Deadline: 30-Jun-23
The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) is inviting women media professionals, journalists and visual journalists across the Asia-Pacific region to participate in the Media and Visual Journalism Fellowship on Militarism, Peace and Women’s Human Rights.
This year’s media fellowship aims to deepen media and visual reportage on the plight of women and the gendered impact of conflict and militarism to women and communities especially in conflict-affected areas such as Pakistan, India, Burma/Myanmar, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia and the Philippines.
The duration of the fellowship will be from August 2023 to August 2024. During this period, the fellows will have an option to produce news and feature stories, photo stories, audio-video content/documentary or digital stories with a feminist lens that highlight the gendered impact of militarism and conflicts on women’s human rights while visual journalist fellows will produce either curated photos or videos to complement stories.
APWLD’s Media Fellowship is coordinated and conducted by the APWLD Information and Communications Programme. Now in its fifth year, APWLD expands its media fellowship to include visual journalists to not only foster collaboration between journalists and visual journalists but also to provide a platform to showcase strong visual storytelling while strengthening media advocacy on grassroots women’s issues through a feminist and human rights lens across the region.
Objectives of the Media and Visual Journalism Fellowship
- To strengthen feminist analysis on the issues of militarism and conflicts and its gendered impact on women and structural inequalities, especially in the mainstream and the alternative media spaces;
- To support APWLD members’ and partners’ frontline response at grassroots level as well as their national, regional and global advocacy;
- To strengthen APWLD’s engagement with the media and strengthen the strategic media advocacy;
- To influence and shape the public discourse on militarism, conflict, peace and women’s human rights and the portrayal of women in media, in the process influencing key policy makers and stakeholders.
Expectations from the Fellows
Other than producing and publishing stories under the fellowship, the fellows are expected to:
- Attend the Media Fellowship Training (August 2023), Regional Convening on Militarism and Peace (August 2023) and Media Fellowship Reflection Meeting (2024);
- Attend civil society and UN advocacy spaces and meetings when necessary, as guided by APWLD;
- Ensure publication of their stories in their media outlets or in other media outlets (freelance);
- Ensure that publishing outlets will indicate/reflect that the published stories are a part of APWLD Media and Visual Journalism Fellowship programme;
- Be in close, regular communications with APWLD Information and Communications Programme throughout the fellowship;
- Actively engage in APWLD social media channels throughout the fellowship to share updates about their stories.
APWLD Roles and Responsibilities
- During the fellowship, APWLD will provide a stipend of 3,000 USD to individual fellows and 5,000 USD to team fellows to cover expenses for research and travel, according to story plans co-developed with and approved by APWLD.
- APWLD will provide continuous support to the fellows in shaping their stories and analysis and providing feedback on all stories before publishing.
- APWLD will feature and promote the fellows’ stories on its social media, website and other APWLD publications where fit.
- APWLD has the right to use both the stories and photos on the digital platforms (website and social media), our publications and other printed materials, exhibitions and other advocacy spaces where they see fit, either in excerpt or in complete form.
Eligibility Criteria
- The fellowship is open to women media professionals, journalists, and visual journalists from Asia and the Pacific with at least three years of experience.
- Experience in covering women’s human rights, grassroots movements, and development issues particularly in the context of militarism, conflict and peace will be an added advantage.
- Seven (7) applicants will be selected for this media and visual journalism fellowship. Both individual and team applications are accepted. In case of a team, application should be made in the name of both co-applicants. Four (4) individual (two journalists and two visual journalists) and three (3) group applicants will be selected
- Applicants whose work covers Pakistan, India, Burma/Myanmar, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia and the Philippines will be prioritised.
- Commitment to feminist movement building.
- Must be able to travel overseas as required.
- Proficient in English and a language from the Asia or the Pacific region.
For more information, visit Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD).