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Bulletin 453

March 17, 2008

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Run-up to the 2008 presidential = election: Why=20 all the international media attention?

Many months in advance of the November 4 U.S. = presidential=20 election -- and before the Democratic Party has even chosen = a=20 candidate -- media outlets around the world are covering the = U.S.=20 campaign and primary season with great zeal. Why is this = particular=20 presidential election garnering such international attention = so=20 early on? And why is it so globally "newsworthy"?

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Palestinian=20 film festival in the U.S. accepting = entries	Worldwide	March 20, 2008
Miguel=20 Gil Moreno journalism prize to award coverage of social=20 injustice	Worldwide	March 24, 2008
Reuters=20 to offer business news course	Worldwide	April 14, = 2008

Worldwide

Reporters=20 Without Borders puts out Handbook for Bloggers and = Cyber-Dissidents=20
On the occasion of Online Free = Expression=20 Day, March 12, the France-based press freedom organization = Reporters=20 Without Borders made available a new version of the Handbook = for=20 Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents, which offers practical advice = and=20 techniques on how to create a blog, make entries and get the = blog to=20 show up in search engine results.

Christian=20 magazine writers eligible to apply for design course=20
Journalists and staff members of = Christian=20 magazines worldwide are eligible to apply for a design = course which=20 will teach the =E2=80=9Csecrets of designing effective = covers, enticing=20 spreads, appealing departments, and exciting tables of = contents,=E2=80=9D=20 according to an announcement on Magazine Training = International=E2=80=99s=20 Web site.

Innovation=20 Fellowship available for senior journalists=20
Senior journalists and editors covering=20 innovation for established print, broadcast, or Web media = are=20 invited to apply for the 2008 Knight-Salzburg Innovation = Fellowship,=20 part of the Salzburg Media Initiative supported by the John = S. and=20 James L. Knight Foundation. The deadline to apply is March = 25.=20

Journalists=20 can receive funding to attend Yale Conference=20
Journalists that write on privacy, = intellectual=20 property, telecommunications and cyberlaw are encouraged to = apply=20 for funding to attend the 18th annual Computers, Freedom and = Privacy=20 Conference =E2=80=93 CFP: Technology Policy '08, hosted by = Yale University.=20 The deadline to apply is March 31.

Fellowship=20 open to journalists covering trade, agriculture=20
Full-time mid-career professionals = covering=20 economics and/or agriculture for established print, = broadcast, or=20 web media are invited to apply for the chance to attend the = Salzburg=20 Global Seminar in Salzburg, Austria through the 2008 Knight = Salzburg=20 AGRA Fellowship.

Media=20 encouraged to register now for 2008 AIDS Conference=20
Journalists from across the globe have = the=20 opportunity to attend the AIDS 2008 conference in Mexico = City, from=20 August 3 to 8. This year=E2=80=99s theme is = =E2=80=9CUniversal Action Now.=E2=80=9D=20

Sub Saharan=20 Africa

High=20 quality reporting of business in Africa to be awarded=20
Journalists and editors who cover the = business=20 environment in Africa are encouraged to apply to the 2008 = Diageo=20 Africa Business Reporting Awards (DABRA), presented by the = world's=20 leading premium drinks business, Diageo. The final date for = entries=20 is May 1.

Opportunity=20 available for Ghanian human rights journalists=20
Human rights journalists in Ghana = with an=20 interest in child=E2=80=99s rights issues are encouraged to = apply to be part=20 of the Speak for Children Journalists=E2=80=99 Network = (SFC). Chosen=20 journalists will receive training on child=E2=80=99s rights = issues and=20 enhance their understanding of the United Nations Convention = on the=20 Rights of the Child and the African Charter for the Welfare = and=20 Protection of the Child. The deadline to apply is April = 10. =20

Manual=20 helps African journalists include people with = disabilities=20
Journalists in Africa who want to = include the=20 concerns of people with disabilities into their news = coverage can=20 consult a training manual released by the Secretariat of the = African=20 Decade of Persons with Disabilities. The 26-page manual, = titled "The=20 Invisible People: A Practical Guide for Journalists on How = to=20 Include Persons with Disabilities", discusses key disability = issues,=20 key messages and principles for journalists wanting to = support the=20 human rights of Africans with disabilities. It also deals = with=20 terminology.

