The New Mexico Local News Fund and SPJ-Rio Grande are teaming up to offer financial support for journalists to attend in-state, out-of-state, or international conferences and trainings.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, and expenses for trainings will be reimbursed up to $2,000 per person. New Mexico journalists can apply for any training or conference that is focused on professional development.
NMLNF supports sustainability in journalism across the state by investing in professional development for working journalists, cultivating the next generation of journalists and supporting innovation and engagement around local news. NMLNF Funding for professional training this year comes from the Thornburg Foundation.
Some of this year’s conferences that would be eligible include:
- Duke Center for Documentary Studies (various courses) – Summer
- 2019 National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)
- THREAD at Yale – June 2019
- IRE Conference – June 2019
- Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) – July 2019
- NABJ Convention and Career Fair – August 2019
- IRE Data Viz Boot Camp – August 2019
- Online News Association – September 2019
- Global Investigative Journalism Conference – September 2019
- Associated Press Media Editors – September 2019
- Excellence in Journalism (SPJ) – September 2019
- Society of Environmental Journalists – October 2019
- National Newspaper Association – October 2019
- Third Coast Audio Festival – October 2019
- Science Writers 2019 (NASW) – October 2019
- Solutions Journalism Network Summit — November 2019
- Transom Story Workshops
- Local Independent Online News conference
- Poynter – various trainings
Interested? See the application form here.
