The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) offers a media capacity development program for reporters in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda. Applications are invited from practitioners who work for media organizations based in these countries. The program is designed for early- to mid-career journalists with a demonstrated interest in covering the extractive sectors of oil, gas and minerals. Good management of extractive resources and revenues requires informed, responsive, and dynamic media to provide necessary oversight and inform the public about critical governance issues.
WORTH
- Holistic and comprehensive support to journalists through specialized knowledge and skills modules
- Professional mentoring
- Experiential learning; reporting grants
- Prizes for outstanding reporting
- Access to sources and vital information and data
- As well as interaction with peers, experts, policy makers, and oversight actors.
ELIGIBILITY
- Reporters submitting the strongest applications, by providing the information requested in the application form.
DEADLINE: June 30, 2015.
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