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Job Listings
Health & Wellness Reporter, U.S. News & World Report
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Healthcare News Writer, TriMed Media Group
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Staff Writer, VICE Health
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Education/Health Reporter, The Bemidji Pioneer
Location: Bemidji, MN
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Deputy Project Editor, Kaiser Health News
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Data Journalist, Kaiser Health News
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Project Reporter, Kaiser Health News
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health Business Writer, Atlantic Information Services
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Public Safety and Health Reporter, The Argus Observer
Location: Ontario, OR
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Features Editor, Health, AARP
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Senior Editor, Men's Health
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health and Social Services Reporter, CALmatters
Location: Sacramento, CA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Freelance Health Editor, everydayHEALTH.com
Location: New York.,NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Editor, Indiana University Health
Location: Bloomington, IN
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Associate Editor, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Publishing
Writer/Editor, Children's Healthcare Atlanta
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Web Producer, Kaiser Health News
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time - 6 month contract
Job Type: Online/Digital
Global Health English Editor, Project HOPE
Location: Remote
Status: Volunteer
Job Type: Online/Print
Health Editor, O, The Oprah Magazine
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health Journalist, American Diabetes Association
Location: Alexandria, VA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health & Fitness Writer,The Cheat Sheet
Location: Remote
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Health Care Reporter, POLITICO Pro
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health Care Policy Editor, POLITICO Pro
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Data Journalist/Analyst, Kaiser Health News
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Project Reporter, Kaiser Health News
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Associate Editor, Men's Health
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health Reporter, Louisville Public Broadcasting
Location: Louisville, KY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Broadcast
Associate Medical Editor, American Cancer Society
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Education, Fellowships & Awards
Complexities of Mental Health Media Training, National Press Foundation
Information: 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. We’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.
Deadline: July 13, 2016
Information: The MJ Bear Fellowships identify and celebrate early-career digital journalists, working independently or for a company or organization, who have demonstrated — through professional experimentation, research or other projects — that they deserve support for their efforts and/or vision.The fellows are up-and-coming journalists inside or outside the newsroom who are just beginning to make their voices heard in the industry and working to expand the boundaries of digital news.
Deadline: July 14, 201
Information: Digital journalists from diverse backgrounds with experience reporting for mobile and social platforms are encouraged to apply for the CNN Diversity Fellowship at ONA16. Four winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the ONA conference in Denver Sept. 15-17. Applications will be open to journalists of diverse backgrounds, inclusive of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and gender.
Deadline: July 14, 201
Grant, NIHCM Foundation
Information: NIHCM Foundation supports timely health care journalism that informs efforts to improve the health of Americans and that examines emerging health issues and their implications for cost, quality and access. NIHCM Foundation is making a total of up to $250,000 available and expects to fund 6 to 8 projects from this amount.
Deadline: July 15, 2016
The Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM)
Information: The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) are welcoming applications — from journalists who wish to cover aging issues and/or who work for ethnic media outlets serving U.S. communities — for the seventh year of their joint fellowship program. To date, 2016 support is provided by grants from The Silver Century Foundation, AARP, The Retirement Research Foundation, and The John A. Hartford Foundation. Stories resulting from the last six years are available on GSA's website.
Deadline: July 29, 2016 at 5 p.m.
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