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Sanskriti
Prabha Dutt Fellowship for Excellence in Journalism:
Prabha Dutt Memorial Foundation invites applications
from Indian Women Journalists in the age group
of 25 – 40. The fellowship covers a period
of 10 months and offers an amount of Rs1,00,000/- |
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Senior
video trainers required: Video Volunteers
is looking to employ senior video trainers
who are interested in being part of a growing
community media movement. If you are video
/ film maker experienced in teaching / training
and interested in working with the underprivileged
communities in India then read
on... |
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Women
broadcasters in Asia-Pacific invited to India
seminar: The seminar titled "Women
Making Airwaves for Peace" (WMAP) is
on the role of community radio in peace building
and disaster management. It will be held from
October 10 to 13 in Bangalore, India. Deadline:
5 July 2009 |
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AIB
International Media Excellence Awards:
The Association for International Broadcasting
(AIB) is seeking entries for their 2009 Awards.
The competition celebrates TV, radio and online
broadcasting professionals from around the
world. Deadline: 10 July 2009 |
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Learn,
report and network: IFEJ, in collaboration
with the Forum of Environmental Journalists
of India and CMS Academy of Communication
and Convergence Studies is seeking to sponsor
75 professional journalists to participate
in its 12th congress. Deadline: 15 July 2009 |
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Annual
Developing Asia Journalism Awards: The
Asian Development Bank Institute invites journalists
from developing Asia and the Pacific to submit
published articles written in 2008 or 2009
in connection with the 2009 annual Developing
Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) competition.
Deadline: 15 July 2009 |
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South
Asian Media Briefing Workshop on climate change:
Journalists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are
invited to attend a South Asian Media Briefing
Workshop from August 27 to 28 in New Delhi
that aims to demystify the subject of climate
change. Deadline: 20 July 2009 |
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Fellowships
available for journalists who cover violence,
disasters: The Dart Center Ochberg Fellowships
are open to print and broadcast reporters,
photographers, editors and producers with
at least five years of journalism experience.
The fellowships are currently limited to applicants
from the Americas, Europe, Australia and New
Zealand. Deadline: 24 July 2009 |
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CMCS
Fellowship for early career film makers:
The Centre for Media and Cultural Studies,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences announces
a fellowship for film makers at an early stage
of their career. Deadline: 25 July 2009 |
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Fellowships
focused on children’s issues available
for journalists: Journalists from Colombia,
Mexico, Peru, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania,
Uganda, the Caribbean countries, and the Indian
region of Orissa are invited to apply for
the 2009 Oscar van Leer Fellowships, a four-week,
expenses-paid training in journalism and childhood
development as well as children’s rights,
in the Netherlands. Deadline: 18 August 2009
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The
Population Institute's Global Media Awards:
These Awards are devoted to drawing attention
to global population issues. The award honors
those who have contributed to creating an
awareness of population problems through their
journalistic endeavors in a meritorious manner.
Deadline for entries: 4 September 2009 |
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Crises
and Disasters Reporting: Full-time Indian
journalists working for Indian media organizations
are invited to apply for a Crisis and Disaster
Reporting Course in Delhi, India, which will
take place 12 to 16 October 2009. Deadline:
28 September 2009 |
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Wanted
— writers with a green heart: A
green magazine run by a company called BCIL
(http://www.ecobcil.com)
is looking out for writers, who can do investigative
reports, write well-researched articles,
interview personalities and write thought-provoking,
yet irreverent essays.
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Knight
International Journalism Fellowships in
India and Bangladesh: A
program of the International Center for
Journalists is seeking experienced journalists
to lead projects that involve mentoring
and training journalists.
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Journalism
fellowship in the US - Deadline: Varies by
country, but usually June to September for
the following year (Now for 2009-2010) |
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News and views
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New
voices of the Valley: With changing times
and the burgeoning media landscape, women
journalists in Kashmir are finally coming
into their own. AFSANA RASHID gives an insider’s
view to the challenges women reporters in
the valley have to contend with. |
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Muslims
and the Indian media: Book review by Yoginder
Sikand. |
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Journalists
take the brunt of violence in Assam by Nava
Thakuria: An already violent culture area
goes after the messengers. |
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Indefatigable
diva:
She combined the reviewer’s instinct
for recognising a dud, the story getter’s
natural aggression and the TV anchor’s
easy confidence. Sevanti Ninan describes the
Amita Malik she knew. |
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Women's
coalition to defend cultural freedom:
On 9 February 2009 various women's groups
in Hyderabad came together to oppose the
Ram Sene activists. Seven women's organisations
decided to form a group called 'Women for
Cultural Freedom' to oppose all illegal
and unconstitutional activities and assert
the freedom of speech and expression.
