Deadline: 19-Oct-21
The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) has launched its proposals for Environmental Reporting to journalists in Sri Lanka to produce in-depth environmental stories in the country.
Themes
- They welcome investigative and/or in-depth environmental stories from Sri Lanka that engage audiences to better understand:
- Threats posed by human activities and corruption.
- Good practices that mitigate environmental destruction.
- Good governance measures to manage natural resources.
- Concerns of marginalized and Indigenous communities.
- Climate change and its impacts on ecosystems and communities.
- 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 or approaches are less likely to be selected.
Funding Information
- They expect to award 5 grants with an average amount of $800, depending on the proposal and needs outlined in the budget submission.
- They will consider larger grant amounts for stories using innovative or investigative approaches that may be more costly and time-consuming to produce.
Eligibility Criteria
- Stories can be produced and published in three languages — Sinhala, Tamil, or English, but the applications should be submitted in English.
- Applicants who produce non-English stories should provide an English translation; the cost for translation could be included in the proposed budget.
- They will accept applications from journalists who are Sri Lankan nationals. Applications are open to journalists in Sri Lanka working in any medium (online, print, television, or radio).
- They encourage applications from both staff and freelance reporters from all types of media organizations — international, national, local, and community-based. They ask that your reporting proposal be targeted to the audience your publication will reach.
- They’ll accept both individual and group applications, but for the latter they 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.
For more information, visit https://earthjournalism.net/opportunities/environmental-reporting-in-sri-lanka