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FULBRIGHT GRANTS
The CIES Fulbright Scholar Programs, offer lecturing/research awards around the world. Eligible fields in the Traditional Program include, but are not limited to, environmental science, peace and conflict resolution, public/global health and urban planning. You can even create your own award if you don't find one that suits. Most assignments in English. Deadline is
August 2, 2004.
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
http://www.benjerry.com/foundation
The Mission of the Ben & Jerry's Foundation is to make the world a better place by empowering Ben & Jerry's employees to use available resources to support and encourage organizations that are working towards eliminating the underlying causes of environmental and social problems.
CHEVENING SHORT-TERM SCHOLARSHIPS
B04 -
Young Indian Broadcast Journalists Programme
Number of Scholarships:
Up to Eight (8)
Subject(s):
Broadcast journalism
Level and Duration:
Advanced training programme of twelve (12) weeks
UK Institution:
Thomson Foundation, Cardiff University (www.thomsonfoundation.co.uk)
Target
professional group:Professional broadcasters working in
television or radio
Age limit:
25- 35 years
Additional Eligibility:
In addition to the
general eligibility mentioned on page 4, applicants for
this programme should be professional broadcasters working
in television or radio with at least three years
continuous experience in radio or television.
Programme Dates:
12 weeks beginning June 2004
About the Programme
The FCO, in association with The Thomson
Foundation, offers a maximum of 8 scholarships to
experienced broadcasters from India for placement on the
Thomson Foundation's annual three-month course in news and
current affairs broadcasting.
The course is open to professional broadcasters with at least three years experience in television or radio. The emphasis will be on news and current affairs. Participants will study modern techniques and developments and investigate the problems facing journalists through discussion with British experts and fellow professionals from other countries.
The course will be run by broadcasters with vast experience of news, current affairs and documentary broadcasting, mostly with the BBC and ITV. Participants will learn to use one of the world's most advanced editorial computer systems to write their stories and develop bulletins. Fundamental skills such as writing, interviewing and presentations are at the heart of the syllabus.
The course will be based in Cardiff. Participants will be required to undertake a major research project, and will visit BBC and ITV stations for observation and for work experience. All participants will close the course by participating in the production of current affairs programmes.
Course Content
The course will be based at the Cardiff
University, which has radio and television studios,
professional sound and video recording and editing
equipment, a computerised broadcasting editorial system and
a journalism library.
The course is an intensive programme of lectures, discussions, demonstrations and exercises which call for active participation by all course members. It stimulates realistic broadcasting activities, under close professional guidance. The course includes practical training in and professional discussion of:
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news compilation
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selection and reading
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electronic newsrooms
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critical assessment of programmes
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presentation and interviewing
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video and sound tape editing
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writing to pictures
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developing ideas
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team leadership
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political and investigative journalism
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sports reporting and editing
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documentary techniques
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lighting and camera formats
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ethics and values
Participants will prepare news bulletins and current affairs programme under realistic conditions. They will have to find stories, write them, conduct and record interviews and actually edit tapes, write television scripts, work from agency tapes, build up a bulletin, and shape and produce a full programme.
About the University
The Thomson Foundation was established in 1962 by late Lord
Thomson of Fleet to improve media standards around the
world. In the past 30 years more than 2000 journalists,
broadcasters, managers and engineers from more than 100
countries have completed advanced training courses in the
UK. Thousands more have benefited from in-country training.
The Foundation is non-political and non-commercial; it believes that training people in the media to be highly professional and objective assists the development of democracy and contributes to the common understanding and the well-being of society.
Set up by Lord Thomson all those years ago, it is today recognised internationally as a leading independent provider of practical training without political, ideological or commercial strings.
Cardiff is the capital city of Wales and home to The Thomson Foundation. It is only two hours from London and Britain's major airports. Small enough to be explored on foot, yet large enough to attract world-class theatre, cinema, music, art and sports. Cardiff is a cosmopolitan international city, which manages to retain its Welsh character and friendliness.
Cardiff is a tourist centre offering easy access to coastline, wild open country of the Brecon Beacons, ancient castles and historic houses. It is an excellent place to experience life in Britain.
It is also an excellent place for media training. The city has two daily newspapers, the national paper of Wales, a Sunday paper and a host of smaller weekly papers within a 30-mile radius. It has three television stations, including one devoted to programmes in the Welsh language, and two radio organisations -the BBC and a local commercial station. Cardiff is second only to London as a media centre.
