Deadline: 19 May 2014
Al Fanar Media is invites applications from early to mid-career journalists interested in writing about education for its new education-journalism program. Objectives of the program are to -strengthen the ability of journalists to write about education and to improve their knowledge about educational issues; and directly improve the quality and increase the quantity of reporting on education within the Arab region.
Benefits:
- Familiarity with key global education issues and how they connect to the country in which the journalists work
- Identification of background information sources
- Connection with global, regional, and local education experts
- Platform to share the experiences and ideas about how to best develop the coverage of education in their country/region
Program:
- Al Fanar Media will provide experienced mentor to the participants over 6-8 months period. This helps them improve reporting and writing skills. The participants will contribute regularly to an on-line forum throughout the program.
- Participants will attend a three-day workshop, in Turkey, in the middle of the program.
- Participants will write four articles about education in the 12 months period, some of them may be published in Al Fanar Media.
To apply for the Program,
- Journalists should send a 300-word letter outlining their interest in education
- Submit two to three writing samples on any subject in Arabic or English
Applications must be submitted via email with subject line ‘Education-journalism program’.
For more information, please visit Education-Journalism Program.
