UNITED NATIONS JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIPS

*The Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2011 Fellowship Program. The application deadline is April 6, 2011.* *The Fellowships are available to radio, television, print and web journalists, age 25 to 35, from developing countries who are interested in coming to New York to report on international affairs during the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Fellowships will begin in mid-September and extend to late November and will include the cost of travel and accommodations in New York, as well as a per diem allowance. * *The Fellowship Program is open to journalists who are native to one of the developing countries in Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean, and are currently working full-time for a bona fide media organization in a developing nation. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in and commitment to international affairs and to conveying a better understanding of the United Nations to their readers and audiences. They must also have approval from their media organizations to spend up to two months in New York to report from the United Nations. * *NOTE: For 2011 only, the Fund will not accept applications from the countries of the 2010 Fellows – Nepal, Peru, South Africa and Togo – in an effort to rotate recipient countries. * *The journalists who are awarded Fellowships are given the incomparable opportunity to observe international diplomatic deliberations at the United Nations, to make professional contacts that will serve them for years to come, to interact with seasoned journalists from around the world, and to gain a broader perspective and understanding of matters of global concern. Many past Fellows have risen to prominence in their professions and countries. The program is not intended to provide basic skills training to journalists, as all participants must be working media professionals.* *This is the 50th year the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund has sponsored the fellowship program for journalists. The program is administered on a volunteer basis by journalists at the United Nations, who raise money from foundations, corporations and diplomatic missions to finance it. * *Click here <http://unjournalismfellowship.org/node/565> for full eligibility and documentation requirements and Fellowship application form. Questions about the program, eligibility and application process can be directed to info2@unjournalismfellowship.org<http://unjournalismfellowship.org/feedback> All the best Mike Shanahan  Press officer International Institute for Environment and Development 3 Endsleigh Street London WC1H 0DD Tel: 44 (0) 207 388 2117 Fax: 44 (0) 207 388 2826 Email: mike.shanahan AT iied.org www.iied.org  Twitter http://twitter.com/shanahanmike Biodiversity Media Alliance http://biodiversitymedia.ning.com Climate Change Media Partnership roster http://climatechangemedia.ning.com climatechangemediapartnership Reporting COP16 by developing world journalists http://www.climatemediapartnership.org

CIDASIA INTERN & RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS

ANNOUNCING CIDASIA INTERN & RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS

The Culture: Industries and Diversity in Asia (CIDASIA) Programme, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Bangalore announces posts for interns and research assistants for Masters degree holders and students of humanities, social sciences and new media technologies.

CSCS is an institution for higher education in the humanities and social sciences, engaged in developing innovative and inter-disciplinary approaches to researching culture in Asia. The CIDASIA Programme at CSCS is involved in the study of the restaging of Culture as linked to Rights, the Economy and Governance, and its consequences for the present. The programme collaborates with the industry and donors to extend the relevance of cultural theory into the working of both business and philanthropy.

Some of the research initiatives at CIDASIA include: Culture Industries, Cultural Diversity and Cultural Policy in the Time of Globalisation; The Cultural Last Mile and Cultural Production and Livelihoods in the age of the Entertainment & Media Industry. For more information about CIDASIA visit the link at the CSCS website: www.cscsarchive.org

For the Internship graduate and post graduate candidates who are interested in the programme and want to work with any of the initiatives can apply. Interns are expected to work for a minimum of six weeks and a maximum of eight weeks. All interns are eligible for a stipend which will vary in accordance with the work undertaken during the period. Suitable interns can be absorbed into the programme after the course of internship.

For the post of Research Assistant post graduate students/degree holders preferably but not necessarily from the Communications department and who want to work on the Cultural Last Mile: Internet & Mobile Phones in Undergraduate Spaces project can apply. The project will research and devise an implementation strategy for the use of internet and mobile phones for educational purposes. All research assistantships are for a minimum period of six months that can be extended further. A salary of Rs.12,000-Rs.15,000, depending on the candidates eligibility will be offered.

Interested candidates are requested to write in to svsrinivas99@gmail.com or radhika@cscs.res.in with ‘Application for Intern/Research Assistant Post’ in subject line. Please send in your curriculum vitae with a short note (less than a page) on your interest in the initiative.