Digging our heels in: 80% of the way there, a solutions journalism workshop, and more

Table of Contents

• Digging Our Heels In
• Upcoming Events
• 2026 National Awards for Education Reporting
• Opportunities Listing

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Help us finish strong

Last month we launched Digging Our Heels In, our fall campaign to raise $25,000 by Dec. 1. Since then, you've given more than $20,000 across nearly 200 gifts. That puts us 80% of the way to our goal. Thank you.

Every one of those gifts came from someone who believes trans journalists deserve careers that last, and that our communities deserve coverage done with accuracy and care. Many of you are members giving what you can, and we see you.

We have less than $5,000 left to raise and less than three weeks to do it. Here's what your gift keeps going:

• $25 supports timely coverage guidance for newsrooms.
• $50 keeps our annual memberships free for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive journalists and students.
• $100 helps grow our Stylebook & Coverage Guide and our Workplace & Holistic Safety Guide.
• $500 covers a travel scholarship to attend our inaugural Trans Journalists Summit.
• $1,000 funds a professional development stipend for a journalist or student.

If you are not able to contribute financially, consider sharing this fundraiser with three colleagues. That helps us reach our goal, too!

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Solutions journalism workshop

Reporting the news will wear you out. If you've been feeling that lately, this one's for you.

Join us next Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT (1 to 2:30 p.m. CT) for a live workshop on Zoom with Torsheta Jackson, Systemic and Education Editor at Mississippi Free Press. Torsheta was a longtime educator before joining MFP in 2023 to lead its Education Equity Reporting Lab, and she'll walk us through a different way to approach the stories we cover.

You'll learn what makes a story solutions-oriented, dig into the core pillars of solutions journalism, and see how this approach can help push back against news fatigue, for your audience and for you. There will also be time to bring your own stories and work through possible angles with other participants, so come with an idea in mind.

RSVP is required to get the Zoom link.

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2026 National Awards for Education Reporting

The Education Writers Association is now accepting submissions for the 2026 National Awards for Education Reporting.

The awards highlight outstanding reporters working to illuminate what happens in classrooms, schools, colleges, and universities, as well as uncover inequities in the system and highlight solutions.

Journalists representing independent media from all beats, geographic regions, and newsrooms may participate—and stand to win up to $5,000.

Award Categories:

• Beat Reporting
• Broadcast
• Data Reporting & Visualization
• Explanatory Journalism
• Feature
• Investigative Reporting
• Podcast
• Student Journalism

Membership & Deadlines:

EWA membership is free for all professional journalists, though approval takes time. Apply early to lock in discounted entry fees:

Early Deadline (Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. Eastern): $75 for members / $125 for nonmembers

Final Deadline (Jan. 7, 2027 at 6 p.m. Eastern): $125 for members / $175 for nonmembers

Student Journalism: $25 flat rate per entry

👉 Learn More: https://ewa.org/ewa-awards

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Opportunities Listing

• The Colorado Sun is seeking an audience engagement producer to execute social media strategy, with an emphasis on social video, and support audience engagement across current and emerging digital platforms. This is a hybrid role based in Denver, Colorado, and pays $60,320 – $69,160.
• WUNC News is hiring an education reporter with strong reporting, production, and communication skills to create news content for use in WUNC's radio broadcasts and digital platforms. This role is based in North Carolina and pays $65,000 – $80,000.
• Report Local is seeking a program manager with deep newsroom leadership experience to help us build and scale Report for Washington,  a partnership with Washington State University's Murrow College of Communication to put a local reporter in every one of Washington's 39 counties by 2029. The salary for this role is $83,000 per year.
• The PBS Accelerator Fellowship places mid-career professionals in paid roles for one year with third-party productions working on PBS shows. Applications open Nov. 16 and close Dec. 6, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
• TransLash Media is seeking a Social Media Coordinator to support the Digital & Social team across a range of content and social engagement needs. This role is fully remote and requires availability during core local business hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), plus occasional evenings and weekends as needed, often in response to breaking news. The compensation for this role is $70,000 annually plus benefits.
• The Pulitzer Center's Global Reporting Grants support staff and freelance journalists across any medium, with typical awards of $5,000-$10,000 to cover reporting costs. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Check out our jobs listserv for additional opportunities. If you're an active TJA member, you can find a link to the listserv on your member dashboard.

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