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Statement
against attacks on women in Mangalore: The
physical and verbal assault on women in a
pub in Mangalore on Sat, 24 Jan, has generated
outrage among those who believe that India
is a democracy. This statement, signed by
citizens across the country, including journalists,
includes a comment on media's role in the
episode. The statement is open for endorsement
online. |
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The mayhem in Mumbai — readers react:
Was it necessary
to provide 24-hour coverage of the hostage
crisis? Did it do anything for the viewers,
the security forces, the helpless hostages,
Mumbai city or the nation?
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Watching the Watchdog: The
electronic media did not live up to its
own self-imposed code, notes media analyst
Ammu Joseph.
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Unpacking the Pixel: Kalpana
Sharma assesses 60 hours of continuous media
coverage of the Mumbai crisis and notes the
significant gaps. |
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Current global financial crisis and the Indian
media: Some months
ago, India's media and entertainment sector
was the darling of most investors. Today,
with the ad market looking ready to settle
into a deep slumber and the global financial
meltdown adding to the gloom, things don't
look rosy anymore. |
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National
Commission for Women: NCW
has recommended amendments to the Indecent
Representation of Women Act, broadening the
definition of "indecent representation"
and introducing more stringent punishment
under the law. Is the NCW taking the debate
on representation of women in the media forward
in a meaningful way? |
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Blow
to free media once again |
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Statement
by Sonali Samarasinghe Wickrematunge on World
Press Freedom Day |
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IFJ
and SAMSN release seventh annual report: The
report on press freedom in South Asia, produced
by the International Federation of Journalists
(IFJ) for the South Asia Media Solidarity
Network (SAMSN), documents alarming trends
in working conditions for journalists. |
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Is
the foreign media portraying a skewed image
of Pakistan or are they simply reporting the
reality? This article was published in
The Herald, Pakistan. |
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Paradise
Lost? Ammu Joseph's post on the recent flogging
incident in Pakistan |
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‘By
our lady correspondents’ — Nirupama
Subramanian: A new initiative in Pakistan
focuses on the famous and not-so famous women
in journalism, their profiles and contribution
to the growth of media in the country. |
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South
Asia worst region for capturing journalists'
killers, says CPJ's impunity index |
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Pakistan:
Senior reporter gunned down |
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Writers
Under Siege: Groundviews invited
renowned Sri Lankan poets, novelists and other
writers to respond to the violence, impunity
and the vicious clampdown on the freedom of
expression in Sri Lanka through prose or verse.
Two award winning poets — Indran Amirthanayagam
and Sivamohan Sumathy were the first to write
in. |
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Sri
Lanka: 'Govt Targets Media Under Civil War
Cover' by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta |
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Lasantha — a celebration of dissent and
diversity:
Dilrukshi Handunnetti's
tribute to the late editor, Lasantha Wickrematunge.
Read
more... |
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Lasantha
Wickrematunge's last edit: And
then they came for me. Read
more... |
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Media
Freedom in Sri Lanka - RSF's Annual report
2008 |
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Information
to entertainment: A
new study reveals significant changes in the
way the people of Bhutan view the media. According
to a draft report of the Media Impact Study
2008, Bhutanese now see media as source of
entertainment whereas, just five years ago,
they viewed media as source of information. |
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In the Balance: Press Freedom in South Asia
2007-2008. An IFJ Asia Pacific report.
