The Metcalf Institute Workshop provides journalists with hands-on experience and expertise from leading scientists, policymakers, and communicators who are working to project the impacts of climate change, identify adaptation measures, and investigate the most effective ways to communicate these challenges. Workshop topics are carefully selected to offer widespread relevance through local, regional, and national (U.S.) examples. It’s a unique and intense week of learning in the field, classroom and lecture hall for journalists who rarely get the time for in-depth study.
WORTH
Metcalf Fellows Will:
- Receive a comprehensive overview of climate change science
- Gain a deeper understanding of how scientists conduct research and address scientific uncertainty
- Develop the skills and confidence to translate the language of scientific journals for news audiences
- Build confidence in their abilities to discern the credibility of scientific sources
- Board a research vessel to study the impacts of rising water temperatures on ecosystems and fish populations
- Visit wetlands, shorelines, and coastal communities to better understand adaptive management efforts and solutions in response to warming temperatures
- Discover new ways to report on climate change that build audience understanding and engagement.
The fellowship includes room, board and tuition, with travel support paid after the program in the amount of up to US$500 for U.S.-based journalists and up to US$1,000 for journalists applying from outside of the U.S. Applicants from outside the U.S. must provide written assurance in their applications that they have full travel funds up front and can obtain the appropriate visa by May 15.
ELIGIBILITY
- Metcalf Institute’s Annual Science Immersion Workshop is a six-day residential fellowship designed for full-time professional journalists who work in any media.
- Applicants should have a demonstrated desire to improve their understanding of science and sharpen their environmental and investigative reporting skills.
- The Annual Workshop fellowship is geared to early- and mid-career journalists looking to start or expand coverage of the environment and who can demonstrate a need for training in topics relating to water resources and global change in coastal environments.
DEADLINE: February 14 2020
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