New Application Opened At Paradigm Initiative Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship 2019 for early-career African Journalists (Fully Funded)

New Application Opened At Paradigm Initiative Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship 2019 for early-career African Journalists (Fully Funded)

Second Edition; New Entries At the Paradigm Initiative Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship 2019 is out.

The Fellowship is a 4-month program meant to immerse outstanding, early career, journalists in digital rights and digital inclusion advocacy – and intervention efforts – in Africa. Selected journalists will work with Paradigm Initiative on various projects and contribute to improving public understanding of digital rights and inclusion issues.

In 2018, Nigeria’s Victor Ekwealor (Techpoint) and Togo’s Emmanuel Vitus (GhanaWeb) appeared as the pioneer fellows. In 2019, we plan to select three fellows.

Segments of the Fellowship

• 2-day Orientation and Digital Rights/Inclusion training
• 2-week residency at Paradigm Initiative’s offices in Nigeria. The
• The fellow will spend time at the Yaba HQ, Aba LIFE Centre, Abuja office,
  Ajegunle LIFE Centre and Kano LIFE Centre
• 4-month virtual collaboration with Paradigm Initiative
• Fellowship may also include fully-funded local and international travels to participate in and cover relevant events
• Interaction with leading stakeholders in digital rights advocacy

Expectations

• Fellows will be expected to participate in all scheduled activities
• Fellows will be expected to publish, in their affiliated newspapers
  or magazines, at least twelve reports on digital rights and inclusion
  Issues during the fellowship period. Fellows will retain full editorial
  direction on the stories
• Fellows will be expected to continue to provide coverage to digital
  rights and inclusion issues after their fellowship Paradigm Initiative
  will give the fellows a monthly stipend, and a one-time research
  grant, during the fellowship period

Who can apply for Paradigm Initiative Digital?

• The Fellowship is open to journalists affiliated with mainstream print and online newspapers in Africa
• We are especially interested in women journalists
• Interested candidates must demonstrate previous coverage of human rights and/or tech issues and interest in advocacy journalism
• Interested candidates must not have spent more than ten years in journalism. We are most interested in outstanding, early career journalists

How To Apply Paradigm Initiative Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship 2019

Interested Applicant should Click here To Apply

Application Deadline: May 6th 2019