Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Applications for International Women's Media Foundation and Lown Institute are almost over
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Job Listings
Senior Editor - Healthcare, Industry Drive
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Associate Editor - Fitness, Men's Health
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Writer/Editor, Healthfirst
Location: US- Telecommuter
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Reporter/Producer for Health/Medical Topics, ideastream
Location: Cleveland, OH
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print/Broadcast
Associate Editor, Men's Health
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Writer, CNN Health (via mediabistro.com)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print/Broadcast
Health Reporter, Louisville Public Broadcasting
Location: Louisville, KY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Broadcast
Associate Editor, American Medical Association
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Associate Medical Editor, American Cancer Society
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health & Wellness Reporter, U.S. News & World Report (via mediabistro.com)
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health Editor, O, The Oprah Magazine
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Health & Aging Reporter, New Hampshire Union Leader
Location: Manchester, NH
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Correspondent, Kaiser Health News
Location: Sacramento, CA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Healthcare Reporter, Politico Pro
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Healthcare Policy & Regulation Reporter, The Hill
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Healthcare Reporter, The Hill
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Health & Fitness Staff Writer, Thrillist (via mediabistro.com)
Location: New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Reporter II-Environment, Health and Safety News, Bloomberg BNA
Location: Arlington, VA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online
Health Reporter, Detroit Free Press
Location: Detroit, MI
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Assistant Editor, Men's Health
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full-Time
Job Type: Online/Print
Fellowships & Awards
August 2016 Reporting Trips To Colombia and El Salvador, International Women's Media Foundation
Information: A group of six journalists will report on conservation and sustainable development in Colombia. The trip will be based in Riohacha, Department of La Guajira. Another group of six journalists will cover Women, Health, and Development in the IWMF’s first-ever reporting trip to El Salvador. This trip will be based in San Salvador. These opportunities are part of Adelante, the International Women’s Media Foundation’s five-year reporting initiative which seeks to reduce the gender gap in the Latin American media and to support women journalists interested in pursuing stories that go beyond the well-established narratives of political instability and violence in the region.
Deadline: May 15, 2016
Health Care Communications Fellow, Lown Institute
Information: he Lown Institute seeks an energetic and articulate individual to join their team as they seek to catalyze real transformation of the US health care system. The successful candidate must be a critical thinker with strong writing skills, an understanding of the intersection of health care, public policy, and public health, and a willingness to research and learn at a rapid pace as we develop ideas, programs, and messages for our network.
Deadline: May 15, 2016
Jacque I. Minnotte Health Reporting Fellowship, Radio Television Digital News Foundation
Information: This award was created to honor former news director and Medstar executive Jacque Minnotte, who died in 1993. One $2,000 award will be presented to an outstanding audio, video, or digital/multimedia health reporter with fewer than 10 years’ journalism experience. Applicants can find out more and apply online at RTDNA’s website here. Winners of the Jacque I. Minnotte Health Reporting Fellowship are invited to attend the Excellence in Journalism conference.
Deadline: May 31, 2016
2016 Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism Awards, Children’s Advocacy Institute (CAI)
Information: The Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism Award, administered with the assistance of the Children’s Advocacy Institute (CAI), recognizes significant stories, series, or bodies of work that advance the understanding of, and enhance public discourse on, child health and well-being issues in California, including child health / health care reform; nutrition;child safety;child poverty; child care; education; child abuse; foster care; former foster youth / transition issues; juvenile justice; children with special needs, and others. All stories or series published by a major daily or weekly California newspaper from July 1, 2015—June 30, 2016 are eligible for nomination.
Deadline: July 8, 2016 at 5 p.m.