My Mind Words Paper + writing scholarship

Deadline: 1 May 2012

Who is eligible for NFP?

To be eligible for a scholarship under the Netherlands Fellowship Programmes you must meet the following criteria:

• You are a a national of one of the following 60 countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
• You are not applying for more than one course with the same NFP application deadline
• You are not employed by a multinational corporation, a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, a bilateral or multinational donor organisation, or a large national and/or commercial organisation
• You have not already received two NFP fellowships for short courses in the past
• You have not already received an NFP fellowship for a short courses in the year prior to this fellowship application

The Broadcast Journalism course is designed to strengthen the capacity of broadcast journalists to research and report for broadcast and new media in an effective and ethical way on issues to do with good governance.

Who`s it for

Mid-career broadcast journalists with at least three years experience in the field of broadcast news and current affairs.

Expected learning outcomes

Upon completing the course, the participants will be familiar with:

• the role and responsibility of the broadcast journalist in covering issues of good governance
• preparing, researching, and carrying out broadcast and multimedia journalism assignments on topics to do with diversity
• writing, presenting and reporting stories for radio and television
• the impact of new and social media and their relevance to the practice of broadcast and multimedia journalism
• writing, researching and producing for the internet using text, photos, audio and video
• working in a multimedia newsroom, generating story ideas and content for broadcast and new media

The course will deepen understanding of issues to do with good governance and of the role of the broadcast journalist in covering them. It will reinforce the journalistic and teamwork skills required to prepare, research, and carry out broadcast and multimedia journalism assignments on topics to do with good governance, using digital recording and editing equipment and the internet both as a resource and as a publishing medium. Theoretical and practical work will focus on writing and reporting stories for broadcast news and current affairs as well as for the internet using text, photos, audio and video. Practical exercises and assignments will be analysed and evaluated in group feedback sessions. For their final assignments the participants will work in a multimedia newsroom generating story ideas and content for broadcast and internet.

Admission requirements

Applicants must meet the following admissions requirements:

• You are currently working as a broadcast journalist and have a minimum of three years experience in or for broadcast media
• You have successfully followed secondary education, and professional education or training in media
• You are used to working with computers and have good computer skills
• Your speaking and writing skills in English (the course language) are sufficient
• You must submit a letter of motivation in English (150-250 words) explaining why you want to follow the course

Since English is the working language of the course, proficiency in English is an absolute necessity. Successful candidates will have a level of proficiency in English equivalent to scores of 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based) for TOEFL and 6 for IELTS. If you are in doubt about whether you are sufficiently proficient in English please contact RNTC at info@rntc.nl.
After submitting a motivation letter, a phone/Skype interview will be conducted with shortlisted applicants to assess the level of understanding of spoken English and discuss expectations for the course.

Fellowships

Applicants may apply for the full 12-week course or for either the first 6 weeks (focus on broadcast journalism) or the second 6 weeks of the course (focus on multimedia journalism).

If you are looking for a fellowship to sponsor your study at RNTC then you must take a number of steps. RNTC will assist you in making it possible. More information on fellowships can be found here.

For any questions, please contact us at info@rntc.nl.

Download the application form here >>

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: info@rntc.nl

For submissions: Nuffic, NFP team, PO Box 29777, 2502 LT The Hague, The Netherlands

Website: http://www.rntc.nl/nfp