| Course type: | Business news |
| Start date: | 12 Apr 2010 |
| End date: | 23 Apr 2010 |
| Location: | London |
| Language: | English |
| Partners: | Robert Bosch Stiftung |
| Deadline: | 14 Feb 2010 |
| CLOSED |
The Balkan news media are increasingly required to report on complex economic, financial and political issues. Lacking the appropriate training, journalists are, however, underprepared to provide the public with an adequate coverage of economic and political transitional processes. To foster quality analysis and reporting on economic issues, enhance coverage on topics that are central to the region’s economic and political development and encourage regional networking among journalists, the Robert Bosch Stiftung and the Thomson Reuters Foundation initiated the programme 'Economic and Political Reporting from Southeast Europe'.
The 4-week course is divided in two parts: London from 10 - 24 April and Frankfurt and Berlin from 20 September - 2 October.
Eligibility
Applicants must be able to speak English and be full-time professional journalists who have been working for at least two years with a recognised publication, website, radio or television station. Applicants must have a portfolio that includes experience in economic journalism or must otherwise demonstrate a strong interest in economic and political issues.Applying journalists must be citizens of Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, or Slovenia. They must have permission from their employer to take part in the programme.
Funding
Submissions
- A biography of up to 250 words outlining your career.
- A letter from your current employer confirming support for your application and granting leave of absence.
- Two recent examples of your published work, preferably relevant to the course for which you are applying, with a brief summary in English (if necessary). TV/Radio journalists can send in their scripts and a brief summary.
- A statement of between 250 and 500 words describing any factors affecting your work as a journalist. Explain how you hope to benefit from the course for which you are applying.
- A story of 250-500 words on the state of your national economy.