Deadline: 4-Jan-21
The Thomson Reuters Foundation is organizing an online training program that will provide a space for journalists in a number of countries to converge virtually to train, share knowledge, attend expert sessions, and build networking among colleagues from different countries of the region, ensuring that they stay and their newsrooms are always aware of the most important news of this year.
The program, whose activities take place remotely over the course of 8 weeks, will provide journalists reporting in the MENA region with the latest platforms and online interactive tools to connect participants in interactive video seminars with international trainers and experts.
Journalists will gain knowledge and information related to the pandemic, share advice and ideas about their different contexts, master new digital skills, and have access to policy makers and influential officials to obtain exclusive information and story ideas to help them cover the impact of the new Corona virus in their countries in a deeper, more enlightened level.
The program includes the following:
- Webinars to analyze the pandemic from a different perspective and analyze different impacts on various sectors;
- Virtual lessons on journalism tools and skills, including verification tools, data visualization, and digital news gathering;
- Briefings with senior policymakers, health-care officials, and civil society groups;
- Curated newsletter containing the latest analysis, research findings and developments;
- Exclusive membership in the group forum for continuous exchange of knowledge, feedback and support.
Funding
- Journalism and Mentoring Grants Program sponsored by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
- Journalists will have the opportunity to apply for another two-month mentoring program after the end of the training program that includes providing a grant to produce a journal article that will later be published in their media.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be citizens of countries in the MENA region working in the region as full-time journalists or regular contributors to media organizations that produce content in the Arabic language.
- They should have professional experience of no less than three years and a good level of spoken and written Arabic.
- The Foundation especially welcome applicants who work for independent media organizations operating in the region.
- Applicants should have access to an internet speed of at least 1MB/s.
- Applicants should participate in the sessions via a computer or a LapTom, not a mobile phone.
For more information, visit http://www.trust.org/media-development/opportunities/?sfid=a053z00000tqS7mAAE&sfProgId=a15D0000018EzjZIAS&areaOfFocus=Climate%20Change,%20Environment%20&%20Resilience