Deadline: 1 June 2021, 11:59 PM, (UTC -11)
EJN is offering reporting grants to journalists to support the production of in-depth stories that will call attention to fisheries subsidies issues, both at a large and small scale.
Many international organizations have recognized the role marine subsidies have played in the current overfishing crisis facing the world’s oceans, including the World Trade Organization, which is currently undergoing talks to develop an international agreement on subsidy reform.
We welcome any story ideas on fisheries subsidies, including their links to overfishing and the depletion of fish stocks, their impact on small-scale fishers and livelihoods in coastal communities, the potential policy solutions governments could implement and more.
Proposals that focus on topics or stories that have not been widely covered are preferred. Issues that have already received a lot of media coverage or don’t provide unique angles to environmental challenges are less likely to be selected.
Grant:
We expect to award 20 grants with an average budget of around $1,000, depending on the proposal and needs outlined in the budget submission. We will consider larger grant amounts for stories using innovative or investigative approaches that may be more costly and time-consuming.
Eligibilities:
- Applicants can be from any country in the world, and a few grants will be given out to journalists working on fisheries subsidies issues globally, but preference will be given to journalists reporting from the regions that are the key focus of this project.
They are: India, the Caribbean, West Africa, Southern Africa and Japan.
- For the purposes of this grant opportunity, we will only be accepting applications in English and – to accommodate Francophone journalists in West Africa and the Caribbean – French. Applications written in a language other than English and French will not be considered. Applicants should either have a working understanding of English or have a translator available to assist with communication with Internews staff.
- Applications are open to journalists working in any medium (online, print, television, radio) and other expert media practitioners with investigative reporting experience and a history of covering environmental issues. We encourage applications from freelance reporters and staff from all types of media organizations – international, national, local and community-based.
- We are seeking to support both early-career and senior journalists with many years of reporting experience. We’ll accept both individual and group applications, but for the latter we ask that the application is made in the name of one lead applicant who will receive the grant on the group’s behalf, if awarded.
