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| AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND OTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES |
Celebrating Agricultural Journalism
The Philippine's premiere agriculture journalism awards is once again seeking out the country's best agriculture-themed stories. The second annual Philip Morris' Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism awards is open to the very best news and feature stories from all over the country. Journalists are invited to submit their works by the May 6, 2008 deadline.
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UNESCO and AIBD will host a workshop on HIV/AIDS reporting from March 24-April 11 in Bangkok, Thailand. The seminar will give young TV producers an understanding of HIV/AIDS and the surrounding issues. Participating journalists will be expected to produce mini-documentaries on HIV/AIDS in their own countries.
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South African journalists have the opportunity to apply for the 2008 Ruth First Fellowship. The deadline to apply is February 29.
The fellowship will explore the theme, "The economics and politics of energy in South Africa." The program aims to give journalists/writers/researchers/photographers the space to pursue an in-depth project of original research to be published in any medium.
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The Media21 Global Journalism Network Geneva launches two workshops to enhance public awareness of global issues through better coverage
Journalists are invited to join two global journalism workshops being organised by Media21 Global Journalism Network Geneva. The project, the brainchild of the Swiss-based media network InfoSud, is designed to enhance broader public awareness of global issues through better coverage worldwide. It also aims to encourage more effective interaction between the media and important information resources such as donor governments, United Nations agencies, NGOs, the private sector, academics, and other specialists.
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Dear Colleagues,
The call for this year's entries for the Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism has just been launched. The awards were created to honour fearless freelance news reporting, and those journalists who cannot leave their country when the story becomes secondary to survival.
Two annual prizes of $5,000 each are awarded, one to a freelance journalist covering foreign news, and the second to a local journalist in the developing world. The deadline for receipt of entries is June 1 2008.
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Deadline extended to 15 January 2008
The SEAMEO Secretariat, the headquarters of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, is calling on all print journalists in Southeast Asia to send in their entries to the 2007 SEAMEO-Australia Press Award.
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Journalists who cover scientific issues can apply for a fellowship and workshop in the United States. The 10th annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists is scheduled for June 8 to 13, 2008, at the University of Rhode Island. Application deadline: January 28.
The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting organizes the workshop, and it offers 10 fellowships that include tuition, lodging and limited travel support. The workshop provides intensive training on scientific issues and inquiry.
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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.
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