Deadline: 27-Jul-2025
Climate Tracker’s climate journalism mentorship program is back! In its ninth edition, they’re seeking six journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen coverage of the energy transition with a fair and evidence-based approach.
This ninth cycle of the Climate Journalism Mentoring Program continues the elements most valued by participants in previous editions: personalized editorial mentoring, the production of tailored content for newsletters and social media, and the opportunity to expand the reach of your stories through their network of partner media outlets.
Focus Areas
- Additionally, they recommend you focus on topics such as:
- Insertion of renewables in electricity generation
- Fossil subsidies
- Infrastructure for the energy transition
- Critical minerals for the energy transition
Funding Information
- Selected journalists will receive personalized editorial mentorship, training, financial support of up to $900.
What does this cycle offer?
- For three months, they will select six journalists one per country from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic to participate in their mentoring program.
- Each person will receive:
- Advanced professional training, with four virtual sessions on energy transition, misinformation, and rigorous climate coverage.
- Personalized editorial mentoring to develop robust, contextualized, and evidence-based coverage.
- Total financial funding of USD 900 to produce three original journalistic stories, published in the media of your choice and on the Climate Tracker website.
- Production of one audiovisual piece per participant, designed for social media and based on one of your stories. They support you throughout the entire process and edit the product. This is a learning experience.
- Support to expand the reach of your work and facilitate republishing in national and regional media through their Environmental Media Network.
Eligibility Criteria
- This program is aimed at journalists who:
- Reside in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico or the Dominican Republic
- Have experience (or proven interest) in covering climate change, energy, the environment, or social issues
- They can produce three journalistic pieces throughout the program
- Be interested in experimenting with new formats and approaches to reach more audiences
- Applications are welcome from freelance journalists, those working in media outlets, students in their final years of studies, and communicators or people in related fields with a strong commitment to developing their careers in climate journalism.
For more information, visit Climate Tracker.