The Media Foundation for West Africa is inviting applications for its Environmental Journalism Fellowship in Ghana. This fellowship aims to promote public interest in environmental reporting, focusing on sustainability, governance, and human rights violations related to the extractive sector.
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Fellowship
Program Overview
Fellows will receive intensive theoretical and practical training through mentorship from experts and distinguished journalists from Fact-Check Ghana. The program will equip fellows to conduct investigations and report on issues related to environmental sustainability, governance, and human rights, aiming to hold duty-bearers accountable and improve lives in marginalized communities.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be a young journalist or a recent graduate in journalism or a related field, aged between 21 to 35 years.
- Have completed national service or be an entry or middle-level journalist in a Ghanaian newsroom.
- Be available to fully participate in the three-month fellowship, including all in-person and virtual training sessions and assignments.
- Be based in Accra or other regions in Ghana and have a flexible schedule to participate fully in the fellowship.
Fellows will be supported to produce compelling investigative and/or fact-checking reports and are expected to deliver at least one significant report by the end of the program. Successful completion of the fellowship will result in a Certificate of Honor.
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