Offer: 2011 Global Reporting Fellowship (Aids)
by Farona | April 10, 2011 at 1:47 PM | Opportunities
UNITY: Journalists of Color is teaming up with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to offer unique international reporting opportunities to young journalists from its alliance partners.
The June 8-10 UN High-Level meeting on AIDS will be among the most important to take place in recent years around AIDS issues where world leaders will take stock of global response after 30 years and remember the human toll of the epidemic - the 25 million people who have died of AIDS. The leaders also will renew commitments and agree on innovative strategies to achieve a world free of HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths and stigma of discrimination.
The meeting will feature speeches by global leaders, including the Secretary General, presidents and royalty. There will also be performances by popular musicians.
The gathering presents an excellent opportunity for young journalists interested in honing their skills in international affairs, especially at a time when many news organizations in the United States are reducing international reporting.
UNITY will bring two young journalists from each partner organization to the United Nations from June 6 - 11 to report on the High Level meeting. They will be joined by four young journalists from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. The journalists will work collaboratively to produce print, online and broadcast reports during the meeting under the guidance of professional journalists from alliance partners and the Inter Press Service, the developing world's leading provider of information on global issues.
The journalists must be between the ages of 21 and 30 and working in print, broadcast or online. They must be either working full-time or students training to become journalists. They will be chosen, through a competitive process, by members of the UNITY World Affairs Committee in consultation with Alliance partners.
Full application information is available on the UNITY website.
Contact UNITY at executive@unityjournalists.org for promotional opportunities.
