International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with World Health Organization (WHO), is inviting applications from journalists across the word for 2018 Safety Reporting Fellowship.
The fellowship will select 12 journalists for the Safety 2018 reporting fellowship. The fellows will deepen their understanding of injury prevention and sharpen the skills needed to cover often under-reported topic by attending a two-day workshop ahead of the event. Afterwards, they will have the opportunity to cover the conference sessions and to meet and interview global experts.
During the workshop, ICFJ trainers and WHO experts will provide an overview of different safety issues, including road safety, water safety and drowning prevention, violence-related injury, and other safety and injury prevention topics. Trainers will also work on strengthening the fellows’ reporting skills, with a particular focus on tracking down data from different sources, creating data-driven reports, and developing visualizations and graphics to engage audiences.
The 2018 Safety Reporting Fellowship programme will cover all fellowship-related costs, including travel to the conference, accommodations and registration. Journalists who apply for the fellowship must be fluent in English. Priority will be given to journalists from low– or middle-income countries.
As part of the application process, an applicant will need to provide the following:
- An essay of not more than 500 words detailing his/her motivation and goals for seeking the fellowship, including three specific changes he/she hopes to make to his/her work as a result of the workshop;
- At least one fleshed-out story idea (300 – 500 words) for an in-depth safety and injury-prevention reporting project that incorporates data. Applicants may focus on their own countries, and include ways to use digital tools and social media to engage audiences in a dialogue about these vital safety issues;
- A commitment to produce at least three safety stories during and after the conference;
- A letter of support from an editor or newsroom manager endorsing the journalist’s participation in the programme to demonstrate understanding of the fellowship’s value and support for publishing, posting and/or broadcasting the journalist’s coverage of the conference and story project;
- A brief biography (up to 300 words);
- A resume or curriculum vitae;
- Two samples of work focusing on safety or injury prevention published/posted/broadcast recently (after 2015).
Selection will be based on the journalists’ professional qualifications, relevant experience such as demonstrated interest in the topic of injury prevention or road safety, English-language proficiency, and endorsement by a newsroom manager.
The applications close on Friday, August 17, 2018
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