Media=20 competition open for South African journalists=20
South African journalists in the fields = of=20 print, radio, television and photo journalism have the = opportunity=20 to enter the Southern African Development = Community=E2=80=99s (SADC) 2008=20 Media Awards Competition. The deadline for submissions is = March=20 31.

Eastern=20 Europe and Central Eurasia

Educational=20 seminar on European Neighbourhood Policy open to European=20 journalists
The European Journalism = Centre=20 is offering a seminar in Brussels, Belgium and Yerevan, = Armenia=20 about the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), which aims to = share=20 the benefits of the EU=E2=80=99s 2004 enlargement with = neighboring=20 countries. The seminar will clarify and teach aspects of the = policy=20 and surrounding issues to journalists, especially as it = affects=20 Eastern Europe. The seminar will be held April 15 to 19.=20 Registration is rolling.

Seminar=20 for Eastern European journalists to examine EU-Algerian = relations=20
A seminar to educate Eastern = European=20 journalists about the EU-Algerian relationship will be = hosted by the=20 European Journalism Centre from April 14 to 16 in Brussels, = Belgium.=20 Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.=20

Media=20 Rights Institute releases reports on 2007 media issues in=20 Azerbaijan
The Media Rights = Institute in=20 Azerbaijan has released reports on access to information, = defamation=20 and freedom of expression in the country during 2007. The = reports=20 emphasize the importance of freedom of information for = democracy,=20 the elimination of poverty, the sustainability of social = justice and=20 the fair distribution of gross earnings. =

Fellowships=20 available for journalists to attend training and conference = in=20 Mexico City
Qualified print, = broadcast, and=20 online journalists who have covered HIV/AIDS and health for = five or=20 more years are encouraged to apply for a fellowship to = attend a=20 four-day training program on HIV/AIDS in Mexico City prior = to IAC=20 2008, the 17th International AIDS Conference, which will be = held=20 July 29 to August 8. The biennial conference brings together = HIV=20 scientists, policy-makers and global stakeholders in = HIV/AIDS.=20 Application deadline: March 31.

Best=20 coverage of conservation in the Caucasus Region to be = awarded=20
Journalists from the Caucasus Region = (Armenia,=20 Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia) are encouraged to submit = their best=20 print, radio, and television stories on conservation issues = to the=20 International Center for Journalists=E2=80=99 Biodiversity = Reporting Awards.=20 Works must be published or broadcast between July 1, 2007 = and May=20 31, 2008. The deadline to enter is June 6. =

Asia and=20 the Pacific

Training=20 manual helps journalists report on avian flu=20
UNICEF and Internews Network, with = support from=20 the Government of Japan, have produced a manual on how to = conduct=20 training courses on avian influenza reporting. The 68-page = manual=20 provides a methodology for trainers and media support = organizations,=20 as well as a sample three-day training course agenda, = complete with=20 suggested lectures, discussion topics, exercises, suggested = reading,=20 field trip planning, and field safety guidelines for = journalists=20 covering avian flu.

Admissions=20 now open for Asian College of Journalism programs=20
South Asian college or university = graduates=20 interested in post-graduate study in journalism are = encouraged to=20 apply to India=E2=80=99s Asian College of Journalism program = for 2008 to=20 2009. The program will prepare students for a career in = print=20 journalism, new media, television, or radio. The last day to = apply=20 is April 30.