The report, released ahead of World Press
Freedom Day on May 3, highlights the serious
challenges that continue to confront the media
in a region that is home to more than one-fifth
of humanity. |
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REAL
NEWS — 'The promise' unfolds |
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Ethics
and Gender: Equality in the Newsroom, Brussels
Declaration |
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World
Press Freedom Day 2009: World Press Freedom
Day serves as an occasion to celebrate the
fundamental principles of press freedom; to
evaluate the benefits of a free and independent
press; and to defend the media from attacks
on their independence. Message
of UN Secretary — General Ban Ki-moon |
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A
Sanctuary of Dissent: Pacifica Radio,
born on 15 April 1949, is the oldest independent
media network in the United States, and its
sixtieth birthday comes as a deepening crisis
engulfs mainstream media. Column by Amy Goodman
of Democracy Now! |
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Documentary
on the first Pacifica Radio station: KPFA
on the Air by filmmakers Veronica Selver
and Sharon Wood, narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning
author Alice Walker. |
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RSF Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2008 |
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Bad Days for Newsrooms—and Democracy:
The decline of newspapers
is about the rise of the corporate state,
the loss of civic and public responsibility
and the intellectual poverty of our post-literate
world. Now information is conveyed mainly
through rapidly moving images rather than
print. |
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Why so few women in media?
This qualitative study seeks to explain why
so few women enter and stay in the media.
Interviews with editors, women and male journalists,
and members of other institutions suggest
that what is on paper, i.e. legislation to
bring about more gender equality, has in reality
not brought about any dramatic progress in
the media and in its coverage of gender. |
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Gender equality most important struggle on
the planet: Stephen Lewis, Co-Director of
AIDS-Free World |
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Internet
clogged by 2010? Consumer
and corporate Internet usage could outstrip
network capacity both in North America and
worldwide in a little more than two years,
says a new study.
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Written-off — How the Indian news media
deals with its freelance journalists: In
late February last year, an informal survey
of freelance journalists in India was carried
out. The questionnaire itself was ad hoc,
but the trends that emerged were clear —
most freelance journalists are perceived as
the stepchildren of the Indian news media.
The entire survey was carried out online over
a 15-day period in March-April 2008. Read
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Global Report on Status of Women in News Media:
The International Women's Media Foundation
is launching a research project to examine
the news media industry structure worldwide
from a gender perspective. It will document
the levels of involvement by women in the
news media at professional, decision-making
and governance levels.
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Newsmakers
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Anuradha Nagaraj, City Editor, Indian Express,
Delhi, selected for the Prabha Dutt Fellowship,
2007 |
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Reading list |
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Muslims
and the Indian media: Book review by Yoginder
Sikand. |
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Mirror
to media: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta's Media
Ethics: Truth, Fairness and Objectivity,
and Ather Farouqui’s Muslim and Media
Images: New versus Views are books that
look at ethical issues in journalism and the
depiction of Muslims in the media. |
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Getting
the Balance Right: Gender Equality in Journalism
— The International Federation of Journalists
(IFJ) recently unveiled a publication on gender
equality designed to engage journalists in
the fight against gender discrimination. Read
more... |
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How
To Become A Good Journalist
— a book on journalism by Raza Elahi |
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A tale of how television changed India: 'India
on Television' by Nalin Mehta discusses how
television has changed the contours of the
Indian psyche. Satellite television has engendered
a transformation in Indian political culture
and expressions of Indian nationhood.
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Headlines
from the Heartland |
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Communicating Disasters: Asia Pacific Resource
Book (.pdf,
156 KB) |
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Whose
News? and Making News |
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Resources |
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New
multilingual tool tracks food prices in poor
countries |
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Civil
society initiative on media policy: This
set of documents has been put together in
the hope that they will help inform the ongoing
(if sporadic) public debate on media regulation
in India, with particular reference to the
broadcast sector. |
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The
Hastings Center Bioethics Briefing Book for
Journalists |
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New guidelines for HIV/AIDS reporting |
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Violence against women: A fact sheet |
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Gender and Media Diversity Centre |
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Virtual
Resource Centre (including Online Clippings
Library) |
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Interjunction: Media meets academia |
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AlertNet video outlines tools for journalists
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Monthly
features service on HIV and AIDS launched
by Panos' Global AIDS Programme |
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Online
resource for reporters worldwide covering
issues related to HIV and AIDS |
The
Network of Women in Media, India has pleasure
in announcing Alifiya Khan of Mumbai as the winner
of the third Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award
for young women journalists. Alifiya is a senior
correspondent at The Hindustan Times, Mumbai.
Her articles on public health services in particular
drew the attention of the jury. The theme for
2008 was `Human Rights and Social Justice.’
