Pulitzer Center

08/22/2025

Educators: Applications for the Pulitzer Center’s Fall Teacher Fellowship Program are now open!

This paid, virtual program will provide a structure for educators to investigate global health inequities using Pulitzer Center reporting from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and explore how students can find connections to these stories and their own communities.

After engaging with award-winning journalists and our Education team through a series of virtual workshops, Fellows will design learning experiences that center the themes of these stories and include civic engagement activities to inspire deeper classroom conversations about global health journalism. Fellows will also produce narrative blog posts documenting the results of these learning experiences, and create an accompanying lesson plan that will be made publicly available in the Pulitzer Center’s lesson library.

This opportunity is open to classroom teachers (grades 4–12) working in public, charter, independent, and alternative schools in the United States and U.S. territories, and educators working with adults and youth in jails, prisons, or youth detention facilities.

All applications are due Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Read all program details and apply!
👉 https://bit.ly/4mwF5Tn

08/20/2025

Ask Me Anything session happening in one week!

Are you interested in reporting on ocean issues? Would you like to receive a yearlong fellowship that includes financial support for your reporting project, a community of peers, mentorship, and training opportunities?

This is what you can expect from a fellowship with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network (ORN).

Join us on August 27, 2025, to learn more about joining the third (2026) cohort of our Ocean Reporting Network Fellowship.

At this virtual meeting, Pulitzer Center Ocean Editor Jessica Aldred will be joined by 2025 ORN Fellow Jenn Thornhill Verma to discuss the details of the current call for applications as well as to answer questions about the Fellowship experience.

Register now! 👉 https://bit.ly/4llgfnX

08/18/2025

Capacity-building webinar happening tomorrow!

As the global shift toward clean energy accelerates, so does the demand for critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and rare earths, which are essential components in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels. But this transition comes with significant environmental, social, and geopolitical implications.

This webinar, led by RIN Fellows Isabel Harari, Emily Fishbein and Import Genius Director of Research William George, will help journalists explore how to cover the green transition with nuance, uncover supply chain complexities, and investigate who benefits, and who bears the cost, of this mineral rush.

Join us tomorrow at 4:00pm GMT.

Register here for the session 👇 https://bit.ly/3JmmCtU

As the global shift toward clean energy accelerates, so does the demand for critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and rare earths, which are essential components in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels. But this transition comes with significant environmental, social, and geopolitica...

08/18/2025

In Vietnam, all land is collectively owned and individuals are granted land-use rights by the government that permit them to transfer, sell, inherit, donate and mortgage the plot. However, they do not own the land and the government may take back the land whenever deemed necessary.

In 2024, a legal change broadened both the types of projects allowed to clear protected forest areas and the range of authorities permitted to approve those projects. Since then, the government has planned 286 development projects for the Island of Phú Quôc, one of which will displace 508 households and clear 142.5 acres of a national park.

Many residents are frustrated with what they see as unfair compensation for their acquired land. Pulitzer Center grantee Le Quynh spoke with resident of Rạch Tràm, Huỳnh Ngọc Vân. Vân runs a boat repair business and says the only relocation option he can afford with his compensation would relocate his family 6.2 miles from Rạch Tràm and the beach.

“The authorities have yet to provide me with a resettlement plot in Rạch Tràm as promised,” Huỳnh Ngọc Vân says.

This story was part of the project “Lâm Đồng Plans To Remove Hectares From Forest Master Plan” an investigation into why Lâm Đồng is reducing its forested areas and the impact it has on the ecosystems and people living there for Mongabay.

👉 https://bit.ly/4oGYfa

A planned tourism and residential development on Vietnam’s Phú Quốc Island has led to the forced relocation of 508 households and the clearing of 57.7 hectares (142.5 acres) of forest within Phú Quốc...

08/14/2025

Application for our AI Accountability and Governance Micro-grants are now open!

The Pulitzer Center is offering a micro-grant program with grants up to $4,000 USD for civil society and academia working on AI accountability and governance.

We are seeking innovative project ideas from civil society and academia operating in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia. These projects should aim to enhance understanding of AI’s societal impact and connect our stories to emerging AI technology governance.

Deadline for application: August 31, 2025.
Learn more about how to apply and the requirements!
👉 https://bit.ly/47qMHSr

For further inquiries, please contact [email protected].

08/12/2025

Applications are now open for the third cohort of the Ocean Reporting Network (ORN).

Are you a journalist interested in uncovering critical ocean stories? This yearlong Fellowship offers the time, support, and resources you need to do an in-depth investigative series.

We’re looking for:
Bold, impactful, and well-developed story ideas that can be followed over 12 months, not just one-off articles.
Experienced environmental journalists (freelance or staff) working in online, print, radio, or video.
Interest in developing cross-border collaborations.

What we offer:
Up to nine full-time, yearlong Fellowships
Monthly salary + reporting expenses
Guidance and training from Pulitzer Center editors and the Data and Research team

If you’re ready to commit to a year of investigative reporting that can make waves, this is your chance.

