Applications are open for the Pulitzer Center Connected Coastlines Reporting Initiative 2019. The Pulitzer Center is glad to announce Connected Coastlines, a collaborative reporting initiative on climate science in U.S. coastal states. Supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The effort will build a consortium of independent newsrooms. Also,  journalists to document the untold or unappreciated ways in which climate change is affecting coastal populations. This reporting initiative aims to increase awareness in local communities that are already navigating changing weather, flooding, and temperature patterns due to climate change.

The most successful projects are those in which news outlets match the commitment. Further,  by adding interactive or multimedia elements to enhance and showcase their original reporting. Further, The Pulitzer Center and HHMI are to supporting journalists from diverse backgrounds and of all nationalities. They encourage applicants to include a detailed distribution plan in their proposal, including any letters of commitment from news outlets that intend to publish or broadcast their work. Further, We look favorably on proposals that include multiple outlets working together in partnership as well as with community organization

Benefit

• Grants are to cover reporting costs and are based on reasonable, detailed budgets. Further, Pulitzer Center expects news organizations to pay journalists for their work, though in exceptional cases, they may consider stipends to cover a reporter’s time.

Eligibility

• Open for all newsrooms and journalists who live in U.S. coastal states;
• Proposals are welcome for all types of reporting: television, radio, print, multimedia, online, photography, and also, data journalism.
• Likewise, Proposals must also include a plan to use the reporting to engage local audiences in discussions about climate issues, including—but not limited to—outreach to local schools and universities.
• When applying for the Connected Coastlines opportunity, please include “Coastlines” in the title of the project