Health Media Jobs and Opportunities: Writers, Editors and Bloggers Wanted
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Job Listings
Writer, Health Data Management (via mediabistro.com)
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
Health Writer/Blogger, DRC contract to write on the Military Health System (MHS)
Location: Falls Church, VA
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
Writer, US Healthcare Journals
Location: Baton Rouge/Little Rock/New Orleans
Status: Freelance
Medium: Online
Associate Editor, Men's Health (via mediabistro.com)
Location: Emmaus, PA
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online
Digital Editor Health and Wellness, National Dairy Council (via mediabistro.com)
Location: DesPlaines, IL
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online
Health Economics Writer, Health, Retirement, and Long-Term Analysis Division of the Congressional Budget Office
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
Public Affairs and Healthcare Reporter, PRWeek
Location: Washington, D.C. or New York, NY
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
Project Reporter, Kaiser Health News
Location: California
Status: Full-Time, One Year Term Position
Medium: Online/Print
Multimedia Reporter/Producer, Kaiser Health News
Location: California
Status: Full-Time, One Year Term Position
Medium: Online/Print
Senior Science Writer-Donor Relations, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Location: Boston, MA
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
Health Editor and Medical Researcher/Writer, WiserTogether
Location: Washington, D.C. also open to candidates in Los Angeles or New York
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
Writer/Global Editor, inVentiv Health (via mediabistro)
Location: Burlington, MA
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
Communications Manager, The Fund for Public Health in New York (FPHNY) (via mediabistro)
Location: Long Island City, NY
Status: Full-Time
Medium: Online/Print
Awards, Fellowships and Workshops
Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Association of Health Care Journalists
From the website: Entries can include a wide range of health coverage including public health, consumer health, medical research, the business of health care and health ethics. The contest was created by journalists for journalists and is not influenced or funded by commercial or special-interest groups.
Deadline: January 13th, 2014
Requirements: All entries must have been published or broadcast for the first time during the 2013 calendar year. All entries must be submitted online. Entrants who are unable to complete the online submission process may request the AHCJ staff to submit their entry for an additional fee.
Investigative Journalism Fellowship
, The Lab at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University
From the website: The aim of the Lab is to study institutional corruption through both empirical and normative approaches. From a normative perspective it is important to establish what an institution's purposes ought to be and to articulate realistic expectations about how an institution should perform.
Deadline: January 1, 2014
Requirements: Proposals must include the insituation you would cover and any relevant experience you have with that institution, a comprehensive budget and a curriculum vitae.
Kiplinger Fellowship, The Kiplinger Foundation
From the website: The Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism offers short-term fellowships to help make better use of new online tools and channels. Thanks to the generous support of the Kiplinger Foundation, the training will be offered free of charge. In addition, the fellowship covers lodging, most meals and includes a travel stipend. The 2014 fellowship runs from Sunday, April 6, through Friday, April 11.
Deadline: November 30th, 2013
Requirements: To apply, journalists must have five or more years of experience at a news organization. All fellowship sessions are conducted in English without interpretors.
Investigative Grants, The George Polk Grants for Investigative Reporting
Information: The George Polk Investigative Grants are given to experienced reporters to pursue reporting projects relating to social justice. The intent is to promote public awareness of social problems in immigration, housing, welfare, health, employment and other areas and to promote investigative articles on the Web as well as in print.
Deadline: Rolling
Requirements: An applicant should have a proven track record as an investigative reporter and propose an article on a subject with which he or she is familiar. The program is intended as a resource for a reporter who always has wanted to dig into a particular topic or has developed useful expertise – who knows “where the bodies are buried” – in an area of social importance. Grants will range from $2,500 to $10,000, depending on the duration and complexity of the project.
Call for Proposals on Global Health, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
From the website: We are seeking ambitious, enterprise reporting projects on global health and the future of the global development agenda. We are maintaining our ongoing interest in reproductive health, food security, sanitation, and HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. We are also looking for proposals that surface new or neglected issues and perspectives in global health.
Deadline: Rolling
Requirements: Proposals must include a credible plan for broad distribution of the resulting work. Applicants should demonstrate interest from editors or producers working in wide-reaching U.S. or European news media outlets. Letters from editors or producers who have worked with you in the past, and are interested in working with you again, are encouraged.