverage of environment. Journalists will learn basic marine and environmental science and work with scientists, graduate students, and policy experts to learn how research is conducted and understand the relevance of science to public policy and issues they tackle in covering the environment. Reporters will meet informally with scientists, attend lectures and debates and learn about scientific integrity, data analysis, research methods, and the complexities of the environment beat.
The Diversity Fellowships include 37-weeks of working as a reporter covering science and the environment at one of six news outlets including Science Friday, NOVA/NOVA Online, The Providence Journal, and NPR-member station, WBUR. This fellowship is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation and includes a $28,000 stipend for participants.
Additional information and applications for both fellowships are available online at www.metcalfinstitute.org or by calling (401) 874-6211.
Applications for the Eighth Annual Workshop for Journalist must be postmarked by February 6, 2006. Applications for Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Reporting must be postmarked by April 14, 2006.
All fellowships are available to print, broadcast and electronic journalists who are interested in science writing. A fellowship award includes room, board, and tuition; it does not include compensation for travel. Applicants should have a minimum of two years experience in journalism in any media and a strong interest in science writing. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
The Metcalf Institute was established in 1997 in memory of Michael P. Metcalf with funding from The Belo Corporation, The Providence Journal Charitable Foundation, The Philip L. Graham Fund, and the Telaka Foundation.
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