Journalists=20 invited to register for the Chinese Internet Research = Conference=20
The 6th annual Chinese Internet = Research=20 Conference, entitled =E2=80=9CChina and the Internet: Myths = and Realities,=E2=80=9D=20 will be held June 13 to 14 at the University of Hong Kong in = Pokfulam.

Middle East=20 and North Africa

Iran=20 sentences four journalists to prison =
Just=20 days preceding the March 14 parliamentary elections in Iran, = four=20 journalists from the Iranian northern province of Gilan have = been=20 sentenced to prison for crimes that include = =E2=80=9Cpublishing lies with=20 the aim of creating anxiety in the public mind=E2=80=9D and = =E2=80=9Cinsulting =E2=80=8EImam=20 Zaman=E2=80=9D (the 12th hidden Shia Imam), the Rooz online = portal reports.=20

Web=20 site for Arab female journalists launched=20
The Centre of Arab Women for Training = and=20 Research (CAWTAR) and the United Nations Development Fund = for Women=20 (UNIFEM) launched a Web site titled =E2=80=9CArab Women and = Media=E2=80=9D on the=20 occasion of International Women's Day, March = 8.

Conference=20 on blogging to take place in Jordan=20
CasualPR, a public relations firm that = focuses=20 on online journalism in the Middle East, will hold a = conference on=20 blogging in Amman, Jordan on April = 19.

MENA=20 journalists invited to apply for fellowship in media = management=20
Journalists = from the=20 Middle East and North Africa have the opportunity to apply = for the=20 Emerging=20 Leaders Fellowship in Media Management, a six-week media = management=20 program in the U.S. in which participants enhance their = leadership=20 skills and learn alternate strategies and trends of media=20 management. The deadline to apply is April = 25.

Journalists=20 invited to attend conference on U.S. foreign policy and = Jordanian=20 society
Journalists from the Middle = East and=20 North Africa can apply for a conference entitled =E2=80=9CWe = Are Connected,=20 But Are We Communicating? American Foreign Policy and = Jordanian=20 Society: A Dialogue,=E2=80=9D in Amman, Jordan. The deadline = to apply is=20 March 31.

German=20 scholarship available for Palestinian journalists=20
Palestinian journalists have the = chance to=20 receive a scholarship to attend a course at the German = Cultural=20 Center in Frankfurt, an internship at an Arabic or English = speaking=20 program of the German media and the chance to participate in = summer=20 school at Germany=E2=80=99s Bayreuth University. =

Seminar=20 on role of media in dialogue to be held in Kuwait=20
What is the impact of new media on=20 inter-cultural relations? To what extent does the media = influence=20 the way we think and feel about another culture? These are = some of=20 the questions that will be addressed during the eleventh = seminar on=20 the =E2=80=9CRole of the Media in Dialogue between Arabs and = the West,=E2=80=9D=20 scheduled for March 30 to 31 in Kuwait City.=20

Latin=20 America

Report:=20 Mexican freelance journalists are physically and financially = vulnerable
The Rory Peck Trust has = launched=20 a report entitled Freelancers in Mexico =E2=80=93 Findings = and Challenges,=20 the first ever nationwide investigation into the situation = for=20 freelancers in Mexico. The London-based trust, which = supports=20 freelance journalists in times of need, has made the report=20 available on its Web site.

Journalism=20 and gender the main theme of international competition=20
Violence against women as a human rights = violation is the main theme of the first international = Journalism=20 and Gender Competition, open to journalists and senior = journalism=20 students who work in the media in Latin America and the = Caribbean as=20 media employees or independent professionals. Submission = deadline:=20 April 30.

Workshop=20 for journalists to focus on fishing industry=20
A journalist network in Peru invites = Peruvian=20 journalists to the workshop =E2=80=9CHerramientas para una = Vigilancia=20 Ciudadana: Sector Pesquero=E2=80=9D (=E2=80=9CTools for = Citizen Monitoring: Fishing=20 Sector=E2=80=9D), scheduled for March 28 to 30 in Trujillo. = Registration is=20 open.

