The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with
the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), is recruiting for
Early Childhood Development Reporting Fellows.
ICFJ will recruit 10 Early Childhood Development Reporting Fellows
from Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania. During the
year-long program, the Fellows will receive training, mentoring and
financial support to produce stories on nutrition and early-childhood
development.
Two more groups of fellows will be recruited over the next two years.
The goal of the fellowships is to improve news coverage of child health
and form a global network of reporters covering this
critically-important issue.
To become a Fellow, candidates must complete a Fellowship application. Applicants should include
• A resume or CV
• Examples of stories produced on early-childhood development
• A reporting-project proposal that outlines story ideas the Fellow will pursue and a reporting and publishing/broadcasting plan
• A resume or CV
• Examples of stories produced on early-childhood development
• A reporting-project proposal that outlines story ideas the Fellow will pursue and a reporting and publishing/broadcasting plan
Eligibility:
The Fellowship is open to journalists covering issues of child health and development for news outlets based in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania. Successful applicants must be employed by a news outlet or have a commitment to publish/broadcast from a news outlet to participate. Applicants must be proficient in English. Stories submitted may be written in your native language; however, reporting project proposals must be submitted in English.
The Fellowship is open to journalists covering issues of child health and development for news outlets based in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania. Successful applicants must be employed by a news outlet or have a commitment to publish/broadcast from a news outlet to participate. Applicants must be proficient in English. Stories submitted may be written in your native language; however, reporting project proposals must be submitted in English.
The Judging Process:
The winners will be selected by an international panel of judges that includes media professionals and representatives from ICFJ and CIFF.
The winners will be selected by an international panel of judges that includes media professionals and representatives from ICFJ and CIFF.
Selection will be based on professional qualifications, relevant
experience, previous reporting on childhood development, and
demonstrated impact on policy or development issues.
