The Pulitzer Center is now accepting applications for its fifth cohort of the Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN).

Few global issues are as urgent as the destruction of the world’s tropical rainforests. The RIN fellowship fosters collaboration among journalists to investigate the financial incentives, illegal activities, and global supply chains driving industrial-scale deforestation. 

RIN Fellows will pursue both individual and joint investigative projects, examining the root causes and structural drivers of deforestation across the three main tropical rainforest regions: the Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia.

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking seasoned investigative journalists - whether they are on staff or working with a host outlet as a freelancer - who are from the tropical rainforest regions or focus on these regions in their reporting. We also accept collaborations with local and global media outlets.

This is a full-time, yearlong fellowship that provides financial support, covering the reporter’s salary (or part of it, depending on variables such as location and experience). Additional support will be provided to the journalist’s reporting expenses, such as travel, insurance and hiring of consultants.

We are particularly interested in investigative projects that take a cross-border approach, connecting local drivers of forest destruction with global supply chains. We will work closely with selected Fellows to connect them with potential partners within the network. Please note that applications must be submitted individually and not by groups or media outlets.