Apply now to ORN! 👉 https://bit.ly/3HzzfRI

*Do you have questions? Register for our online “Ask Me Anything: Ocean Reporting Network Fellowships” session that will happen on August 27, 2025, at 2:00pm UK time 👉 https://bit.ly/4llgfnX

08/08/2025

La Amazonía en Brasil está en riesgo debido a la aprobación de la ley 2.159 conocida también como la “Ley Devastación”, la cual flexibiliza las normas y acelera las licencias ambientales, principalmente en el sector minero, esto como parte de una estrategia para posicionar a Brasil a nivel mundial como uno de los mayores exportadores de minerales necesarios para la fabricación de tecnologías libres de combustible fósil.

👉 https://bit.ly/456uHeL

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A Amazônia está sob ameaça no Brasil com a aprovação da Lei 2159, apelidada de “Projeto de Lei da Devastação”. Essa proposta flexibiliza normas e acelera o processo de licenciamento ambiental, especialmente para o setor de mineração. Isso pode impulsionar o papel do Brasil como um dos principais exportadores globais de minerais estratégicos para a produção de tecnologias livres de combustíveis fósseis.

👉 https://bit.ly/456uHeL

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The Amazonia in Brazil is at risk due to the approval of law 2159, or the “Devastation Act,” which relaxes regulations and speeds up environmental licensing, mainly in the mining sector. This is part of a global strategy to position Brazil as one of the largest exporters of minerals needed for the manufacturing of fossil-fuel-free technologies.

👉 https://bit.ly/456uHeL

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Video Production: Carlos Alvarado.
Story: Isabel Harari.
Images: João Laet/Repórter Brasil, Fernando Martinho/Repórter Brasil y Mauricio Monteiro/Repórter Brasil.

08/06/2025

Climate change is affecting the lives and livelihoods of workers globally. Outdoor workers are most at risk, especially those who live in some of the most climate vulnerable regions in the world. Improving working conditions through policy reforms is crucial to protect these workers' health.

To catalyze these conversations, the Pulitzer Center conducted a workshop focused on analyzing existing policy perspectives and identifying key challenges and collaboratively formulating potential policy directions in Thailand.

To learn more about the workshop!
👉 https://bit.ly/454b8nl

08/03/2025

The Pulitzer Center is looking for journalists and journalism trainers to lead AI reporting workshops in their communities.

We’ll select up to 8 training fellows, with priority given to applicants from the Global South.

Apply by Aug. 22, 2025
👉 https://bit.ly/40Nx1Vq

08/01/2025

El Congreso de El Salvador aprobó una serie de reformas constitucionales que permiten reelecciones presidenciales indefinidas. ¿Cómo llegamos hasta aquí?

“El señor de los sueños”, una serie de podcast de , explica la historia del presidente de El Salvador Nayib Bukele y el camino que tomó para acumular un poder político sin límites.

Te invitamos a escuchar los seis episodios de este podcast en español.

🎧 https://bit.ly/4l9fcYe 🎧
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The Salvadoran Congress approved a series of constitutional reforms that allow for indefinite presidential reelections. How did we get here?

“El señor de los sueños”, a podcast series from , explains the story of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and the path he took to accumulate unlimited political power.

We invite you to listen to the six episodes of this podcast in Spanish.
🎧 https://bit.ly/4l9fcYe 🎧

07/31/2025

Brazil is the world's largest consumer of shark meat.

Federal, state, and municipal government agencies in Brazil are buying shark meat on a large scale and serving it in thousands of schools, hospitals, prisons, and other public institutions across the country, raising environmental and public health concerns.

Ocean and Rainforest Fellows Philip Jacobson, Karla Mendes, and Pulitzer Center Data Editor Kuek Ser Kuang Keng identified 5,900 public institutions named as possible shark meat recipients in 1,012 government tenders.
Besides the risks to human health, the findings also invite questions about the extent to which government officials in charge of food and nutrition programs may be fueling the crisis engulfing the world’s sharks, whose numbers are plummeting due to overfishing.

“What’s even more concerning is that this is not happening at a restaurant of your own choosing, where consumption is voluntary, but in a public space within an educational institution, which presumes the food provided is of good quality,” Solange Bergami, an educator in Duque de Caxias, a city in Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan area, told Mongabay.

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Brazil, the world’s top importer of shark meat, is feeding much of it to preschoolers, hospital patients, military staff, public workers and more via government procurements, Mongabay has found. This...

07/29/2025

Part one of Ocean Reporting Fellow Elizabeth Alberts’ investigation into The Metals Company (TMC) is now live at Mongabay.

TMC is one of the most prominent players in the emerging and fiercely debated deep-sea mining industry. In this opening piece, Alberts unpacks the company’s tangled web of business and financial connections, shedding light on the forces shaping this fast-evolving sector.

Although TMC gained momentum from a Trump executive order that could help it bypass international oversight, the company continues to face significant ecological, legal, and financial challenges. Experts remain skeptical of its promises around environmentally safe and economically viable extraction. Many also point to its links with troubled predecessors in the field, including Nautilus Minerals and Deep Sea Mining Finance (DSMF), the latter of which still holds a financial stake in TMC.

TMC declined to answer specific questions for the investigation but said it stands by its “record of transparency, science-based decision-making, and responsible project development.”

Two more stories in the series will further examine TMC’s investors, partners, and strategic ambitions.

Read the full first installment here! 👇

After years of delay, the deep-sea mining plans of Canadian firm The Metals Company (TMC) now appear to be progressing as it pursues a controversial new path to securing a license to mine in...