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Panos South Asia, Nepal Country Office offers Media Training Fellowships

Panos South Asia's Nepal Country Office is again offering three-month long integrated training fellowships to 21 qualified working journalists from print, broadcast and online media. The fellowship is supported by Enabling State Programme, a programme of the UK Government’s Department for International Development will seek to enhance the knowledge of the journalists in the following areas – accountability, anti-corruption and election – and to strengthen their skills in reporting and writing on governance issues.

This fellowship aims to bring the journalists on board with development issues, improve their knowledge and understanding around national development priorities and challenges, and help them monitor how development programmes are being implemented.

Under the fellowship programme, candidates will be selected on a merit basis. The qualified candidate will get opportunities to participate in orientation and training sessions in Kathmandu, followed by a field trip and a three-month long mentoring programme. The training and mentoring will be conducted by the country’s seasoned media trainers in a diverse setting.

Deadline for Application : August 11, 2013.

(The first training workshop and field trip would be held between August 18 and August 24.)

Requirements for fellowships:

Must have at least two years of working experience in any media outlet: newspaper, TV, radio, online.
Must be based in Nepal.
Should be proficient in Nepali or English language.
Send at least two samples of work, either Nepali or English, covering the last six months (photocopies of or online links to the stories are also acceptable).
Mention at least two story ideas and how they will develop them for media coverage.
Submit approval letter for leave required for training and field visit and their follow-up. Freelancers can apply with a letter from relevant editor/producer of the media house where they contribute regularly.
Send an expression of interest, a CV with names and addresses of two referees (one of which must be a professional) and a copy of citizenship certificate.

All application materials mentioned above must be sent to [email protected] or to GPO Box 13651, Sri Durbar Tole, Lalitpur, Nepal by 11 August, 2013. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.