Deadline: 4 February 2019
Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is currently accepting applications for its Women’s Edition South Asia program. Women’s Edition brings together senior-level women journalists—editors, reporters, and producers—for week-long seminars to examine important topics related to women’s and girls’ reproductive health and development. The 2019 seminar will be in Kathmandu, Nepal, and will focus on child marriage.
Women’s Edition offers a unique opportunity to become part of an international network of leading women journalists interested in women’s health and development. PRB will select 12 to 14 women journalists from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan to participate in the Kathmandu seminar, to be held in late March or early April 2019. Successful participants from this group will be invited to another seminar on a different reproductive health topic in 2020 and may be eligible for reporting grants to fund in-depth coverage.
At the Kathmandu seminar, journalists will engage in sessions with health and development experts who will explain the reproductive health issues linked to early marriage, participate in editorial meetings to develop strategies for covering these issues from a policy perspective, and join site visits to see innovative programs in action.
Women’s Edition is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and is conducted by seasoned PRB trainers who have been organizing Women’s Edition activities for more than a decade.
What is Expected?
After the seminar, Women’s Edition journalists must produce an in-depth special report, series of stories, or broadcast program on the issues covered for their media house. The seven or eight journalists who produce the best reports will be invited to participate in subsequent seminars and study tours in 2020 to delve further into reproductive health, population, and development issues.
Funding Information
PRB will cover all seminar expenses, including travel, lodging, and meals.
Eligibility Criteria
Intrepid women journalists who:
- Report from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, or Pakistan.
- Hold an influential editorial position–senior-level editor, reporter, or producer–with a leading media outlet that has a large audience, such as national and regional newspapers, magazines, and television and radio stations. Freelancers and bloggers may apply but must provide a letter of support from a news organization indicating that their work will be published or broadcast.
- Demonstrate interest in women’s health, development, and population issues and a commitment to covering these topics.
- Communicate comfortably and effectively in English during the seminars, though they may write or broadcast in any language.
How to Apply
Complete the application form through PRB’s online submission portal.
For more information, please visit https://www.prb.org/womens-edition-workshop-for-south-asian-journalists-call-for-applications/