Friday, June 17, 2016

Training Journalists on the Complexities of Mental Health

Application deadline: Wednesday, July 13, 2016

September 18 - 21, 2016

Washington, D.C.

Over four days, journalists will dive into a range of topics, including diagnosis and intervention; developments in treatment and research; economic impact; demographics; mental health legislation and public policy reforms; successful models in crisis intervention training for law enforcement; and community-based care. They'll look at best practices for reporting on mental illness and mental health policy, with a focus on how to approach reporting on crimes involving the mentally ill. 

The all-expenses-paid fellowship covers airfare, ground transportation, hotel costs and most meals. NPF offers this professional development opportunity for journalists to enhance skills, increase knowledge and recharge their reporting on one of today’s most critical issues. This program is for U.S.-based journalists only.

APPLY HERE

This training program is underwritten by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.

 

Paul Miller Fellowship: Learn how to master Washington 

Application Deadline: Wednesday, July 6

For more than 25 years, the Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship has introduced promising young reporters to the city they have been assigned to cover. From September to June, this one-day-a-month fellowship will give journalists new to D.C. an intensive – and lively – overview of reporting in the capital. Fellows will visit the Pentagon, the Supreme Court, the Capitol and other key Washington institutions. They’ll discuss politics with policymakers, top experts and the best reporters in the business. And they’ll network with colleagues who will help them grow personally and professionally.

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Funding for this training is provided by Mazda Foundation.

 

New Video Resources

 

What to Do When Terrorists Attack Your City

Are you covering Orlando? In this video, Annie Linskey of The Boston Globe, Scott Kraft of the Los Angeles Times and Carrie Budoff Brown of POLITICO Europe offer tips and suggestions based on their experiences in other cities attacked by terrorists.

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How to Use Virtual Reality and 360 Video in Journalism

Readers don’t just read news anymore; they want to experience it. And smart journalists are figuring out how to mesh top-notch journalism with high-tech tools like virtual reality and 360-degree video. In this video, Gannett Creative Lead Ray Soto discusses how journalists are using these tools in their storytelling.

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Save the date: 2017 NPF Awards Dinner

Thursday, February 16, 2017

See photos from the 2016 Dinner

 

#NPFRetire 2016 Highlights

 

Making Finance and Aging Come Alive For Your Audience

Three reporters who specialize in consumer and personal finance journalism told a group of NPF fellows that write stories that immediately impact readers’ lives. In this video, Michelle Singletary, author of The Washington Post column "The Color of Money,"  offers tips for journalists reporting on finance issues. 

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State of Science in Alzheimer's Research 

Deaths from Alzheimer’s increased more than 70 percent since 2000. In this video, Dr. Maria Carrillo, chief science officer of the Alzheimer's Association, discusses the state of Alzheimer's research.

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NPF Friends and Fellows

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