COVID-19 has posed major challenges for independent media professionals, both in terms of their own health and safety as well as covering the pandemic ethically, comprehensively and in the public interest. As vaccines are increasingly available worldwide, journalists have a further responsibility to report science- and evidence-based findings as well as to identify and counter mis- and disinformation that has proliferated regarding the virus.
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UNESCO invites communicators, fact-checkers and journalists to participate in a free Massive Open Online Course from 29 March to 25 April 2020 on responsibly covering the pandemic and vaccine rollouts. The course is organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin in partnership with UNESCO, WHO and UNDP, and co-funded by the European Union.
Journalists involved in their country's economic and political development can apply for a summer fellowship at Stanford University.
The Draper Hills Summer Fellowship on Democracy and Development is a three-week program that brings together 25 to 30 midcareer professionals in the field of democracy, development, and the rule of law, especially those from developing countries.
Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF)
Hosted by the University of Westminster.
The Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF) is aimed at mid-senior level African professionals with demonstrable leadership skills in
their fields, which may include public servants working in areas of media policy and regulatory frameworks, or media professionals such as journalists. Selected fellows will be from the following Sub-Sahara African countries: Ethiopia, Burundi, Cameroon, Gambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
The Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF) is aimed at mid-senior level African professionals with demonstrable leadership skills in
their fields, which may include public servants working in areas of media policy and regulatory frameworks, or media professionals such as journalists. Selected fellows will be from the following Sub-Sahara African countries: Ethiopia, Burundi, Cameroon, Gambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.