Deadline: 31 July 2017
Are you a critically thinking journalist? Would you like to work on a cross-border investigative story? Do you want to investigate and fight transnational corruption?
Investigate the Mediterranean is looking for young North African and European journalists to be part of an investigative journalism training programme. This programme will support a new generation of journalists to write about ongoing cases and potentially identify new stories about public asset theft.
Importantly, this programme is about collaboration –want to build a group of young, investigative journalists that works together to identify stories across North Africa and Europe, now and in the future.
The Programme
The program wants to equip applicants with the tools to effectively investigate grand corruption, write stories on ongoing cases and expose the systems that allow cross-border corruption to flourish.
The program is gathering of 20 young investigative journalists, 15 from North African countries and 5 from European countries. Through lectures, interactive sessions and workshops, applicants will learn from leading international asset recovery professionals, senior investigative journalists and regional experts on how to conduct an investigative report into public financial crime and be supported to work together to produce high quality journalism on this topic.
- In November applicants will attend an Investigative Journalism Workshop in Berlin. This four-day workshop will introduce applicants to principles and techniques of investigative journalism, how public money is stolen, how it’s returned and how to report on it.
- In January, the program will hold a three-day Investigative Journalism Camp in Tunis, revisiting technical skills for financial investigations and identifying stories together that can be worked on collaboratively across the Mediterranean.
- During this whole period, applicants will accompanied by a mentor, who will support applicants to develop, write and publish stories written with other participants and spanning multiple countries.
Benefits
Training costs, flights, accommodation and visa costs are all covered for successful applicants, however applicants should budget to pay for their own meals (except breakfasts) and other expenses applicants may need.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nationals from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Germany, the UK, France, Switzerland and Spain, between the ages of 20 and 35, are eligible to apply.
- The programme is open for journalism students and young professionals eager to work on journalistic investigations around public finance.
- Writing, reading and understanding English is required.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit Investigative Journalism Training Programme.