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Asia Media Forum, a network of media practitioners from across Asia, Thursday (September 13, 2007) announced grant of Tsunami Journalism Fellowship 2007 to four journalists from the region to do an in-depth work on post-Tsunami issues affecting the communities.
The four successful fellows include: Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak – Reporter, The Jakarta Post, Indonesia, M Sajitha – Current Affairs Producer, Kairali TV, India, Nantiya Tangvisutijit – Senior Editor, The Nation group, Bangkok, Thailand and Hafsy Abdulla – Newscaster, Television Maldives, Maldives.
The four journalists will work in Tsunami affected communities in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Thailand. They will collect case studies for their stories around various policy and rehabilitation and rebuilding issues confronted the Tsunami hit communities. Actionaid has provided strategic and financial support to undertake the fellowship programme. During the two-week fellowship programmes, the fellows will come up with their text and visual stories to be printed or broadcast in their respective media. This will mark the third anniversary of Tsunami in December.
The fellows will be given a lump sum grant worth US $ 2000/- (including travel and other expenses) each with some logistic support where they will be working. According to the plan, the fellows will be assigned work in any of the four countries and they will be placed there from October 1 and they will finish their work by October 15.
Asia Media Forum plans to announce more fellowships soon for the potential journalists to work on areas such as governance, women’s rights, HIV/AIDs and other areas to be defined later.
Asia Media Forum greets the four successful candidates for grant of the fellowship.
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is a network of journalists from across Asia that provides them a platform to share insights on issues relating to media and their profession, as well as stories, information and opinions on democracy, development and human rights in the region.
Asia Media Forum Journalism Fellowships
The fellowship are awarded to middle career (below 40 years) print and electronic media journalists, both from their respective mainstream and regional media. It provides an opportunity to work in the field in various Asian countries on certain themes. Fellows are expected to contribute stories and videos based on the field work to their respected media organizations as well as AMF website.
For more details contact:
Milind Kokje (Mr.)
Outreach & Networking Fellow,
Asia Media Forum
404, Deepa Society,
Sant Ramdas Cross Road,
Mulund (East), Mumbai
400081. India
Cont. +91 22 21634705.
+91 22 65719007.
+91 9819169222
milindkokje@gmail.com
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