22/10/2008

Webb on the Web: Following the U.S. Presidential Elections

In this week's Webb on the Web column, IJNet's digital media columnist Amy Webb showcases innovative U.S. elections coverage. According to Webb, "some of the projects currently being offered at news organizations in the U.S. are spectacular and may help inform the work you're doing in your office." Read more and discuss Amy's column now >>

IJNet users eligible for discounts to Barcelona conference

Journalists and media professionals around the world are invited to the Third International Free Press Conference, scheduled for November 19 to 21 in Barcelona, Spain.

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U.S. media project in Iraq: A boon for democracy, or unnecessary propaganda?

A new U.S. government-led initiative "will pay private U.S. contractors in Iraq up to $300 million over the next three years" to produce news aimed at engaging and inspiring Iraqis to support U.S. objectives, according to the Washington Post newspaper.

We want to know what you think. Will the initiative deter the Iraqi media from becoming more independent? Or might it result in increased Iraqi support for the fight against terrorism? If you believe the latter, is such propaganda really so bad? Comment now!

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Knight News Challenge 2008

The worldwide Knight News Challenge 2008 contest reopened September 2, with another $5 million in funding available for digital media experiments to innovate news and communication. Applications will close on November 1. Are you ready to apply?

University of Oxford, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Fellowship Program 2009/10

The University of Oxford offers a unique, funded fellowship program for mid-career journalists at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. The fellowship scheme enables visiting journalists from across the world to do research at Oxford for a period of three to nine months.

Don't miss out! Upcoming Deadlines:

Asia-Pacific : Asia Media Forum Fellowship applications due - October 30

Eastern Europe: EU Journalism Award to honor works on discrimation - October 31

Worldwide: Philip Meyer Award to honor social science journalism - October 31

Training Opportunities

Worldwide

2009 Nieman Journalism Fellowships accepting applications

Journalists with five or more years of experience from around the world can apply for the Nieman International Fellowships to study at Harvard University. Application deadline: December 15.

Cultural diversity to be focus of broadcast journalism conference

Broadcast journalists are invited to attend a conference on cultural diversity in Birmingham, England, on November 14. The deadline for the early discount rate is October 17.

Journalists facing attack can access ‘Scholars at Risk’ Web site

Journalists who are attacked because of their words or ideas can access Scholars at Risk, an international network of universities and colleges responding to such attacks.

Martin Ennals Award to honor human rights defenders

The Martin Ennals Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2009 award for human rights defenders.

Media conference to examine reputation management

Registration is ongoing for the Ninth International Agenda Setting Conference, scheduled for December 3 to 5 in Zurich, Switzerland, which will deal with issues surrounding trust and reputation, including the impact of the modern media on the reputation of all types of organizations.

Philip Meyer Award to honor social-science journalism

Journalists who have used social science tools -- from probabilities to survey research -- in their work may apply for the Philip Meyer Award. Deadline: October 31.

Asia and the Pacific

2008 Asia Media Forum fellowship application deadline extended

The deadline for the 2008 Asia Media Forum (AMF) Journalism Fellowship applications has been extended to October 30.

Print journalists in Pakistan may submit works on gender

Print journalists working in Pakistan are invited to submit entries to the 2008 Gender in Journalism Awards, instituted by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) with the support of UNESCO, Islamabad.

Fellowships to help Asian journalists improve skills

Journalists who live in Asia are invited to apply for a fellowship to study for three months at Nanyang Technological University's communication school in Singapore. Deadline: November 15.

Indian Media Centre for Journalists to hold briefings on tobacco control

The Indian Media Centre for Journalists (IMCFJ), Lucknow, invites journalists to a series of briefings on tobacco control issues being organized across the 10 Hindi and Urdu speaking states of north India from now through December.

KBS World Radio offers free Korean lessons in ten languages

Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), Korea's leading public services broadcaster, recently launched a free online Korean language lesson program to help users learn the language.

Media invited on trip to Laos, country most affected by cluster bombs

Journalists can join a media trip to Laos, the country most affected by cluster bombs in the world, from October 19 to 21.

Tokyo workshop will allow students to be news assistants

Undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in working in journalism may attend a journalism training workshop on November 29 in Tokyo, Japan. Deadline: November 14.

Eastern Europe-Central Eurasia

EU journalist award to honor articles on discrimination

Print and online journalists of the European Union are invited to submit their best articles on issues of discrimination and diversity to the EU Journalist Award 2008. Deadline: October 31.

Seminar for journalists covering legal, judicial issues

Journalists interested in human rights and media freedom, and who speak Russian and/or Armenian, can apply to take part in a workshop on "Raising the Role of the Media in Covering Justice and Law Enforcement System" being held October 27 to 29 in Yerevan, Armenia.

Ukraine-Moldova relations seminar open to journalists

Journalists are invited to a series of meetings and debates in Brussels where the latest developments and initiatives of the European Union in its relations with Ukraine and Moldova will be discussed.

Sub-Saharan Africa

Communications skills courses offered in South Africa

South African journalists and media professionals can enroll in a series of courses aimed at improving communications skills in the corporate environment, offered by the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) in Johannesburg.

Latin America

Journalistic prize to recognize works on Brazilian economy

October 31 is the deadline to apply for the Case New Holland prize on economic journalism, which will highlight articles written in Portuguese about Brazil's economy.

Workshop to focus on journalism 3.0, multimedia journalism

Antigua, Guatemala, will host a workshop that will examine the press’ transformation in the digital age and how to manage, work, investigate, and publish in the multimedia newsroom.

Workshop to train on investigative techniques for radio

Radio journalists have until October 27 to register for a radio workshop, organized by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela (IPYS).

Middle East and North Africa

Arab Journalism Awards invites entries

Arab journalists are invited to submit entries in 12 categories for the eighth edition of the annual Arab Journalism Awards. The deadline for submission is January 15, 2009.

Arabic Web site launched to help journalists understand U.S. elections

The Kamal Adham Center at the American University in Cairo has launched a Web site dedicated to helping journalists and bloggers in Egypt become familiar with the U.S. presidential elections.

IT conference in Iran calling for papers

Journalists are invited to submit papers regarding information and communication technology to be considered for the third conference on information and communication technology in Tehran. The deadline to submit papers is October 21.

Journalism training wiki launched in Arabic and French

UNESCO has created an interactive wiki platform to assist in teaching a model journalism curriculum to Arabic and French learners.

New course in journalism to be offered in Beirut

Arab journalists are invited to apply for a journalism course in Beirut, organized by the Journalism Training Program (JTP), in cooperation with the Continuing Education Center (CEC) at the American University of Beirut (AUB).

Plans launched for media center in UAE to train journalists

Plans are underway to launch a regional multimedia center in the United Arab Emirates’ capital Abu Dhabi, which will train, develop and promote Arab talent in journalism, broadcasting, film-making and publishing.

Torture news in Egypt spread via cell phones

In an attempt to “spread awareness” against torture, Egyptian Web site tortureinegypt.net launched a text messaging service that sends the latest news of torture committed by police to people's cell phones.

Workshops on Internet Search to be held in Amman and Cairo

The Jordan-based Center for Defending the Freedom of Journalists and the Dutch Free Voice Association invite journalists to take part in two workshops: Search on the Internet and The Strategy of Improving the Professional Capabilities of the Arab Media Workers.

This Week on IJNet Answers ...

Making money from online journalism

i am  young student journalist with a one-year experience in media related works.my pain so fr has been the poor pay package in nigeria for journalist.i want to kow if this is applicable in other counries? i also want to know if there are international online oportunities for me to be employed on my own little area--------youth development---- as a journalist???