Deadline- 11 August 2013
Chinese Journalists are invited to submit applications for 2-3 week study and work opportunity in Africa. This program is supported by Journalism Department of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. The goal of this program is to offer opportunity to conduct research for an article or series of stories for publication or broadcast in China-based media.
Benefits-
- The opportunity to travel within Africa for 2-3 weeks to investigate a story that would be of interest to a Chinese audience
- The possibility of collaborating with experienced African journalists on China-Africa topics like dam and railway construction projects, mining deals, special economic zones and Chinese traders
- Attendance at Power Reporting: the African Investigative Journalism Conference in Johannesburg from 28 – 30 October 2013
- Paid airfare, accommodation, conference fees, food and orientation tour in Johannesburg
- Fixed grant amount to cover further travel, accommodation, visas, travel insurance and other costs to enable research
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a journalist
- Be relatively fluent in English (stories can be written in Chinese)
- Be affiliated to or have a commitment from a media outlet in China indicating that work will be published (commitment or reference letters will count in journalists’ favour)
- Maintain a blog during the tour and produce at least one article for the project website
- Have a valid passport and permission from their employer to travel for a minimum of two weeks around mid-October 2013
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