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Advanced Social=20 Search

In this=20 week's Webb on the Web column, digital media consultant Amy = Webb=20 introduces a relatively new tool that enables users to = aggregate=20 their social network information, and all of the information = on=20 their friends' networks, to keep track of what virtually = everyone is=20 doing.

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Search=20 Socially!=20
Exploiting Google -=20 Part Two
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Points to Ponder

Is freedom of the press a = prerequisite for=20 democracy? =

"Here in Nigeria, despite our strong intellectual = capacity and=20 contribution to world politics ... press freedom is still = being=20 neglected and monopolized by the government. Our selected=20 representatives have over the years failed to comprehend the = importance of a free press ...

I believe that [lack of] press freedom and a true = democracy are=20 two of the unfortunate factors that continue to militate = against the=20 proper development of our country economically, politically = and=20 socially.

Until [there is] proper pay, adequate training and the = right to=20 freedom of the press, most of the countries in Africa [will] = remain=20 backward in this new age of globalization and information = technology=20 and true democracy will continue to elude us."

Ahmed Dodo

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HIV/AIDS Training prior to The XVII = International=20 AIDS Conference, 29 July - 8 August 2008

All-expenses = paid=20 fellowships for international journalists
To attend = training and=20 conference in Mexico City

Application = deadline:=20 March 31, noon EST

The = Journalist to=20 Journalist Project of the National Press Foundation will = conduct a=20 four-day training program on HIV/AIDS in Mexico City, Mexico = prior=20 to IAC 2008, the 17^th International AIDS = Conference. This=20 biennial conference brings together HIV scientists, = policy-makers=20 and global stakeholders in = HIV/AIDS.

Twenty = fellowships that=20 include air travel, lodging, per diem, and most meals are = open to=20 qualified print, broadcast, and online journalists who have = covered=20 HIV/AIDS and health for five or more years. =20

Applications are encouraged from reporters with = experience=20 covering the social, economic and larger societal impact of=20 HIV/AIDS, as well as the science and medicine. Applicants = must have=20 a clear ability to speak and read English. Applications are=20 encouraged from journalists based in the following = countries:=20 Argentina, Belize, Brazil, China, = Colombia,=20 Dominican Republic, Estonia, Haiti, Honduras, Latvia, = Lithuania,=20 Mexico, Moldova, Myanmar, Philippines, Poland, Russia, = Ukraine and=20 Uzbekistan.

To apply, = please submit:=20

- Application = form=20 (available on website, http://www.nationalpress.org/programs3516/programs_show.htm?d= oc_id=3D671572)=20
- Cover letter explaining why you should attend, with = emphasis=20 on AIDS issues particular to your geographic location
-=20 Brief biography or CV
- Letter of support from a = supervisor=20
- Two samples of journalistic work (clippings, CD, DVD, = VHS,=20 audio tape, digital sound file).

E-mail = application=20 materials as attachments to programs@nationalpress.org= .

For more = information,=20 contact Ms. Kashmir Hill at khill@nationalpress.org.=20

Global Integrity - 2008 CALL FOR=20 EXPERTS

Dear=20 = colleagues: &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; =20

Global = Integrity, an=20 award-winning international non-profit organization = dedicated to=20 tracking governance and corruption trends around the world, = is=20 seeking interested journalists, researchers, social = scientists, and=20 other experts with a background in governance and corruption = issues=20 to prepare its Global Integrity Report: = 2008. =20

The Global = Integrity=20 Report is a compilation of in-depth country assessments = prepared by=20 local experts that combines qualitative journalistic = reporting with=20 quantitative data gathering to produce a powerful = =E2=80=9Csnapshot=E2=80=9D of the=20 strengths and weaknesses of national anti-corruption=20 mechanisms. The Report is widely used by=20 development experts and donors; reform-minded governments; = private=20 sector investors; and grassroots journalists and advocates = to=20 prioritize governance challenges and promote anti-corruption = reform=20 efforts.

