The Revenue Accelerator (Cohort 4) with @solutionsjournalism + @blueenginecollab is a 9-month program (March–Dec 2026) focused on major gifts + grants for solutions journalism. Apply by Jan. 6. Application link: https://www.tfaforms.com/5204377 #NewsroomSustainability #MediaFunding #NonprofitNews

🌟 Portland, OR is the host city for the 2026 Indigenous Media Conference, July 22–24! Program proposals open through Feb. 20, 2026 tinyurl.com/IMC26RFP. ✨ #IJA2026 #IndigenousMedia #IndigenousJournalists #PortlandEvents #IJACommunity

We joined journalism organizations nationwide to urge regulators to protect local voices, newsroom diversity, and editorial independence as media-ownership rules are reconsidered. https://bit.ly/4j0XQNP

We joined journalism organizations nationwide to urge regulators to protect local voices, newsroom diversity, and editorial independence as media-ownership rules are reconsidered. https://bit.ly/4j0XQNP

How has the media covered the Land Back movement? Hear about it from journalism instructor Trevor Green, a member of the Cowichan Nation 👉 tinyurl.com/2uea7jtj

✨ Announcing the 2025–2026 IJA Board of Directors! ✨ Thank you to our members for electing the leaders who will guide IJA into its next chapter. Congrats to all newly elected and returning board members! 🎉 #IJA #IndigenousJournalists #IndigenousMedia #IMC25

Register for this free training now!REGISTRATION LINK: tinyurl.com/mry9uzkf

Excited to welcome Melissa Greene-Blye (Miami Tribe of Oklahoma) to IJA Board of Directors! With 20+ years in journalism & a passion for mentoring Indigenous journalists, she brings incredible leadership to the board. ✨ https://tinyurl.com/mr2wcnsa #IndigenousJournalists #Native #IndigenousMedia

What is the media's role in advancing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s calls to action? Hear about this with Kaila Johnston at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. To join this #GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship training. Register: tinyurl.com/mry9uzkf

🚨 Deadline extended: Jan. 30! Indigenous students — apply for the Student Investigative Journalism Workshop in OKC, Feb. 12–13. Hands-on training, mentorship & fellowships available. Apply Here: https://tinyurl.com/yvaxah2t #IndigenousJournalism #StudentOpportunity #InvestigativeJournalism #Data

Widening the Pipeline Fellowship 2026 a year-long Fellowship for U.S.-Based Journalists of Color APPLY by Dec. 14: National Press Foundation Learn more here:https://tinyurl.com/2hfxx8jx

How do you develop a freelance career? Learn about this and more from Michelle Cyca, the bureau chief of conservation and fellowships at The Narwhal. … This is part of our #GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship trainings, open to all. Sign up: tinyurl.com/236ddz8u

Support Future Storytellers ✨“It is self-evident that we need factual, accurate & equitable stories… Indigenous journalists remain that beacon.” Ronnie Washines (Yakama) GOAL $2,500 by 12/31. Gifts $100+ get a limited-edition IJA tee: https://naja.wildapricot.org Ahéhee' •Mvto•Wopila Tanka•Miigwech

A Call to Support Future Storytellers ✨ This #GivingTuesday, help empower Indigenous journalists! Goal: $2,500 by Dec. 31. Donate $100+ and get a limited-edition IJA t-shirt. https://naja.wildapricot.org#GivingTuesday Ahéhee' • Mvto • Wopila Tanka • Miigwech

Looking to brush up on your news writing skills for TV/radio? Join us for a session with Kristy Snell (Dakota), who teaches journalism at Concordia University! As part of our #GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship training series, this workshop is open to all. Register here: tinyurl.com/4ksnkapx

Ever wonder what it’s like to work for a wire service? Sign up for our session with @bhobs22.bsky.social, a reporter-editor with The Canadian Press in Winnipeg! … This workshop is part of our #GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship trainings, open to journalists and everyone. tinyurl.com/5pnv4cbu

How do reporters vet sources and info? Hear about it from @maryhudetz.bsky.social Apsaaloke (Crow Tribe). Journalists and everyone interested in the industry are welcome to join this #GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship workshop on Oct. 31 at 1pm CT/2pm ET. Register here: tinyurl.com/2s3fshjp

New Opp for Indigenous Journalists! IJA, the Narwhal & IndigiNews, launches the Indigenous Journalism Fellowship: a year-long, full time program. Gain mentorship, hands-on newsroom experience & develop your reporting skills. Apply now! https://tinyurl.com/mwd4tmj9 #IndigenousJournalism #Fellowship

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research and Northwestern University Medill School invite you to a screening of Bad Press +Q&A. 📅 Oct. 24, at 5 p.m. 📍 McCormick Auditorium, Norris University Center 🍕 Food provided! All are welcome to this free event. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join us in welcoming the 2nd cohort of fellows in the 2025 Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship! Developed in partnership with Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) ‪APTN News‬, w/ support from the Google News Initiative. Read More Here: https://tinyurl.com/IJAcohort #IndigenousJournalism

Learn about documentary filmmaking from producer Leena Minifie (Gitxaala/British). As a journalist she worked at CBC Radio One and APTN News. This workshop is open to everyone interested in the journalism industry. Sign up here, and see you on Oct. 24 at 1pm CT/2pm ET: tinyurl.com/yb4hv3d2

Want to strengthen local journalism? 📰 Become a host for a 2026 RFA corps member to cover underreported stories & communities. 💻 Learn more at RFA’s virtual info session: 🗓️ Oct. 7 | 1 p.m. ET | Zoom 🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/yzkch7d4 #Journalism #ReportForAmerica #IndigenousMedia #LocalNews

📣 IJA Members: Your voice matters! Take the 2025 Membership Survey by 10/31 for a chance to win a $100 Eighth Generation gift card (weekly) + #IMC26 registration. Check your email for the survey link—takes just 15 minutes!

