Informed Climate Journalism Fellowship
- Organization: Informed Earth (the environment programme of Informed, formerly Internews Europe)
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: Global
- Deadline: November 1, 2026
- Funding: No Funding
Informed Earth, the environment programme of the media development charity Informed (formerly Internews Europe), runs a free six-month online programme that helps working reporters and editors anywhere in the world cover climate change well. Each cohort takes 100 members, from junior reporters to editors-in-chief, including people who cover business, sport or fashion and want to bring climate into their beat. It is built by the team that previously ran the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, which trained 800 journalists in more than 130 countries over four years. **What you get:** - A free place in a six-month online training programme, January to June 2027 - Lectures from leading climate experts, with confirmed speakers including Dr Friederike Otto on extreme weather attribution, Dr Kris de Meyer on climate psychology, Dr David Obura on nature and climate change and Dr Geoffrey Supran on climate misinformation - Behind-the-scenes workshops with veteran climate journalists, story clinics and small-group conversations with peers - Membership of a global community of 100 reporters and editors on an online platform - A certificate from Informed Earth if you attend at least 9 of the 12 mandatory sessions **What you'll do:** - Join 12 mandatory one-hour sessions over six months, roughly every two weeks on Tuesdays at 13:00 UK time - Choose from several dozen optional sessions across six themes: health and heat, geopolitics and conflict, the business of energy transition, technology, AI and disinformation, culture and sport, and food and nature - Optionally pursue an editorial project or goal of your own, such as a first climate story, a commissioned series or new newsroom guidelines **Key dates:** - Applications close Sunday 1 November 2026 at 23:59 GMT - Decisions in December 2026 - First cohort runs January to June 2027 **More information:** - The ICJN FAQ on the Informed Earth site answers questions on English level, time commitment, recommendation letters and the optional project - Questions go to info.earth@informedstories.org