In January = 2008 Global=20 Integrity released its Global Integrity Report: = 2007,=20 covering 55 diverse countries around the world. =20 Our goal for 2008 is to generate our innovative = assessments=20 for roughly 70 countries. Final country = selection=20 has not yet been determined and is influenced by the = interest=20 expressed by qualified country experts, all of whom are = compensated=20 for their efforts.

To learn more = about=20 collaborating with us on the Global Integrity Report: = 2008,=20 please visit http://www.globa= lintegrity.org/inviteletter.cfm=20 . Interested candidates should send a = CV/resume=20 with full contact information to info@globalintegrity.org=20 no later than May 15, 2008. = Additional=20 information about Global Integrity is available on our = website (http://www.globalintegrity.org/<= /A>). =20

We look = forward to=20 working with you to produce a truly groundbreaking report in = 2008.

Nathaniel=20 Heller
Managing=20 = Director = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; =20

Marianne=20 Camerer
International Director=20

Short-term Media Law Content Manager/Editor = -=20 University of Pennsylvania

The Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) = at the=20 Annenberg School for Communication, University of = Pennsylvania, is=20 recruiting for a short-term consulting position to be based = in=20 Philadelphia (or remotely) as part of a potential long-term = project=20 dealing with media law and policy and the development of an = online=20 resource/portal aimed at lawyers, regulators, academics, = civil=20 society and others interested in advocacy and development of = media=20 and communications policy. The consultant will work = with=20 members of the CGCS team on developing content and the = overall=20 structure and philosophy for a new test version of a web = portal -- a=20 media law assistance website. The scope and purpose of the = site is=20 meant to organize and consolidate primary and secondary = documents of=20 interest to media lawyers, and others working in the media = policy=20 sector. The website should provide up-to-date legal = information and=20 other resources in the area of media law. It is meant to = foster=20 dialogue among media law practitioners wherever they are = located.=20 The site will be made available to a global audience and it = is=20 envisioned that the site will have an online forum and blog. = The=20 content manager will manage the web programmer in developing = and=20 implementing the site design.

This project will be done in partnership with the = Center for=20 International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for = Democracy, Washington, DC.

Requirements:
Interest and background in = media policy=20 issues and/or media development issues. Interest and = background in=20 international relations, international development and/or=20 journalism. Familiarity with website design process and = strong=20 research skills, especially web-based research familiarity = with=20 Lexis-Nexis or Westlaw. Creative orientation, able to = work in=20 a virtual office setting, self-starter, able to set and meet = deadlines.

Desirable:
Law degree and/or legal = background.=20 Foreign language skills an asset, especially Spanish, = Arabic,=20 French.

Ideal start date is mid/late-March, and position = will run=20 through June, with possibility for renewal. It is = anticipated=20 that this position will work 20-30 hours a week.=20

To apply, please send your CV, cover letter, hourly = salary,=20 and 2 references to Sylvie Beauvais, Project Coordinator, = CGCS, at=20 sbeauvais@asc.upenn.edu by=20 March 15, 2008.

For more information about CGCS/Annenberg, please = see: http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu= /.=20

Short-term PHP/MySQL Web Developer - = University of=20 Pennsylvania

Job=20 Description: Develop = database=20 driven Internet and intranet web sites/applications. Develop = and=20 support web content editing tools to allow authorized users = to=20 create, access, and manage the lifecycle of information = presented on=20 web sites. Develop online forum and blogging tools. Create = database=20 framework and provide ad-hoc database administration as = needed.=20 Perform server administration as necessary in the course of=20 development. Performs related duties as assigned, necessary, = or=20 requested. This is a short-term contract running 20-30 hours = a week=20 through June 2008, with renewal depending on funding and=20 performance.

