Deadline: 8 January 2020
Thomson Reuters Foundation is offering a training course on Reporting LGBTI + Rights for journalists.
In Ukraine, discriminatory laws and socio-cultural practices complicate homogeneous self-expression. + LGBT organization exists in a restrictive political and social environment, which in skladnyuye access of persons belonging to communities LGBT +, to social st infrastructure, search remedy for violations of human rights and usage ment opportunities were aimed s to spread the movement.
The intensive four-day workshop, which will be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, from Thursday 30 January to Sunday 2 February 2020, will help develop the skills of the LGBT + community leaders to fully cooperate with the media.
The seminar and participants will be shown how to structure a media strategy that will help encourage people to support their campaign and organization. Participants will learn how to develop a media strategy using a variety of tools, such as print, broadcast radio and social media.
At the same time 15 practicing media professionals will receive training on LGBT + rights reporting. On the last day of training , LGBT + activists and journalists will come together for a joint meeting.
Funding Information
- Selected applicants (outside the capital) will receive a full scholarship to cover tuition, travel, accommodation and meals.
- Local participants are expected to cover their own travel expenses but will be given free tuition.
- Selected participants will receive moderate funding to conduct research on LGBT +.
Eligibility Criteria
- This will be an incredible opportunity for LGBT + activists from Ukraine working within the movement.
- Applicants to this training should have a professional background in working with the media and be motivated to work closely with the media to change the stereotype of LGBT + people in the mass consciousness.
- The program looks for participants who:
- strongly motivated to work with LGBT + media;
- open to discussion that helps change the way LGBT + issues are reported in their countries;
- believe that this training will improve their activity;
- show great interest in personal development.
For more information, visit https://tmsnrt.rs/2PH2C72