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EU Journalism Training for professional journalists M/F
Lieu de travail : Bruxelles, Belgique
Type d'offre : Offre de stage
 
Applications welcome for 2012 EU Journalism Training

Position :
In 2011, Fondation EurActiv and the Robert Bosch Stiftung launched an innovative training programme to help young journalists gain experience in European Union policies and online media. The second edition of this programme will start in Spring 2012 and applications are now open.
Selected applicants will be invited to follow a week’s training in Berlin. (Organized in cooperation with EurActiv Germany and taking place in March 2012)
The Berlin seminar will include training on contemporary case-studies and new journalism techniques. Topics will include: How to turn EU stories local – and local stories European, ‘Europe 2020’, the EU's Digital Agenda, financial crisis and reforms as well as energy policy.
Based on their knowledge and performance shown during the Berlin seminar, six journalists will be selected for the second phase: up to eight weeks of internship with Fondation EurActiv in Brussels.
This intense training phase will provide a unique opportunity to live and breathe EU journalism right in the centre of Europe within a team of experienced, international reporters working for one of the most renowned online EU media.
During the training weeks, each of the selected journalists will produce stories for publication in their home media and possibly for EurActiv.com. They will have the chance to attend EC press conferences, do VIP interviews and cover both areas of their own expertise (related to their home media) or unrelated policy areas if they wish. In addition, a guided trip to a Strasbourg European parliamentary week will be organised and the training period in Brussels should coincide with a EU Summit.
Each selected journalist will be assigned a senior editor, who will act as mentor and coach. Regular coaching will be provided from the editors in Brussels, while journalists will continue to be employed by their sending media, which will benefit from their added EU reporting knowledge after the training.
Successful fellows will become members of an alumni network, with regular updates and opportunities to work on future EU related stories together with other journalists who have participated in the programme.
Thanks to the Robert Bosch Stiftung, selected participants will be reimbursed for travel costs and living expenses in Brussels. Support in finding accommodation in Brussels will be given.

To apply for this exciting journalistic experience, please apply by no later than 15 February 2012 with the following documents:
- CV and motivation letter in English
- Letter of reference from management of ‘sending’ media, (e.g. from the editor)
- Three published articles showing excellent writing in mother tongue, including one with EU relevance;

 
Selection criteria :
- Minimum of TWO and no more than FIVE years of journalism experience
- Currently employed by a media outside Brussels and employer supportive of participation
- In possession of a valid journalist card (students and former journalists cannot participate)
- German, Austrian, Spanish, Polish, French, British, Danish, Finnish, Dutch or Greek nationality
- Available for one week in March 2012 and for up to 8 weeks as of 07/05/2012 or 03/09/2012
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn how to write for the web and how to use social media;
- Very good oral and written English

Contact :
Please send all the above to Cette adresse email est protégée contre les robots des spammeurs, vous devez activer Javascript pour la voir. stating ‘RBS - EU Journalism Fellowship’ in the subject line.

For a list of Frequently Asked Questions on the training programme, please click here.

More information on the Robert Bosch Stiftung can be found at: http://www.bosch-stiftung.de