The Center = for Global=20 Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for = Communication,=20 University of Pennsylvania, is recruiting for a short-term=20 consulting position to be based in Philadelphia or remotely. = This is=20 part of a potential long-term project dealing with media law = and=20 policy and the development of an online resource/portal = aimed at=20 lawyers, regulators, academics, civil society and others = interested=20 in advocacy and development of media and communications=20 policy. The web developer will work with members of = the CGCS=20 team on integrating content and developing website structure = and=20 design for a beta-version of a web portal -- the media law=20 assistance website. The website is meant to 1) organize and=20 consolidate primary and secondary documents of interest to = media=20 lawyers and others in the media policy sector; 2) to provide = up-to-date legal information and other resources related to = media=20 law; and 3) to help foster dialogue among media law = practitioners=20 wherever they are located. The site, which will have a = content=20 library, online forums, and blog applications, will be made=20 available to a global audience.

This project = will be done=20 in partnership with the Center for International Media = Assistance at=20 the National Endowment for Democracy, Washington, DC. = Ideal=20 start date is mid/late-March, and position will run through = June,=20 with possibility for renewal. For more information = about=20 CGCS/Annenberg, please see http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu= /. =20

Qualifications &=20 Requirements: = Education/Experience:=20 Graduation from an accredited university/college with a = Bachelor's=20 Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related = field.=20 Experience in the design, development, integration and = testing=20 of software solutions based on web technologies. = Experience=20 with Open Source software.

Able to work = in a virtual=20 office setting, self-starter, able to set and meet = deadlines.=20

- Must be a = lightweight,=20 intuitive design, coded in standards-compliant HTML/CSS
- = Must=20 work well on all major browsers at a variety of screen = resolutions=20 and connection speeds
- Must meet accessibility = standards
-=20 Must be able to develop PHP/MySQL content management=20 system

Desirable=20 Skills: Interest = and=20 background in media policy issues and/or media development = issues,=20 background in law, interest and background in international=20 relations, international development and/or journalism = familiarity=20

To Apply:=20 Please send = CV, salary=20 requirement (hourly) cover letter, and 2 references to = Sylvie=20 Beauvais, Project Coordinator, CGCS: sbeauvais@asc.upenn.edu by=20 March 15, 2008.

International Reporting Project (IRP) = Announces New=20 Fellowships for Fall 2008

DEADLINE: April=20 1, 2008

New = partnerships with=20 PBS=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CFRONTLINE/World=E2=80=9D and with the = Stanley Foundation are two=20 features of the Fall 2008 IRP Fellowships for journalists = available=20 at the International Reporting Project (IRP) in Washington,=20 D.C.

Applications = are now=20 being accepted for the Fall 2008 program, which will run = September=20 1-October 25, 2008.

The IRP = Fellowships will=20 begin September 1 in Washington D.C. where IRP Fellows will = spend=20 two weeks at a program arranged at the Johns Hopkins = University=E2=80=99s=20 School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). IRP Fellows = depart=20 September 13 for a five-week period of individual = international=20 reporting. Fellows can go to the country of their choosing = to pursue=20 the story of their choosing. Some restrictions apply. All = IRP=20 Fellows are required to return to Washington for a final = week=20 October 19-25.

Applications = will be=20 accepted from all U.S. journalists with at least three = years=E2=80=99=20 professional experience in any type of media. All applicants = must=20 complete an online IRP application form, which includes an = essay of=20 up to 1,000 words describing the proposed overseas project. = A=20 recommendation letter and work samples are also required. = Deadline=20 for applications is April 1. Please visit http://www.interna= tionalreportingproject.org/=20 for more details, or contact program staff at irp@jhu.edu=20 or 202-663-7761.

Nominate Outstanding Journalists for Knight = International Journalism Awards

The International = Center for=20 Journalists, the Washington-based = nonprofit=20 organization, is seeking nominations for the 2008 Knight=20 International Journalism Awards. The = Awards=20 recognize international journalists who demonstrate an = extraordinary=20 devotion to the craft by upholding the highest journalistic=20 standards despite overwhelming challenges.

