Deadline: 13-Nov-20
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has announced 5-day online course on ‘Reporting on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery‘ 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.
With support from the Laudes 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.
This is an opportunity to pick the brains of reporters who have done extraordinary investigative work or ground-breaking 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 and migration crisis, including some who have been trafficked themselves and gone on to help others move from “victims” to “survivors”.
The training will be remote learning, and all interactions with trainers and other participants will be conducted over Zoom. Participants should be able to commit to 4 hours of live classes per day during the week, with 1-2 hours of offline reading or assignments done on their own schedule.
Funding Information
- Participants must have access to reliable internet for video conferencing; a modest stipend is available for anyone who might need extra data during the course period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be full-time journalists or regular contributors to media organizations in Thailand. The course will be run in English. 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 you have been on a Thomson Reuters Foundation training programme within the last two years you will not be eligible to apply.
Submission
When applying you will be asked to upload the following documents – please have these ready:
- 2 relevant work samples (maximum file size 5 MB) – in English if possible. For stories not in English, please include a 250-word English summary about the story.
- A letter from your editor consenting to your participation in the programme and committing to publish/broadcast resulting stories.
Please note: You will be asked to submit one or more story ideas within your application. They will not share your ideas with anyone.
For more information, visit https://tmsnrt.rs/3oD3rxi