Washington,
DC - The International Women’s Media Foundation
today announced that it will be accepting applications from
international journalists for its 2005 Fellowship Program
for International Women Journalists through November 15.
The fellowship, which was launched in 2004, provides international
women journalists with experience working for leading U.S.
media companies.
“The fellowship offers an international
journalist the chance to gain hands-on experience in the
U.S. media,” said IWMF Co-Chair Lynn Povich. “The
two fellows from 2004 learned skills that they are now building
on in newsrooms in Nigeria and Zambia. We are very excited
to be able to offer the opportunity to another international
journalist to broaden her experience and expand her skills.”
One fellow will be selected to spend four
months working with a U.S. media company. The program is
open to women journalists living and working outside the
United States. A successful applicant will be dedicated
to a career in journalism in either the print or broadcast
media, currently employed in a media organization and show
a strong commitment to sharing knowledge and skills with
colleagues upon returning home. Excellent written and spoken
English skills are required. Expenses, including air fare
and a stipend, will be covered.
The fellowship winner will be announced
in January 2005. The fellowship will run from March –
June 2005. Applications are being accepted until November
15, 2004.
The International Women’s Media Foundation
was launched in 1990 with a mission to strengthen the role
of women in the news media worldwide, based on the belief
that no press is truly free unless women share an equal
voice. The IWMF network is more than 1,500 women in the
media in more than 130 countries worldwide.
For further information and an application,
visit the IWMF website, www.iwmf.org/programs/7666 or e-mail:
fellowship@iwmf.org
