>> Open Internet Reporting Fellowships
>>
>> Sponsored by the G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism in
>> partnership with New America Media
>>
>> Applications Due: April 2, 2010, 5 PM PDT
>>
>> The G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism and New America Media are
>> calling for journalists working in ethnic and community media to apply for
>> the
>> Open Internet Reporting Fellowship. The fellows will produce a story, or a
>> series of stories, documenting and explaining the threats to an open Internet
>> and the impact on the communities served by fellowsı respective outlets.
>>
>> Each fellow will submit a proposal outlining an in-depth or investigative
>> story or series of stories she or he intends to pursue, as well as a signed
>> agreement by his or her publisher/producer to run the story or stories in
>> their ethnic/community media outlet.
>>
>> Fellows will receive assistance as needed with research, reporting and
>> producing their stories.
>>
>> NAM will disseminate stories produced by the fellows to ethnic and mainstream
>> media partners and nonprofit collaborators through NAMıs news wire. The G.W.
>> Williams Center will also distribute the stories through independent media as
>> well as its nonprofit partners.
>>
>> All stories must be edited and approved by project editors before
>> publication/broadcast and must be completed by June 30, 2010.
>>
>> Fellows will receive a $500 stipend once the story or series has been
>> published or aired.
>>
>> For more information contact Linda Jue, director and executive editor, G.W.
>> Williams Center for Independent Journalism: 415/321-1733 or
>> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>
>> Fellowship Applicant:_____________________________________________
>>
>> Address: ______________________________________________________
>>
>> Phone: __________________ Mobile Phone: _______________________
>>
>> Email:____________________________________________________
>>
>> Preferred Method of Contact _____________________________________
>>
>> Ethnic Media Outlet of Employment:
>> ____________________________________________________
>> (If you are a freelancer, please specify the length of time you have worked
>> for the ethnic media outlet that will publish or
>> broadcast your work.)
>>
>> Employer Address: ____________________________________________
>>
>> Employer Phone: ________________________
>>
>> You must provide the signature of your publisher or producer agreeing to
>> publish your story or stories to be considered for the Fellowship.
>>
>>
>> I, ___________________________, Publisher/Producer of
>>
>> _______________________ media outlet agree to publish or air the story or
>>
>> series produced by ________________ for the Open Internet Reporting
>> Fellowship.
>>
>> Publisher/Producer signature __________________________
>>
>> Date _____________________________
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Please attach the following supporting materials to this form:
>> 1) A resume.
>> 2) A two-page proposal, describing the story topic, how you will research and
>> cover the subject, including the number of articles/broadcast segments and
>> approximate length, relevance to your audience, and tentative publication/air
>> date.
>> 3) Three samples of published or broadcasted journalistic work, preferably
>> related to politics and policy. You can email links to stories.
>>
>>
>> The form can be scanned (with the publisher/editorıs signature) and emailed
>> in. Alternatively the editor/publisher can email agreement to publish the
>> story directly to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>,
>> Attn:
>> Open Internet Reporting Fellowship
>>
>> Please send completed applications to:
>> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
>>
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