Entries for May 2009

Carolyn Byerly Principal Investigator Carolyn Byerly is the principal investigator for the Global Report on Women in the News Media. She develop...

Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Dart Center Ochberg Fellowships, which are open to mid-career journalists who want to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and improve coverage of violence, conflict and tragedy. Deadline is July 24. Read more or apply on the Dart Center Web site.

Journalists from U.S. media are eligible to apply for the World Affairs Journalism Fellowship program, which allows reporters to travel overseas to report on stories vital to their communities. Application deadline is June 10. Visit ICFJ’s Web site for details.

The Poynter Institute is looking for newspapers and newspaper Web sites that have developed new products, new processes or new projects. Selected participants will be invited to the Poynter McCormick Big Ideas/Best Practices Conference in July. Application deadline is June 1. Read more or apply on the Poynter Web site.

Journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean may apply for a three-week Woodrow Wilson Center-Washington Post Fellowship. Applicants must be employed by a print or online news media organization (no blogs) that regularly publishes news material and which is owned and operated independently of any government, industry, institution, association, or lobbying organization. Deadline is June 30. Visit the Woodrow Wilson Center Web site for further requirements and to apply.

Journalists from developing countries who cover climate change are invited to apply for the Climate Change Media Partnership 2009 Fellowship Program, which will provide skills training and access to experts. The deadline to apply is June 5. Read more or apply on the CCMP Web site.

Print and online journalists from select countries in the developing world can apply for the 2010 Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships, annual fellowships that bring journalists to American newsrooms. Deadline is Aug. 1. For guidelines and to apply, visit the AFPF Web site.

Journalists from Asia and the Pacific can submit published articles from 2008 or 2009 for the annual Developing Asia Journalism Awards competition, sponsored by the Asian Development Bank Institute. Deadline is July 15. Visit the ADBI Web site for details.

The 6th annual European Journalism Institute will be held in July in Prague. Working journalists and journalism students are invited to apply for the program, which is organized by The Fund for American Studies. Visit the EJI Web site to learn more.

Roxana Saberi, the American journalist who spent four months in prison in Iran, returned to the U.S. on May 22. After being convicted on spying charges, Saberi was released on May 11 and spent a week recuperating in Vienna. Read the Washington Post article. Read an NPR interview with Saberi.

 

Agnes Taile, a recipient of a 2009 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, is featured by Voice of America. The Cameroonian journalist has reported on human rights and corruption in her country. Read the VOA coverage.

The Premio Claudio Accardi is open to journalists whose work has helped others to understand the effects of war on civil societies. Applicants must be 35 years old or younger. The deadline for applications is Sept. 10. Read more or apply for the award.

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Turkish journalist Ayse Onal, a 1996 recipient of an IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, is featured in Women’s ENews. Onal, who has reported on Turkish politics, organized crime and conflicts in the Middle East, has written a book and produced a documentary about honor killings. Read the Women’s ENews article.

Christiane Amanpour, chief international correspondent for CNN and an IWMF board member, gave the commencement address at Dickinson College May 17 in Pennsylvania. Amanpour also accepted an honorary doctorate in journalism on behalf of the International Women's Media Foundation. Read the Patriot-News article. Read the full text of Amanpour's speech.