[WSIS CS-Plenary] Fellowship Programme for Human Rights Journalists

[Elizabeth Carll, PhD]

Program below may be of interest for the journalists on the list.

Elizabeth

Dr. Elizabeth Carll
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
UN NGO Committee on Mental Health
Communications Coordination Committee for the United Nations
Tel: 631-754-2424
Fax: 631-754-5032
ecarll at optonline.net


FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME FOR HUMAN RIGHTS JOURNALISTS

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is currently accepting 
applications for the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship. This nine-month 
fellowship, from September 2007 to May 2008, will provide the 
opportunity for one woman journalist to pursue academic research as well 
as hone journalistic skills in covering topics related to human rights 
and social justice.

The chosen Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow will be given access to a broad 
range of courses, seminars, working groups and other programs at the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and several other Boston-area 
universities. In addition, the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow may spend time 
at The Boston Globe or The New York Times, depending on her 
qualifications and interests. The Fellow will also have a key role in 
the annual Elizabeth Neuffer Forum on Human Rights and Journalism, which 
provides an opportunity for journalists, academics, policy-makers, and 
researchers to discuss current human rights issues.

Elizabeth Neuffer, winner of the 1998 Courage in Journalism Award, spent 
13 years as a foreign correspondent for The Boston Globe as a human 
rights journalist. She was killed in Iraq in May 2003. The Elizabeth 
Neuffer Fellowship is a means to advance her life's mission of promoting 
international understanding of human rights and social justice.

The Fellowship is open for applicants who will be dedicated to a career 
in journalism in the print, broadcast or Internet media; be committed to 
coverage of human rights and social justice; have three or more years of 
journalism experience; and have excellent written and verbal English 
skills. Deadline for submission of applications is on April 15, 2007.

For more information about the programme, visit 
<http://www.iwmf.org/programs/neuffer/> or email neuffer at iwmf.org.