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Updated: Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Published: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 |
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NABJ Media Institute to Send Journalists to Senegal
WASHINGTON, D.C. October 23, 2007 NABJ President Barbara Ciara will lead a delegation of journalists to Senegal, December 1-9 to cover several key issues, including combating malaria and HIV/AIDS, the impact of climate change, improving education, and efforts to close the digital divide.
For more than two decades, the National Association of Black Journalists and the United Nations have partnered to provide US-based journalists with insight on key international development issues, especially those relating to Africa, and access to development initiatives and key decision-makers.
"This is a rare and valuable opportunity for NABJ members to gain experience in international reporting, while providing a window into this part of the world to U.S. audiences, said NABJ President Barbara Ciara.
The NABJ Media Institute International Fellowship to Senegal is madepossible through support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, The International Reporting Project as well as in-country logistical assistance from the United Nations.
The United Nations is very pleased to partner once again with NABJ in arranging for journalists to cover key development issues, said Djibril Diallo, Director of the UN New York Office of Sport for Development and Peace and chair of the NABJ World Affairs Task Force. Participants will have the opportunity to see initiatives in local communities and also meet with government leaders.
Up to 10 NABJ members will be selected for an opportunity to participate and report from Senegal. Selected fellows will gather in New York on Nov. 30 for daylong briefings prior to departing for Senegal.
Qualified applicants for the fellowship must meet the following criteria. Applications are due November 2, 2007:
-Completed application.
-In 300 words or less, explain why you would like to travel to Senegal and what stories you would pursue.
-A current rsum.
-Letter from a supervisor supporting your application and indicating willingness to use your reports from Senegal.
-Proof that you hold a valid passport (copy must accompany application.
-Proof of health insurance (copy must accompany application.
-Selected applicants must provide NABJ with the proper documentation by November 30, 2007 that they've received vaccinations recommended by the U.S. State Department and the Centers for Disease Control.
-Proof of current NABJ membership.
Participating journalists must cover the cost of their travel to and from New York City, and the cost of one nights hotel stay prior to the trip to Senegal. All other transportation, hotel and meal expenses will be provided.
During the past two years, NABJ and the United Nations have set up an Internship Program for the UN Youth Leadership Summit Series, partnered on a press trip to Tanzania in May 2006 to report on the campaign against malaria, and arranged for a team of student journalists from UNITY: Journalists of Color to cover the United Nations Global Youth Leadership Summit in October 2006.
For more information on the fellowship, contact NABJ Program Development Manager Ryan Williams at rwilliams@nabj.org or at 301.445.7100, ext 113.
For more information on the United Nations, contact Vera Mehta, UN New York Office of Sport for Development and Peace, at vera.mehta@undp.org or at 212-906-6611.
Download a PDF of the application »
An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation, with more than 4,100 members, and provides educational, career development and support to black journalists worldwide.
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