Application Deadline: November 25, 2024 at 9pm GMT.
Applications are now open for the Reporting Institute on Forced Migration and Children in Europe. The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is offering a three-day training institute for reporters and editors across Europe to deepen their knowledge of the impact of forced migration and displacement on children. This institute – part of the Dart Center’s “Childhood Forced Migration Journalism Project” – will be held April 4-6, 2025 at the Columbia Global Paris Center.
This three-day training institute will bring together Europe-based journalists with leading researchers, clinicians, child development experts and practitioners for expert briefings, panels, workshops and conversations on how to produce science-informed, ethical and effective stories on children and families affected by forced migration and displacement. The institute will provide opportunities for knowledge sharing, source development, skills-building and peer-to-peer learning as well as foster a network of journalists dedicated to reporting on children with insight, accuracy, sensitivity and depth.
ELIGIBILITY
Reporters and editors based in Europe who work in print, digital, audio, photography, television and video with a minimum of three years’ professional journalism experience are eligible. Editor-reporter pairs will be considered. Student journalists beyond Columbia Journalism School are not eligible.
The program will be conducted in English only. Applicants must be highly proficient in English and must reside in Europe to be eligible.
Program Details
- The program covers roundtrip travel to Paris, up to 3 nights of hotel lodging for participants based outside Paris, ground transportation to/from Paris airports and meals during the institute. The program does not cover health insurance, travel insurance, visa fees or ground transportation in participants’ home countries.
The Dart Center will provide formal letters of acceptance to accompany visa applications of selected participants. The program cannot cover any fees associated with applying for travel visas or assist in obtaining a visa to travel to France.
Applicants will be notified by email with a decision by January 14, 2025.
Application Procedure:
To apply, you must create a free account on Submittable.
A completed application includes:
- Resume / CV
- Professional Bio
- Letter of interest: Your letter should discuss your work as a journalist, any experience reporting on migration and/or children and families, challenges you’ve encountered or particular events or experiences that have informed or shaped your outlook or approach, and what you hope to take away from the institute. (No more than 2 pages)
- Two recent and relevant work samples:
- Your work samples should have been published or broadcast within the last three years.
- You must have worked as a reporter or editor on the story or project included as a work sample.
- If your work sample is not in English, please provide an English transcript to accompany it.
- One letter of recommendation from a professional reference: You will be asked to provide an email address for your recommender, and they will be sent an email by Submittable instructing them to upload their recommendation. The deadline for recommendations is December 2, 2024.
Applications by past participants of the Dart Center’s Early Childhood Journalism Initiative or employees of Columbia Journalism School or student journalists will not be considered.
Application deadline: November 25, 2024 at 9:00pm GMT. Recommendation letters only will be accepted through December 2, 2024.
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