The Media Foundation for West Africa is rolling out the maiden edition of its Environmental Journalism Fellowship. The Fellowship is an initiative to promote public interest in environmental reporting, particularly, issues related to environmental sustainability and governance, challenges of environmental and human rights violations related to the extractive sector, and the impact of reserve-based lending by Government transactions on revenue collections, through mentorship and training of young and promising journalism graduates.
Fellows will receive intensive theoretical and practical training through mentorship from experts on the areas of focus, distinguished journalists from Fact-Check Ghana and http://www.thefourthestategh.com to be able to conduct investigations and report on issues that aim at holding duty-bearers accountable, safeguarding the environment, and amplifying human rights concerns of marginalised communities towards improving lives and promoting good governance.
Criteria:
An Applicant should be a young journalist or freshly graduated journalist or related field between the ages of 21 to 35 years who has just completed national service or is an entry or middle-level journalist in a Ghanaian newsroom, whose schedules are flexible to allow for full participation in the fellowship in Accra, Ghana. Journalists based in Regions other than Accra are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must be available to fully participate in the three-month fellowship; attend all in-person and virtual training sessions and carry out all assignments throughout the duration of the Fellowship.
Fellows will also be supported to produce compelling investigative and/or fact-checking reports and expected to deliver at least one significant report each by end of the programme. Fellows will receive a Certificate of Honour upon successful completion of the programme.
Sponsorship and Duration of Programme:
Sponsored by OXFAM in Ghana and NORAD, the maiden edition of the Environmental Journalism Fellowship will run from September to November 2024. The Fellowship is residential.
To apply, submit:
- a motivation letter stating why you want to be part of this fellowship
- a sample of a published news story, preferably on environmental, or climate change-related issues
- a CV with 2 referees
- a national identification card
to [email protected] no later than September 15, 2024. This call is open to journalists based in Ghana.
For further information, kindly contact Paul Gozo at paul[@]mfwa.org.