Deadline: 28-Dec-20
Thomson Reuters Foundation’s five-day Online ‘Reporting on Migration’ course is a unique chance for journalists from Cambodia to gain practical skills and knowledge and work on your story ideas with guidance from experienced Thomson Reuter’s journalists.
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.
A major focus will be on the ethics of reporting slavery, from how to interact sensitively with traumatized survivors to getting past journalists’ own preconceived notions and stereotypes. They will cover safety issues, particularly when it comes to dealing with sources and reporting on organized crime. They will have speakers with expert knowledge on the migration crisis.
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 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 done 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.
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.
Funding
Thomson Reuters Foundation can cover data costs for participants. This arrangement is subject to variation.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be full-time journalists or regular contributors to media organizations in Cambodia. 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.
For more information, visit http://www.trust.org/media-development/opportunities/?sfid=a053z00000qBz3TAAS&sfProgId=a15D0000018xNIaIAM&areaOfFocus=Equality%20and%20Tolerance
