Deadline: 2 January 2017
The Thomson Reuters Foundation is seeking applications from Indian journalists for its one-week reporting on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery course in Chennai.
It is a unique chance for journalists in India to gain practical skills and knowledge in a country that is home to some 14 million of the world’s modern slaves.
Thomson Reuters Foundation acts to promote socio-economic progress and the rule of law worldwide and focus areas span from investigative journalism and media development, to anti-trafficking, pro bono legal assistance, climate change, social innovation and much more.
Funding Information: Thomson Reuters Foundation can fund travel expenses and accommodation for participants travelling from outside Mumbai.
Benefits
- With support from the C&A Foundation, the workshop offers a combination of specialist expertise and hands-on training, with an emphasis on producing high-impact stories for widespread dissemination.
- As well as coming away with a deep understanding of the scale, nature and causes of the problem, participants will learn about efforts to set global standards for combating modern slavery, including fundamental conventions, international instruments and a new, legally binding protocol that requires countries to take real action.
- They will discuss the role of media in raising awareness, reducing vulnerability and holding to account governments, law enforcement and businesses. Attendees will look at innovative approaches to fighting trafficking and forced labour and scrutinise the quest for integrated policy responses across borders.
- A major focus will be on the ethics of reporting slavery, from how to interact sensitively with traumatised survivors to getting past journalists’ own preconceived notions and stereotypes. It will cover safety issues, particularly when it comes to dealing with sources and reporting on organised crime.
- This is an opportunity to pick the brains of reporters who have done extraordinary investigative work or groundbreaking reportage that has changed policy, provoked public outcry or brought traffickers to justice. Attendees will also spend time with experts and those at the coal face of the anti-slavery movement, including some who have been trafficked themselves and gone on to help others move from “victims” to “survivors”.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be Indian full-time journalists or regular contributors to broadcast media organisations in India.
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate a commitment to a career in journalism in their country must be a senior journalist with a minimum of three years’ professional experience and have a good level in spoken and written English.
- If applicant has been on a Thomson Reuters Foundation training programme within the last two years you will not be eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: India
For more information, please visit Thomson Reuters Foundation.