Deadline: 5-Jun-22
The Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) is seeking applications for its Reporting on Modern Day Slavery – A Solutions Approach.
Thomson Reuters Foundation’s 5-day online course on ‘Reporting on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery’ is a unique chance for journalists in Thailand to gain practical skills and knowledge and work on your story ideas with guidance from experienced Thomson Reuters Foundation journalists and subject experts from reputed anti-trafficking charities
The Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) has designed this three-year project to facilitate a collective response to human trafficking and labour exploitation abuses in Colombia, India, Thailand and Malaysia.
Programme
- TRF’s new training curriculum offers the newest and most relevant topics in India’s human trafficking and labour exploitation. The training will take a solutions journalism approach to provide a new method to break down and report on this complex topic.
- Participants will learn about the inter-related causes of human trafficking and labour exploitation and understand the role of big-business and problematic supply chains. They will hear directly from and network with experts in the field working on solutions both at the policy level and those working closely with victims. There will be discussions on the ethics, risks, and legal dangers of reporting on this sensitive issue and training on how to interact sensitively with traumatised survivors.
- TRF’s world-class consultants, who are experienced international and regional journalists, will facilitate the online interactive sessions.
Aims
- The project aims to:
- Achieve a greater and stronger media coverage of human trafficking and labour exploitation to raise awareness and spark public discussion
- Enhance a collective multi-stakeholder response to human trafficking and labour exploitation through innovative approaches
What You Will Gain?
- After this training, you will have gained the tools and know-how to confidently report on the subject and produce compelling stories on human exploitation in India in a fresh and novel approach that engages more audiences.
- Participants will also pitch story proposals at the end of the course and compete for a few spots to be mentored on the stories they pitched and receive story grants for their work.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be full-time journalists or regular contributors to media organisations in India.
- Applicants must be fluent in English. The course will be run in English.
- Applicants must have a minimum of three years’ professional experience.
- Applicants must have access to a minimum internet speed of 8Mb/second.
- Applicants need access to a computer to participate in the training; participation from a mobile or smart phone will not be possible.
For more information, visit https://www.trust.org/media-development/opportunities/?sfid=a053z00000xx7ViAAI&sfProgId=a153z00001G5SxXAAV&areaOfFocus=Economic%20and%20Social%20Development