Open Society Fellowships in Investigative Reporting 2020

DÉTAILS OPPORTUNITÉ

Récompense totale

0 $

Association professionnelle

FORSA Mina7

Date limite

31 août 2020

Niveau d'études

Premier cycle

Type d'opportunité

Bourse d'étude

Financement d'opportunité

Financement complet

Pays éligibles

Cette opportunité est destiné à tous les pays

Région éligible

Toutes les régions

Applications call for Open Society Fellowships in Investigative Reporting 2020

A special and exciting program to develop a new generation of investigative reporters, a partnership between Wits Journalism, Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies and the Open Society Foundation. Several Open Society Fellowships in Investigative Reporting are available each year for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Each Open Society Fellowships will last for 18 months, consisting of 12 months study, 6 months internship, and attendance at two international investigative journalism conferences (one in South African and one in the USA/Europe).

Fellows can study either the Wits University BA Hons in Journalism and Media Studies or the MA in Journalism and Media Studies, depending on their previous qualifications and experience.

Eligibility

Course Structure

For the BA Hons in Journalism and Media Studies with a specialisation in Investigative Journalism, the programme will be made up of four courses and a research report:

For the MA, the programme consists of three courses and a research report

Additional Details

Research report: Based at Rhodes University for a semester, the fellows will do a major investigative project, under individual mentorship, along with a self-critical essay and two articles for publication. The additional elements of Open Society Fellowships will be:

The Rhodes semester

For the equivalent of the Research Report, the fellows will be based at Rhodes University for three months, where they will do a major investigation into a social or service delivery issue, under mentorship.

Internships

After completion of their programme, the fellows will be placed in internships with investigative teams for six months. We have partnerships with amaBhungane, Daily Maverick, and News24 for this purpose. Students will be expected to work on investigative teams and produce a portfolio of work at the end of the period.