UN Journalism Fellowships For Journalists From Developing Countries

By On February 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Broadcasting, Communications, Fellowships, Journalism, New Media, North America, Television, TV News Photojournalism, United States

The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is currently accepting applications for the prestigious United Nations journalism fellowships. Four fellowships are to be awarded to professional journalists from developing countries. To be eligible you must be an employed professional journalist in either radio, television, print, or web media, aged 25-35, and reside in Africa, Asia, South America or the Caribbean. The fellowships last for three months and include travel to/from New York, lodging and health insurance, and a daily allowance for food and necessities.

Winning fellows will have the unique opportunity to report on international affairs during the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Past fellows of this program have gone on to accomplish great things in journalism.

The journalists who are awarded fellowships are given the incomparable opportunity to observe international diplomatic deliberations at the United Nations, to make professional contacts that will serve them for years to come, to interact with seasoned journalists from around the world, and to gain a broader perspective and understanding of matters of global concern. Many past fellows have risen to prominence in their professional and countries. Read more

If you’re not on the list of eligible countries for 2012 applications, don’t worry. The eligibility list changes every year. Journalists from China, Ethiopia, India and Nigeria will be eligible for 2013 fellowships.

The application deadline for the 2012 UN Journalism fellowships is March 30, 2012. To learn more and to apply please click here.

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Nieman Journalism Fellowships at Harvard

By On January 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Communications, Fellowships, Journalism, United States

Both American and international journalists can apply for a series of Nieman Foundation Fellowships for a year of learning, exploration and networking at Harvard University.  Nieman Fellowships are awarded to print, broadcast and online reporters, editors, photographers, producers, editorial writers and cartoonists with at least five years of full-time, professional experience in the news media.

One is the Reynolds Fellowships in Community Journalism, offered to journalists who work at a U.S. daily or weekly newspaper with a circulation less than 50,000, or those doing online work for community newspaper. Another is the Arts & Culture Reporting Fellowship, which recognizes the work of journalists who strive to influence greater public appreciation of the arts. Several other specialized journalism fellowships are on offer.

Nieman Fellows live on campus for a year and have the opportunity to audit Harvard courses and participate in weekly seminars and talks by Harvard faculty and leading journalists, as well as writing and multi-media workshops.  Each Monday evening one Fellow tells his or her story and hosts an informal meal afterward, affectionately known as a “Sounding”. The seminar room is packed for each Sounding, testimony to its standing as one of the most popular parts of the program.

“You have no bosses, no deadlines, no pressures. The country’s greatest university says come for an academic year, we like you, and study whatever you want. Broaden your horizons, stretch your mind.” — Nieman Curator Howard Simons, 1989

What more do you need to know? Applications are due January 31, 2012.

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CFR Seeking Applicants: 2012-2013 Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship

By On December 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Announcements, Fellowships, Journalism, United States

The Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship offers a period of nine months at CFR headquarters in New York for sustained analysis and writing, free from the daily pressures that characterize journalistic life. One annual resident fellowship is awarded to a foreign correspondent or editor.

The program gives the fellow an opportunity to broaden his or her perspective of international affairs and to pursue proposed research using CFR resources, which include: participating in events sponsored by the CFR Meetings and Studies departments; speaking for and moderating study groups; and sharing expertise and advising on other CFR projects. The fellow will be part of the David Rockefeller Studies Program, CFR’s think tank, alongside the program’s full-time, adjunct, and visiting fellows, whose expertise extends across the broad range of significant foreign policy issues facing the United States and the international community. 

An applicant must have distinguished credentials in the field of journalism and covered international news as a working journalist for print, broadcast, or online media widely available in the United States. Applicants are limited to those individuals who are authorized to work in the United States and who will continue to be authorized for the duration of the fellowship. CFR does not sponsor for visas. 

The duration of the fellowship is nine months, beginning in September. The program awards a stipend of $65,000. Payment will be made in nine equal monthly installments. The fellow is considered an independent contractor rather than an employee of CFR, and is not eligible for employment benefits including health insurance.

If you or someone you know is interested in the fellowship, please contact fellowships@cfr.org or 212.434.9489 by February 1, 2012. For more information, please visit www.cfr.org/fellowships.

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‘Covering a Revolution’ Fellows Report on History in the Making

By On October 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Egypt, Fellowships, Journalism

The GlobalPost and The Open Hands Initiative picked 17 talented young journalists from Egypt and the U.S. to collaborate on how best to report on a democracy in transition in Egypt. The “Covering a Revolution” Fellows are fully-funded to develop a “Special Report” for the GlobalPost on the impact of the revolution. The Fellows arrived in Egypt on October 10 and hit the ground running.

According to GlobalPost, Merrit Kennedy, a graduate student in human rights law, was swept into helping National Public Radio as a translator and fixer but is now covering the story. Another Fellow, Mohamed Abdelfattah, then a young videographer for Al Ahram online, was accused by police of  ”chanting against Mubarak.”

The fellowship began with a three-day workshop with leading Egyptian political analysts, human rights workers and veteran journalists, who briefed the Fellows and provided them background on field reporting in Cairo and across Egypt. Fellows will be covering events like the emergence of new political parties, the reform of the police force accused of widespread abuses, and the role of the internet and social networking in the revolution.

The Fellows will produce a multi-part series for the GlobalPost as well as a blog, which will document the activities of the team.

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