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.
Award Information
Award Type: | Fellowship |
Status: | Open |
Open Date: | 02-08-2022 |
Open Time: | 12:00 |
Closing Date: | 01-11-2022 |
Closing Time: | 12:00 |
Cohort Year: | 2023 |
References Deadline Date: | 21-02-2023 |
References Deadline Time: | 12:00 |
Eligible Countries: | Ethiopia, Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. |
Award Description
This fellowship is hosted by the University of Westminster and funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Course and programme structure
Fellows will undertake a bespoke 7-week fellowship programme titled: ‘Media freedom in an age of misinformation’.
The programme will combine professional development of the values of good journalism (curiosity, rigour, challenge, storytelling, research, doing no harm, and freedom of speech) with an understanding of new opportunities to make reporting more effective and to use new ways to enhance its reach and impact.
This programme will bring together 12 leading media and information practitioners and regulators from 9 countries. The course is designed to promote a lively exchange of ideas and experience, and constructive learning between participants and course leaders.
It includes both seminars and speaker talks, off-site visits and fieldwork. Fellows will be challenged to debate key policy issues, understanding international and UK positions, and participate in discussions on the ethics of reporting.
Participants will be expected to participate in individual and group coursework projects, take an active role in their professional and career development, and engage keenly throughout the programme and as part of the network.
The curriculum focuses on the ways in which the media are held to account, and the wider context within which political institutions operate. The ethics of reporting are at the heart of all debates.
Fellows will participate in six intensive weeks of lectures, visits, and discussions that introduce them to key UK academics, media, and political figures in the field, followed by two weeks of fieldwork research and professional practice. This will culminate in an interactive day of news events focused on Africa and the UK.
Benefits
- Full programme fees
- Living expenses for the duration of the fellowship
- Return economy airfare from your country of residence to the UK.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF), you must:
- Be a citizen of Ethiopia, Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
- Return to your country of citizenship at the end of the period of the fellowship.
- Have a postgraduate level qualification such as a Master’s or PhD (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application.
- Have at least seven years’ work experience prior to applying.
- Be a mid-senior level African professionals with demonstrable leadership skills in fields which may include public servants working in areas of media policy and regulatory frameworks, or media professionals such as journalists.
- Be fluent in written and spoken English.
- Not hold British or dual-British citizenship.
- Agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines and expectations of the fellowship.
This fellowship aims to promote a vigorous exchange of ideas, sharing of experience and constructive learning to help answer the questions of what are the proper boundaries of standards, trust and freedom.
Ready to Apply?
To apply for the Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship you need to create a Chevening account to start your online application:
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