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.
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.
Funding for this training is provided by Mazda Foundation.
New Video Resources
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.
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.
#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.
State of Science in Alzheimer's Research
NPF Friends and Fellows
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