UNESCO invites Member States, as well as regional and international organizations and professional and non-governmental organizations working in the field of journalism and freedom of expression, to nominate candidates for next year’s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Named in honour of Guillermo Cano Isaza, an assassinated Colombian journalist, the Prize is intended to honour …
Tag Archive: Journalists
Nov
22
International Fellowships
The Nieman Foundation selects up to 12 International fellows each year. International Nieman Fellowships are reserved for citizens of nations other than the United States*, including journalists with non-U.S. citizenship working in the United States or working for U.S. media companies. Since the first International fellow joined the class of 1951, fellows from 91 countries …
Nov
11
CIME Announces Ethicontest 2011
After the outstanding success of last year’s Ethicontest, the Center for International Media Ethics is proud to announce Ethicontest 2011. Journalists and media professionals from around the world are invited to participate in the second annual essay-writing competition for a chance to win. The contest is open to aspiring and established media writers of all …
Oct
12
India-Put off implementation of channel norms: PCI chief
In a single speech to senior journalists and editors, newly-appointed chairman of the Press Council of India Markandey Katju has managed to both please and irk the media. On the one hand, he announced that the PCI sub-committee’s exhaustive report on “paid news” allegations had finally been posted on the PCI website. While the PCI …
Sep
13
Journalism Law for Bloggers
Instructor: George Freeman $135 Course time: October 3 – 30, 2011 Live online sessions: Monday, October 3, 4:00 – 4:30 PM Eastern, Wednesdays, October 5, 12, 19, and 26, 4:00 – 5:00 PM Eastern Taught by one of the nation’s top First Amendment and media law experts, who is vice president and assistant general counsel …
Aug
31
Journalism fellowship open
Journalists from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh can apply for a fellowship. The Caravan-Panos Special Assignment Fellowship program, sponsored by the Asia Media Forum, is designed to encourage in-depth coverage of topics of pressing concern in South Asia. The fellowship aims to strengthen enterprise reporting. Reporters are encouraged to dig up …
Aug
10
Multimedia fellowship program for journalists open
Date: 10/09/12 – 19/10/12 Deadline: 01/02/12 Mid-career journalists from developing countries can apply for a fellowship program in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Fellowship Programme, sponsored by the Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC), aims to strengthen the capacity of journalists to use the Internet in research, publication and distribution. Print, broadcast and online journalists from 60 …
