Paradigm Initiative: Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship 2020

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The Paradigm Initiative Digital Rights and Digital Inclusion Media Fellowship 2020 seeks to incorporate media professionals within their daily work of Paradigm Initiative in the fields of digital rights and digital inclusion in Africa.

Commencing from April 2020, the selected Media Fellows will work out of Paradigm Initiative offices in Nigeria (Lagos, Aba, Abuja and Kano), and will get a chance to work with their teams in Yaoundé (Cameroon), Lusaka (Zambia), Democratic Republic of Congo, and Accra (Ghana).

Applications are open to Journalists working in Africa.

The fellowship aims to expose media professionals to an underreported field of work in national/regional development and hopes to increase reporting on digital rights and inclusion in Africa.

The selected media professionals must be available to travel to Nigeria for two weeks (2) in April and May 2020 and also available for four (4) months virtual collaboration (April 2020 to August 2020).

Paradigm Initiative’s Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship is a 5-month program designed to immerse outstanding mid-career journalists in digital rights and digital inclusion advocacy – and intervention efforts – in Africa.

As released on the Paradigm Initiative official website, the selected journalists will work with Paradigm Initiative on various projects and contribute to improving public understanding of digital rights and inclusion issues in Africa.

Components of the fellowship

Fully-funded trip to attend the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) in Abuja, Nigeria, in April 2020.
Digital Rights/Inclusion training at the Paradigm Initiative headquarters in Lagos (Nigeria), in addition to communication with team members from other offices in Africa.
Fully-funded 2-week residency program to visit Paradigm Initiative offices in Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Aba).
4-month virtual training and collaboration with Paradigm Initiative and partners.
Fellowship may also include fully-funded local and international travels to participate in and cover relevant events related to Digital Rights and Inclusion.
Interaction with leading stakeholders in digital rights advocacy.
Paradigm Initiative will provide fellows with a monthly stipend, and a one-time research grant, during the fellowship period.

Expectations

Fellows will be expected to participate in all scheduled activities.
Fellows will be expected to publish, in their affiliated media (Print, TV, Radio, Online), at least 15 reports on digital rights and inclusion issues during the fellowship period. Fellows will retain full editorial direction on the stories.
Fellows will be expected to continue to provide coverage to digital rights and inclusion issues after their fellowship.

Requirements

The Fellowship is open to journalists affiliated with mainstream print and online newspapers in Africa.
Interested candidates must demonstrate previous coverage of human rights and/or tech issues and interest in advocacy journalism.
Interested candidates must not have spent more than ten years in journalism. We are most interested in outstanding, early career journalists.

How to apply
Fill the application FORM before 15th February 2020.

For More Information:

Visit the official website of the Paradigm Initiative Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship 2020 or contact media@paradigmhq.org.