Deadline: 15-Mar-22
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) announces an open call for all journalists and students of journalism in Kosovo who are interested in becoming beneficiaries of one of 10 fellowships for Articles Based on Fact-checking Principles.
The aim of this project is to fight fake news and disinformation, offer practical training for aspiring journalists, and raise public awareness about professional journalism by creating a platform that uses public data and fact-checking sources.
Benefits
- Amounting 500 Dollars (gross).
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The 10 fellowship recipients will start collaborating with BIRN editors at the time of selection.
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Also, during the mentoring period, the selected participants will be trained by the FindBug in a one-day training on how to use the fake news platform that is being created as part of the project.
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The fellowship will last for a period of five months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Senior journalists, third-year students in journalism, and participants of the fact-check training cycle (Gjilan, Prizren, Prishtina), are interested to benefit from one of the 10 fellowships and experience of BIRN editors during the mentoring.
- Apart from individually, journalists and students of journalism can also apply in small groups of two or three people.
How to apply?
- Those interested should submit their proposals with the topics they want to write about. Ideas should be clear and contain details on the topic to be addressed, how it will be addressed, sources to be contacted, etc.
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The story proposal should be developed based on the below-listed criteria:
- Impact of the story on the public
- Inclusiveness
- Special addressing of fake news
- Use of fact-checking techniques.
For more information, visit BIRN.
For more information, visit https://birn.eu.com/news-and-events/call-for-applications-10-fellowships-for-articles-based-on-fact-checking-principles/