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Applications are now open for a year-long fellowship that gives a Canadian journalist the opportunity to study at Harvard University.

The 2021-2022 Martin Wise Goodman Canadian Nieman Fellowship is open to applications until December 1, 2020.

Applicants must be Canadian citizens and working journalists with at least five years of full-time or freelance professional media experience. Photojournalists, editorial cartoonists, columnists and broadcast producers are also eligible to apply.

Details about the application requirements are available on the Canadian Nieman blog. Canadians should use the International Nieman Fellowship application to apply.

For more information, email canadiannieman@gmail.com.

A new Canadian mentorship program aims to help photographers from diverse backgrounds make a career in visual storytelling.Called Room Up Front, the program offers support to early career BIPOC photojournalists and documentary photographers.Vancouver-based photojournalist Jimmy Jeong said he started organizing Room Up Front because he noticed a…
After suspending its 2020 competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Forum Freelance Fund has now re-opened for applications. The fund offers bursaries of up to $2500 to help Canadian freelancers -- and foreign freelancers working for Canadian media -- pay for hostile environment training.The new deadline for the FFF is September 14, 2020.The…
by Steven Threndyle It will soon be Labour Day and, as the vast majority of public health officials predicted back in March, COVID-19 is still going strong.One thing that will end is the $2000 per month Canadian Emergency Relief Benefit (CERB), a massive injection of federal money that was dispensed to just about any worker who lost their job or…
An incident in Halifax this week is a sad reminder to freelancers everywhere of the dangers of social media.A long-time freelance arts reporter had their radio columns at CBC canceled over a crude tweet about the son of Nova Scotia premier Stephen McNeil.CBC has in place Code of Conduct and Social Media policies that have been criticized as being…
by Monte StewartThis is part two in a series on the ways that Canadian freelancers are weathering COVID-19. Read part one right here.  [caption id="attachment_16727" align="alignright" width="200"] Lesley Evans Ogden[/caption]Lesley Evans Ogden shares her home office with a pet bird.Her feathered friend was there even before the coronavirus…
by Monte StewartThis is part one in a series on the ways that Canadian freelancers are weathering COVID-19. Read part two right here. [caption id="attachment_16715" align="alignright" width="200"] Jeff Gaulin[/caption]Jeff Gaulin does not believe that the Canadian media landscape will go “back to normal” once the COVID-19 pandemic ends.The…
One month ago we launched our new association, the Canadian Freelance Guild.Since that time we've been busy creating resources for our members and looking for new ways to help self-employed creators during this difficult time.Here's an update on what we've been up to.• The CFG Job Bank for members is now live! This compendium of opportunities for…
Freelancers, if you’ve written about social justice issues this year, it’s time to submit your work for the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Book and Magazine Awards. The awards are now open for submissions and the competition closes on Friday June 26, 2020 at 5:00 P.M. PST.The awards honour the memory of Dave Greber, a Calgary-based freelancer…
A free CFG Lunch and Learn webinar is planned for members in good standing on Tuesday, April 14th at 12 noon ET.A representative from the New School of Finance  will bring us up to date on government initiatives for income replacement as well as other protections for the self-employed and others affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.There will…

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