EJN announces Media Workshop on Wildlife and Conservation Reporting in East Africa
Deadline: 11 October 2019
The
Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is hosting a week-long workshop designed
to give reporters access to experts in conservation, wildlife crime and
investigative reporting and equip them will skills and knowledge to
better report on wildlife and conservation issues.
Recommended:
The
workshop will be held on the north coast of Kenya around Nyali from
November 18-22 (please note these dates may change slightly).
This
workshop is part of EJN’s East Africa Wildlife Journalism project
supported through a joint grant from the US Department of Interior and
the US Agency for International Development. EJN will bear the travel,
accommodation and meal costs of selected participants.
The Program
Selected
participants will also attend a field trip that will enable them to
build stories around the issues discussed during the workshop sessions
by witnessing their effects firsthand. Proposed site visits could
include a trip to the Port of Mombasa and the Kaya Forest in Kilifi.
Both locations are relevant to the workshop themes and, as they often
seek to emphasize, have solutions angles: The former uses technology to
combat the illegal wildlife trade, and the latter serves as an example
of how to use indigenous knowledge and community support to conserve
flora and fauna.
Through
this experience, participants will have a chance to learn about
concerted measures put in place to thwart the illegal wildlife trade,
how communities are conserving their environments and the threats
fishing communities face due to illegal fishing practices and the
impacts of climate change.
Recommended:
Who qualifies?
Media practitioners interested in wildlife, environment and conservation journalism with a demonstrated track record of well-researched and solutions-based stories. Journalists from print, television, online and radio are welcome to apply.
The workshop is open to journalists from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Those based in coastal Kenya, from the Tsavo to Lamu, are especially encouraged to apply.
Selected participants must:
Commit to attend all days of the workshop.
Have experience reporting on wildlife and conservation issues.
Provide a letter from applicant editor or media outlet supporting their application. Freelance journalists are welcome to apply but must have a letter of support from a media organization that will publish or broadcast their stories.
Be willing to post copies of any stories produced for applicant home media organizations as a result of participating in the workshop on the EJN website.
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How to apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
Applicants must submit three samples of stories or links to reports related to wildlife or conservation issues.
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