Journalism Fellowships 2009 – The Knight International
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 2009
Institute Name:
The Knight International Journalism Fellowships
Email Id : knight@icfj.org
About The Knight International Journalism Fellowships :
The Knight International Journalism Fellowships make tangible changes that improve the quality and free flow of news in the public interest around the world. Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, international media professionals work in countries where there are opportunities to promote reliable, insightful journalism that holds officials accountable.
Knight Fellows are establishing new journalism associations, launching journalism schools, creating online databases to track corruption, establishing news delivery services via cell phone and creating digital platforms to share content. With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Knight Fellows are developing a corps of journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa whose work is leading to better public policies and a better quality of life. The program’s Health Journalism Fellowships help media in five countries produce in-depth and investigative coverage of health issues such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. The new Africa Development Journalism Fellows will work with journalists in four countries to give them skills to report on poverty-related issues such as agriculture, rural development, sanitation and microfinance.
Details :
The International Center for Journalists is seeking outstanding applicants for its Knight International Journalism Fellowships program.
Fellowships, which last for a minimum of one year, are currently available in Malawi, Senegal, Indonesia, Malaysia and Mozambique. Applicants should have strong leadership qualities, fluency in the local language of the host country, demonstrated knowledge of the project’s focus and medium, and a minimum of 10 years journalism experience
Knight Development Journalism Fellowships
Project focus: Development issues including agriculture, employment, microfinance and sanitation
Criteria: In-depth print and digital media experience
Countries/language requirement: Malawi (English), Senegal (French)
Indonesia
Project focus: Launch a digital media association and create a code of ethics for professional and citizen journalists working online.
Criteria: Experience with digital media, demonstrated understanding of journalism ethics and solid journalism experience.
Language requirement: Fluent or proficiency in Bahasa Indonesian
Malaysia
Project focus: Integrate a citizen journalist network into a digital newsroom to create new Web content and features based on citizen reports and information.
Criteria: Experience in digital media reporting and editing, experience with digital media technology, experience in newsroom convergence, knowledge of or experience with citizen journalism and blogging, media-management experience.
Language requirement: Fluent in English, fluent in Chinese (recommended, not required)
Zambia, Knight Health Journalism Fellowship
Project focus: Train journalists to produce penetrating coverage of health issues including HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis and hygiene. Help build networks of health journalists that connect with each other to develop sources and resources and serve as mentors for their colleagues. Help partner organization(s) improve business-management practices to make health coverage sustainable.
Criteria: In-depth health, print and digital media experience
Language requirement: English
Qualification:
Strong leadership qualities
- Fluency in the local language of the host country
- Demonstrated knowledge of project focus and experience in project medium/media
- Minimum of 10 years journalism experience
- Training experience is a plus
- Fellowship is open to any nationality
- Fellowship duration is a minimum of one year
Note :
The Knight International Journalism Fellowships program makes tangible changes that improve the quality and free flow of news in the public interest around the world. Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the year-long program sends international media professionals to countries where there are opportunities to promote reliable, insightful journalism that holds officials accountable
How to Apply :
Clicke here : http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/ApplyforaFellowship/tabid/64/Default.aspx
For More Details : http://knight.icfj.org/GetInvolved/FellowshipOpenings/tabid/73/Default.aspx
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