European Journalism Centre updates

	EJC launches the Global Health Journalism Grant Programme for Germany
	Freelance journalists covering health, science, development cooperation and international affairs are invited to apply for our newly launched Global Health Journalism Grant Programme. Over the coming 18 months, we will award 16 stipends to freelance journalists, each worth €10,000 (plus additional cost reimbursement opportunities). Each fellow will create and publish a series of items that shed light on health-related issues in developing countries, while also placing health within the broader context of development cooperation, political stability, migration, and international relations. There are no citizenship or nationality requirements as long as the reporting is produced in German or has relevant reach in Germany.Submit an application before 29 March 2017 here. For any questions check out our FAQs or send an email to healthreporting@journalismgrants.org.
	Three new free LEARNO.NET courses
	We are wrapping up the production of three new free LEARNO.NETcourses, Bulletproof Data Journalism (by Stijn Debrouwere), Going Viral Using Social Media Analytics (by Stijn Debrouwere) and Mistakes We Made So You Don't Have To: Data Visualisation, Journalism and the Web (by Jonathon Berlin). On Monday 7 November Bulletproof Data Journalism will be launched, feel free to visit the course page and watch the interview with the instructor here. You are welcome to pitch your course ideas at support@learno.net.
	Covering the European Small and Mid-cap Awards 2016
	Finally another opportunity for journalists covering SMEs, innovation, business, employment and EU affairs! To mark the 2016 European Small and Mid-Cap Awards, the EJC will hold a side-event for journalists to discuss the Investment Plan, EU financial instruments, alternative financing and FinTech, followed by fireside chats with this year’s Awards finalists, the EC's leading experts and jury members. Who will be this year's International Star, Rising Star, Star of Innovation, and Star of 2016? All these questions and more will be answered on November 17 at Albert Hall in Brussels. A complete list of the nominees can be found here. Interested? Register online or contact us directly at kuznik@ejc.net.
	Accountability Journalism Fund launched in Bolivia
	Together with local partner, Fundacion para el Periodismo, the EJC launched ‘Fondo Spotlight’ in September to support accountability journalism projects in Bolivia. Of the many applications received, teams from five independent media outlets were selected by an international jury including representatives from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in New York and the Clarin Journalism School in Buenos Aires. Teams will focus their reportage productions on pressing economic and social issues - from maternal health, to the environment, and human trafficking. Contact us for more details at laporte@ejc.net.
	EJC Media Landscapes updates
	EJC's popular Media Landscapes are getting a complete overhaul in 2017, and will be moved to a dedicated platform. Funded by Dutch Ministry OCW, it will be launched with 12 brand new articles. If you're interested in contributing or have other suggestions to make it the go-to tool for all journalism stakeholders, you are welcome to mail us at: medialandscapes@ejc.net.
	Awards for our Innovation in Development Reporting projects
	Over the past months, our Innovation in Development Reporting grantees have produced some outstanding storytelling. Join us in celebrating their well-deserved recognition! Medicamentalia, an investigation into the accessibility of medicines around the world produced by Fundación Ciudadana Civio, won the Gabriel Garcia Marquez Journalism Award in the Innovation category as well as the 2016 Data Journalism Award for the best investigation of the year, in the small newsroom category. Our grantees from DIE WELT won Bronze at The Lovie Awards for their amazing yearlong reporting on water! Read the interview with the project lead Sonja Gillert. Our grantees Jeronimo Giorgi and Angelo Attanasio have been awarded the King of Spain’s International Journalism Award in the digital journalism category for Connecting Africa- a multimedia project on how new technologies are changing the lives of people across Africa. Last but not least, congratulations to our grantee Dirk Gilsonwho won the Best Use of Photography Award at the Online Media Awards for his webdoc 'Banished' about menstruation taboos in Nepal. Also check out some of these stories below: Hunger4Bees - a colourful multimedia investigation on how the decreasing bee population is impacting our food system, including a fascinating bee comic. After Ebola - a citizen reporter’s account, which tracks the recovery journey of Ebola-affected Sierra Leone. The African Energy Project – a web documentary that sheds light on the electricity outages leaving Ghana in the dark. Also read the story on AJE. Can quinoa feed the world? and Well fed will make you think twice about the impact you and GMOs can have on populations in the developing world. The Reserved project is a multimedia series that looks at how indigenous peoples coexist with conservation areas. Deadline 2030 – a crash course on the Global Goals with an original take on development reporting. Read more in our interview with the managing editor Karel Smouter. With the winter holiday season looming, check out this newsgame to find out what lies behind popular holidays destinations.