Viewfinder Accountability Journalism Fellowship
Viewfinder seeks mid-career journalists who want to report on topical, public interest issues in South Africa. The organization offers a two-month fellowship during which journalist work on their investigative pieces, mostly targeted at exposing abuses of power or inexcusable failures by large institutions that negatively affect marginalized people or communities. The fellowship team and its editorial support enable the journalist to investigate, research and develop their proposed reporting project. During the second half of the fellowship period, the fellowship work with the journalists to produce a short film or broadcast segment and a long-form written exposé rooted in your reporting and findings. The journalists also receive a remuneration of R40,000 to conduct their investigation.
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Application Requirements
Eligibility: Open to South African citizens or foreign nationals with permission to work here. Applicants should be skilled, mid-career journalists. Preference will be given to black applicants.
Both freelance and employed journalists are invited to reply. The latter must seek permission from their editors. For permanently employed journalists, co-publication of their investigation with their home newsrooms can be negotiated.
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Required Documents
Not specified.
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Funding Specifications
R40,000
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Application Steps
Applications are submitted through an online submission form:https://airtable.com/shrcFRYcxaOAEBf2q
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operations@viewfinder.org.za.