Applications are now being accepted for the ICF/Thomson Reuters Foundation workshop, 'Introduction to Business and Financial Reporting'.

These intensive five-day workshops are tailored for ambitious African business journalists who want to broaden their focus, sharpen their skills and deepen their understanding of economic and business issues of relevance to the continent. Participants will convert theory into practice through frequent exercises and story-writing against tight deadlines, built on simulated economic news scenarios. Detailed briefings, expert guest speakers, group discussions and a field reporting trip are core elements of these challenging courses. There will be opportunities for participants that excel in each of the introductory courses to attend the advanced course in either London, Paris or Lisbon.

Proposed Dates:
23-27 March - Introduction to Business and Financial Reporting (English) -  Nairobi
20-24 April - Introduction to Business and Financial Reporting (French) - Dakar
May - Introduction to Business and Financial Reporting - Location TBC
June - Introduction to Business and Financial Reporting - Location TBC
July - Introduction to Business and Financial Reporting - Location TBC
August - Introduction to Business and Financial Reporting - Location TBC
September -Advanced Business and Financial Reporting - Location TBC
October - Advanced Business and Financial Reporting - Location TBC

Applicants for this programme must currently be working as journalists or regular contributors to print, broadcast or online media organisations.  They must be able to demonstrate a commitment to a career in journalism in their country must have at least two years’ professional experience and have a good level in spoken and written English/French or Portuguese.   Applications can be sent in English, French or Portuguese.

To apply for this workshop, please send an email with a completed application form and the following documents to foundation@reuters.com:

- A biography of up to 250 words outlining your career.
-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.

Submissions in French:

Les candidats doivent remplir le formulaire et doivent envoyer les documents suivants a foundation@reuters.com:
1. Une biographie de 250 mots maximum decrivant votre carriere
2. Deux exemples recents de vos publications, de preference sur un sujet connecte au stage que vous demandez, avec un court resume en Anglais (si necessaire). Les journalistes TV/Radio peuvent envoyer leurs scripts et un bref resume.
3. Une note d'entre 250 a 500 mots decrivant les divers facteurs qui affectent votre travail de journaliste. Expliquez les raisons pour lesquelles vous faites une demande pour le stage de votre choix/ les avantages qui vous esperez en tirer.
4. Une histoire d'entre 250 et 500 mots sur l'etat de votre economie nationale.

Date limite: 31 mars 2009

Submissions in Portuguese:

Os  candidatos têm que encher o formulário e devem enviar o seguinte a foundation@reuters.com:
- Uma biografia de máximo 250 plavras, resumindo a sua carreira profissional
- Dois exemplos recentes de trabalhos publicados, preferívelmente relacionados com o curso no que está interessado e com um resumo em ingles (se for necessário). Os jornalistas de Televisão/ Rádio, podem enviar roteiros e um resumo.
- Uma redação de 250 a 500 plavras, a descrever quales são os fatores que afetam o seu trabalho como jornalista.  Explicar  também como espera beneficiarse do curso no que deseja participar.
- Um artigo de 250-500 palavras no estado da economia do seu pais.

PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION FORM AND THE SUBMISSIONS IN ONE EMAIL. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE REJECTED.

Contact: Carolyn McCall - carolyn.mccall@thomsonreuters.com - Tel: +44 207 542 7015

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