Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Fellowship applications due for The Center on Media, Crime and Justice

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Job Listings

Associate Health Editor, Family Circle (via mediabsitro.com)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Reporter II, WNYC Health Unit- New York Public Radio
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Broadcast

Healthcare Reporter, Bloomberg
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Policy Writer/Editor, American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacist
Location: Bethesda, MD
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Editor, Staywell
Location: Yardley, PA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Personal Health and Wellness Enterprise Reporter, The Deseret News
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Healthcare/Pharma Reporter, Haymarket Media Group
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Healthcare Staff Writer, The Advisory Board Committee
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Managing Editor, Wolters Kluwer Health
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Writer, Easy Health Options
Location: Cullman, AL
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Features Editor, Time-Health
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Journalist/Producer, BringMeTheNews
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Editor- Life & Health Sciences, Cambridge University Press (via mediabistro.com)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Care Reporter, POLITICO Pro.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Reporter, Cincinnati.com and The Enquirer
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Health Care Staff Writer, The Advisory Board Company
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print

Health & Science Reporter, New Hampshire Public Radio
Location: Concord, NH
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Broadcast

Web & Social Media Content Editor, The Kaiser Family Foundation
Location: Menlo Park, CA (preferred) or Washington, DC
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Communications

Health Care Reporter, National Journal
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Print/Online

Senior Staff Writer, Journal of the American Medical Association
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Print/Online

Awards, Conferences & Fellowships

Latino USA Fellowship, NPR
Eligibility: NPR’s weekly program Latino USA is taking applications for two year-long California-based fellowships, open to early career reporters with no more than five years’ experience in the field. 
Deadline: September 15, 2014
From the Website: Fellowship applications should be sent to Latino USA’s senior editor, Leda Hartman, at ledahart@mindspring.com. Please include a resume and cover letter summarizing your background and goals, and why you would be an appropriate fit for this fellowship. Please also include three links to your audio work. The fellowships are open to everyone. Journalists of color and of other diverse backgrounds and graduate journalism students are especially encouraged to apply.

Juvenile Justice Journalism Fellowship, Center on Media, Crime and Justice
Eligibility: Applications will be accepted from journalists, editors and columnists from print, broadcasting or online media outlets, and from a variety of beats relating to juvenile and criminal justice. These include law enforcement, corrections, the courts and sentencing, politics and public policy; and education, health care and substance abuse. 
Deadline: September 8, 2014
From the Website: The one-year fellowship will help journalists identify and report on current developments in the juvenile justice system, and brief them on the significant political, legal and research trends that can inform their reporting. The centerpiece of the program is a two-day symposium in New York City, October 6-7, 2014 which will bring journalists together with leading practitioners and researchers. The program also includes a half-day workshop offered by CUNY Graduate School of Journalism on improving story impact through social media and data visualization techniques.