Deadline: 30 March 2012
Broadcast journalists working in health are invited to apply for a health journalism fellowship at Internews in Kenya.
The 12-week long fellowship, which will commence on 16 April 2012, is designed to equip journalists with skills to produce complex, long-form stories on health issues.
The fellowship, which will explore reporting on family planning, maternal health and HIV and Aids, offers mid-career broadcast journalists an opportunity to take time out from the newsroom to enhance and polish their health journalism skills while engaging in high quality, high impact health journalism.
As a practical and customised programme, this fellowship focuses on both craft and content. Through one-on-one mentoring, discussions with top journalists, travel grants, as well as interactions with health experts, policy makers and communities, fellows will be well-grounded in the principles of health journalism. They will also develop story sources and ideas and the capacity to examine the health, cultural, socio-economic, and cultural ramifications of major public health issues.
Fellows will also be exposed to new digital media trends, including multimedia storytelling.
The journalists will be required to produce radio and TV documentaries during the fellowship and after they return to their news organizations.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
The fellowship is open to TV and radio journalists with at least three years of experience working for or contributing to mainstream media in Kenya. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a deep interest in health journalism.
Fellows will be selected largely on the basis of previous work and the applicant's demonstrated commitment to health journalism.
AWARDS
During the course of the fellowship, fellows will be given grants to cover travel and research costs relating to specific topics of their choice for broadcast.
Journalists are expected to negotiate for permission for time away from their places of work.Internews will pay the salary of the journalist equivalent to their current earnings for the duration of the fellowship.Selected journalists will require a release letter from their employers.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered, send the following items online:
A cover letter describing your reasons for applying, qualifications and career goals.
Curriculum vitae.
A personal statement detailing your experiences, why you deserve the fellowship, what you aim to accomplish if it is awarded to you. Include specific topics you would like to explore.
Details of previous awards or fellowships.
At least three samples of aired health stories.
Two letters of support, one from a senior editor and another from a referee familiar with your work. Freelance journalists should send a letter of support from an editor or producer familiar with their recent work.
Deadline: The deadline for application is 12:00 p.m.,30 March, 2012.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: toinfo@INTERNEWSKENYA.ORG
For submissions: dotieno@internews.org
Website: http://www.internewskenya.org