A fellowship program has been intiated by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and O Eco. This programme has been developed to bring journalists to the Rio+20 United Nations Conference. This conference will be organized on Sustainable Development to be organized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from June 20-22, 2012.
The Fellowship programs will initiate on June 14th in Rio. The days prior to the Rio+20 Summit will include journalism training sessions, pre-Summit conferences and at least one field trip. The Fellows will cover the Summit itself on June 20-22 and return home on June 23rd. EJN and O Eco will cover travel to the Summit, accommodation for the duration of the Fellowship program and a daily allowance.
All applicants must commit to attend for the full length of the Fellowship program and provide a letter of support from their editor/producer/supervisor confirming that:
- They can attend for the entire period of the program
- The material they produce during the program will be published or broadcast by their media outlet.
- These materials can be re-produced on the program’s website, with full credit given to original media outlet.
This Fellowship program is being carried out with the support of Fundo Vale and a contribution from a private donor to Internews.
The deadline for all applications to the Fellowship program is April 25, 2012 at 23:59 in Rio de Janeiro time.
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