Last = year=E2=80=99s=20 winners, Burmese investigative journalist May Thingyan Hein = and=20 Egyptian citizen journalist Wael Abbas, were selected for = their=20 remarkable contributions to media independence in the face = of=20 government crackdowns and risks to their personal safety. = Abbas, the=20 first blogger to win the Knight International Journalism = Award, was=20 later named 2007 Middle East Person of the Year by CNN.=20

Hein and = Abbas are among=20 24 Knight International Journalism Award recipients selected = for=20 their commitment to high-quality journalism. Award winners = receive a=20 trip to the United States and a $1,000 cash prize, which = will be=20 presented at ICFJ=E2=80=99s Annual Awards Dinner in = November.=20

To submit a = nomination,=20 please visit our our Web site, www.knight.icfj.org/nominate.=20 You will be asked to provide the nominee's name and a brief=20 explanation of the nominee's qualifications. Those who = nominate=20 semi-finalists will be notified and asked to provide = additional=20 material about the nominee such as a biography, work samples = and=20 letters of recommendation for the selection = committee=E2=80=99s=20 review.

Deadline for = nominations: Friday, April 4, 2008.=20

Submit = nominations on our=20 Web site, knight.icfj.org/nominate,=20
e-mail them to nominations@icfj.org,
or=20 mail them to: Knight International Journalism Fellowships = Program=20
International Center for Journalists
Attn: Lanaea = Parker=20
1616 H St. N.W., 3rd Floor
Washington D.C. 20006 USA =
Tel: (+1) 202.737.3700, Fax: (+1) 202.737.0530=20

MA Global Business Journalism Program in = China=20

Now = inviting=20 applications from international students

Launched in = September=20 2007, this program trains students how to cover the = fast-changing=20 world of global business, economics and finance, with a = focus on=20 China=E2=80=99s role in the global marketplace. The program, = a joint=20 initiative between the International Center for Journalists = (ICFJ:=20 http://www.icfj.org/) = and=20 Beijing-based Tsinghua School of Journalism and = Communication=20 (TSJC:http://www.tsjc.tsinghua.edu.cn= /),=20 is taught fully in English to international standards by = noted=20 faculty in the fields of journalism, business and economics. = Through=20 the generous support of its founding sponsors, Merrill = Lynch, the=20 John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Bloomberg, and = Deloitte and=20 Touche, the program provides students with top-notch = international=20 faculty, a high-quality curriculum, and access to the latest = high-tech reporting tools.

The program seeks to admit 25 to 30 English-speaking = graduate=20 students from China and other countries starting from the = Fall=20 Semester 2008. Students may enroll in the program full-time = for two=20 years or part-time for three years.

Requirement for = Application
-=20 Complete and signed application form (application form can = be=20 downloaded at: http://www.gbjchina.net/)
-=20 Statement of purpose and resume
- A copy of = degree/diplomas=20 certificate
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate = and=20 graduate studies
- Two letters of recommendation
- A = copy of=20 passport
- Non-native English speakers must pass an=20 internationally recognized English=E2=80=93language test = such as IELTS or=20 TOEFL (minimum test score required: IELTS 6, TOEFL = Paper-Based=20 550, or TOEFL Computer-Based 213).

Application = Deadline
March 15,=20 2008

Fees
Annual tuition is = RMB 30,000=20 (~US$4134).

Scholarship
International=20 students are eligible for a variety of scholarships with = funding=20 from the Chinese Ministry of Education and Beijing Municipal = Government. Internships at media organizations are also = available=20 through competitive application.

Application:
For = application=20 submission and inquiry, please contact Ms. Limei Jia at: tsjcws@tsinghua.edu.cn;=20 Tel:+86 10 6279 6842; Fax:+86 10 6279 6842

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