Deadline: Ongoing
The Pulitzer Center through the Southeast Asia Rainforest Journalism Fund (RJF) is calling grant applications from journalists that report in Cambodia.
Journalists (freelancers or staff), editors, and media organizations are invited to submit proposals on issues concerning rainforests in Cambodia.
The proposal should highlight local voices and have a strong distribution plan in influential local and/or regional news media (can be print, online and/or broadcast, or a combination). The plan must include commitment letters from interested editors and publishers working in the news media outlets you propose.
Consider the goals and impact of your reports. How can your reports spark conversation and raise awareness (among policy makers, Indigenous peoples and local communities who live near and depend on the forest, scientists and researchers) about issues such as forest management and governance, deforestation, forest degradation, and biodiversity conservation in Cambodia?
Criteria
- Highlight a strong topic on systemic and critical issues on Cambodian rainforest;
- Preferably, involve collaboration. This could include local and/or Indigenous journalists, or domestic-international media partnerships;
- Have a strong and strategic distribution plan;
- Demonstrate attention to editing, reporting, and safety standards (for example, a careful travel plan and preventive health measures for journalists and communities);
- Utilize innovative reporting techniques, such as data journalism and multimedia storytelling (photos, videos, infographics, etc.), to build strong stories with minimal pandemic and safety risk to sources.
For more information, visit RJF.
