For Journalists

Awards/Fellowships

Various awards and recognition opportunities for journalists.

• Media Partnership Program

To mark the International Year of Sanitation (IYS) and as a run up to SACOSAN III the Water and Sanitation Program – South Asia (WSP-SA) is pleased to announce the “Media Partnership Program” for regional media professionals (in print, electronic, audio and audiovisual media) who have been writing/producing/documenting water, sanitation, hygiene and health related stories in their countries.

 

GUIDELINES
Applications are invited from media professionals (in print, electronic, audio and audiovisual media) that have been covering water, sanitation, hygiene and health as mainstream issues. Approximately thirty media professionals shall be selected to participate in SACOSAN III which will be held in New Delhi. The winners shall participate in the six-day SACOSAN event (from 16th to 21st November 2008) being organized by the Government of India (Department of Rural Development) at New Delhi. The selected professionals will also be invited to visit field-based innovative initiatives that have resulted in adequate provision of water and sanitation services, improved hygiene behavior and have had a positive impact on the health of the target populations.

 

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

Eligibility: Professionals with at least three years experience in print, electronic, audio and audiovisual media with general circulation are eligible to apply for the program.

 

The program is open to media professionals from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and is likely to be extended to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives,  contingent to availability of funding.  Preference shall be given to entries received from women media professionals.

 

The following products are eligible:
• Newspaper entries (op-eds., features, news)
• Magazine entries
• Television programs (news, talk shows, documentaries)
• Radio programs (news, talk shows, documentaries)
• News portal entries (news, documentaries)

• Fall 2008 Jefferson Fellowship Program

  The East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA is inviting applications from Indian journalists for the Fall 2008 Jefferson Fellowship Program, which focuses on “The 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.”
  
  The Program will provide journalists with an opportunity to explore the important issues in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election and learn more about the U.S. political process, as well as observe this historic election and discuss the outcome with U.S. analysts and one another. All the selected fellows will travel together to Honolulu, Hawaii; Phoenix, Arizona; Erie, Pennsylvania; Cleveland, Ohio; and Washington, D.C. The Program will be held from October 18, 2008 to November 9, 2008.
  
  Print, broadcast, and on-line journalists preferably with five years experience can apply. The funding would include airfare, lodging, per diem and most other program expenses through a grant from The Freeman Foundation.
  
  Please direct the prospective applicants to visit http://www.eastwestcenter.org/jefferson for more details. Applications and questions can be sent by email to jefferson@eastwestcenter.org or fax at +1 808 944 7600. For phone inquiries, please contact Ann Hartman, Jefferson Fellowships Coordinator at +1 808 944 7619.
  
  Full announcement, application form and a flyer are attached. Please share this information with editors, news directors, professional media organizations and any journalists who might be interested, and please urge them to apply.
  
  The application deadline is Wednesday, June 4, 2008.
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• Call for Entries to Reuters-IUCN Environmental Media Awards

  
  Journalists working in print and online media are invited to submit entries to 2008 Reuters-IUCN Media Awards. One winner from each of the six regions – Latin America; North America, including the Caribbean and Oceania; Europe; Asia, including the Middle East; English-speaking Africa; and French-speaking Africa will be invited to attend the Global Awards Ceremony taking place in Barcelona, Spain, during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in October 2008. The global winner will receive a cash prize of US$ 5,000.
  
  All submissions must have been published between 12 September 2006 and 10 June 2008. Candidates may submit one article only, accompanied by an entry form. Entries written in a language other than English, French or Spanish must be accompanied by a translation.
  
  More information available at: cms.iucn.org
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• Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism

  
  The Kurt Schork Memorial Awards are the only ones that specifically honor the contributions of freelance journalists covering foreign news and reporters from the developing world and countries in transition.
  
  Each year, the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund presents two journalists -- one in each category -- with a $5,000 cash prize at an awards ceremony held in New York for the past four years and now moving to London's Frontline Club, starting with the 2006 ceremony in November. The bar for success is set high. Winners will be judged not only on the quality of writing and investigative effort, but also on the level of courage and resourcefulness demonstrated by the applicants. Winning entries are expected to reflect the high standard of reporting that Kurt Schork stood for and lived by during the course of his distinguished career.
  
  More information: www.ksmfund.org
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• The Rory Peck Awards 2008

  
  This international competition recognises freelance cameramen and women in TV news and current affairs. The competition is sponsored by the Rory Peck Trust, established in 1995 after the respected cameraman was killed.
  
  Deadline: 02/09/08. More information: www.rorypecktrust.org

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• IMDT
• Foreigner's Act
• AFSPA

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