Join IJA and the OMC for a fundraiser for both 501(c)3 nonprofits at Will Rogers Theatre in Oklahoma City. The event will include a screening of the Sundance Award-winning “Bad Press” film. www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of...

Investigate. Innovate. Inform. In SOC's Journalism MA program in the nation's capital you will work alongside professional media outlets reporting on today's most important issues. Apply now. american.edu

IJA extends its gratitude to VNN! Turquoise Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

IJA extends its gratitude to Mvskoke Media! Turquoise Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

IJA extends its gratitude to The New York Times! Turquoise Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

IJA extends its gratitude to CNN! Turquoise Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

IJA extends its gratitude to APTN! Turquoise Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

IJA extends its gratitude to The Associated Press Bronze Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

On the occasion of the 2025 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, this year dedicated to Artificial Intelligence, UNESCO is launching French and Spanish editions of its Brief on Indigenous Peoples and the Media. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ68...

IJA extends its gratitude to AARP! Bronze Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

IJA extends its gratitude to Hulu Silver Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

IJA extends its gratitude to ABC News! Silver Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

IJA extends its gratitude to MacArthur Foundation! Gold Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

IJA extends its gratitude to Press Forward. Gold Sponsor 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Isleta Pueblo, NM

The Science Media Centre of Canada (SMCC) and the Sitka Foundation announced the second round of Messengers of Biodiversity Reporting Grants. Up to $10,000 each available for journalists to support reporting about biodiversity issues in British Columbia. www.messengersofbiodiversity.org

Thank you #NBCUniversal for sponsoring the 2025 Indigenous Media Conference at the Platinum Level! The IMC offers nearly 50 breakout sessions, film screenings, and keynotes! Plus, enjoy a special Opening Night Reception at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, sponsored by NBCUniversal. #IMC25

Announcing"Sovereignty Equals Free Press" as the theme for the #2025IMC Aug. 13-15 at the Isleta Resort & Casino in Albuquerque. Nearly 50 breakout sessions from covering tribal and state legislatures to how cuts to CPB will impact tribal broadcasters, check out the agenda! - tinyurl.com/387jwbs2

Looking for a way to give back to the Indigenous journalism community? Join the IJA Board! Board members help guide programs, support fellow journalists, and uplift our mission. Q&A with IJA board on June 30. Register here: tinyurl.com/3hp9bps7

IJA panel analyzes ‘Indigenous Peoples and the Media’ report on the margins of the 24th session of the UNPFII in April. In this clip, Whakaata Māori CEO Shane Taurima talks about fair representation and the need for long-term investments in Indigenous Media. Watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTFs...

Most major social media platforms are not doing enough to protect their most vulnerable users from online harassment, according to our new report with @consumerreports.org. A solution? Treat online abuse more like spam. Read the full report here: pen.org/report/treat...

UKB firing of tribal media director following censorship of Giduwa Cherokee News is another blow to Indigenous free press Read more: tinyurl.com/yc3zme56

Announcing the second round of Messengers of Biodiversity Reporting Grants. There are sixteen grants of up to $10,000 each available for journalists to support reporting and writing or broadcast stories about biodiversity issues in British Columbia, Canada. www.messengersofbiodiversity.org/

IJA panel analyzes ‘Indigenous Peoples and the Media’ report on the margins of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues #UNPFII. Past NAJA/IJA President, Tristan Ahtone, talks about the need for legal protections for Indigenous Journalists and #UNDRIP Article 16. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTFs...

IJA panel analyzes ‘Indigenous Peoples and the Media’ report on the margins of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In this clip IJA board director, Sunnie Clahchischiligi, talks about free press and a recommendation about interference from Tribal councils. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTFs...

Register now for our session on how APTN News got started with Dan David! @shmohawk.bluesky.social @aptnnews.bsky.social Dan is Kanienkeha:ka (Mohawk, Bear Clan) and an award-winning journalist from Kanehsatà:ke. Sign up here, and join us on May 6 at 1pm CT/2pm ET: tinyurl.com/5amyxy3x

🎓 Applications Now Open: Pacific Islander Journalism Scholarship! @indigenousja.bsky.social & @aajaofficial.bsky.social are now accepting applications for the 2025 Pacific Islander Journalism Scholarship! 📅 Deadline: May 31 💰 Award: Up to two $5,000 scholarships Apply now - tinyurl.com/25k4x2c2

What if sharing our freelancer rates was something we did as routinely as taxes? Enter your rates today at bit.ly/share-rates! It’s a mundane act of solidarity that helps us build campaigns for fair pay. #FreelanceSolidarityChallenge