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Monday, March 03, 2014

March 24 is deadline to apply for fellowships to do health-reporting projects in rural communities

The International Center for Journalists is offering 10 Community Health Reporting Fellowships for journalists who cover rural, low-income and minority communities. March 24 is the deadline for proposing a project to be published or broadcast by Oct. 1.

The center says it "will select 10 journalists to spend a week in Washington, D.C., in June 2014. The fellows will hone their skills and learn about new tools that will help them improve their coverage of health issues and engagement with their audiences. While in Washington, they will also meet with top leaders on Capitol Hill and other major players in the health industry, giving them face-to-face contact and access to sources. They will go on reporting field trips to local, underserved communities. And they will meet with experts at health-care associations and major health-research institutes and agencies."

An applicant's proposed project must meet the mission of the program. The center expects the fellows to use their new tools and resources on the in-depth projects, and will award small grants to help cover the projects' costs. For more information, click here.

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