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Month: May 2019

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RIGHT TO INFORMATION LAWS: WHERE DO WE STAND?

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 31 May 201925 June 2019
  • CategoriesNews and Updates

Public access to information is an important driver of sustainable development. Accurate facts and figures are needed to ensure education for all, to foster inclusive economic progress, or to better protect the environment.

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SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND UNDP LAUNCH YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALIST NETWORK

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 27 May 201927 May 2019
  • CategoriesOPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: Rolling Basis
Call for Applications The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and UNDP are accepting applications for aspiring environmental journalists to contribute to their new Young Environmental Journalist Network.

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GFMD AND OCCRP WORK TOWARDS ESTABLISHING FUND FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 24 May 20191 August 2019
  • CategoriesNews and Updates
  • Featured

On April 5th, The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) hosted a working meeting on the potential establishment of a fund for investigative reporting at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.

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APPLICATIONS OPEN TO ATTEND THE ESSEX SUMMER SCHOOL IN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND DATA ANALYSIS

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 24 May 201927 May 2019
  • CategoriesOPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: 10 June 2019
Summer School Applications are now open to attend The Essex Summer School in Social Science and Data Analysis with Sponsorship from GSAN, DERN, and the Essex University Global Challenges Research Fund.

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APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR RORY PECK AWARDS 2019

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 23 May 201922 May 2020
  • CategoriesAwards and Prizes, OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: 05 June 2019
Award There are only two weeks left to submit entries for the 2019 Rory Peck Awards. The awards are unique in their exclusive dedication to the work of freelance cameramen and camerawomen in news and current affairs.

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NGO CSW SEEKING GENDER PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND OFFICE MANAGER

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 23 May 2019
  • CategoriesJob Opportunities, OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: Rolling Basis
Job Opportunity The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York, are looking for a full-time Gender Program Coordinator and Office Manager who will be responsible for the overall management of office operations, supervise a cadre of interns and oversee the programmatic areas

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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THE OPEN INTERNET FOR DEMOCRACY LEADERS PROGRAM

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 22 May 201923 May 2020
  • CategoriesOPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: 27 May 2019
Call for Applications The Open Internet for Democracy Leaders Program is a non-resident leadership program that empowers emerging leaders from across the globe to build their advocacy and organizing skills to protect internet freedom.

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GOOGLE.ORG IMPACT CHALLENGE ON SAFETY IS NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

  • Jordan Higgins
  • Posted on 22 May 201922 May 2020
  • CategoriesFunding Opportunities, OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: 28 June 2019
Call for Proposals Applications are now open for the Google.org Impact Challenge on Safety which is a €10m fund to support organisations across Europe that are working on challenges related to hate, extremism, and child safety, both online and offline.

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INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALISTS SEEKING NEW COMMUNICATIONS INTERN

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 20 May 201923 May 2020
  • CategoriesJob Opportunities, OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: Rolling Basis
Job Opportunity The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) seeks a part-time, paid intern for the International Journalists’ Network (IJNet), ICFJ’s online publication focused on journalism tips, tools and opportunities.

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RDR LAUNCHES THE 2019 CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INDEX

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 16 May 201916 May 2019
  • CategoriesNews and Updates

Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) launched their 2019 Corporate Accountability Index. It was found that most companies have taken steps to improve, but they have a long way to go before the Internet supports and sustains human rights for everyone.

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GFMD EXPANDING ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION ON INFORMATION AND DEMOCRACY

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 16 May 201922 May 2020
  • CategoriesNews and Updates

GFMD has been invited to participate in a working session to advise RSF on their Forum on Information and Democracy, which will be held in Geneva on 5 June 2019.

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GFMD AND WAN-IFRA CO-ORGANISE WORKSHOPS DURING EURODIG 2019

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 16 May 201922 May 2020
  • CategoriesEvents, News and Updates

GFMD and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) are co-organising various workshops related to journalism and news media in the digital age on day 2 of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)

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GFMD LAUNCHES NEW COALITION FOCUSING ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF JOURNALISM AND NEWS MEDIA

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 16 May 201916 May 2019
  • CategoriesNews and Updates

In early April, GFMD received confirmation from the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat that our new Dynamic Coalition focusing on the sustainability of journalism and news media (DC-Sustainability) was approved.

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GFMD MEETS WITH PM ARDERN IN RESPONSE TO CHRISTCHURCH CALL

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 16 May 201923 May 2020
  • CategoriesNews and Updates

GFMD both contributed to and endorsed a civil society statement in response to the Christchurch Call, and also had the opportunity to meet with PM Ardern on 14 May to voice concerns and offer perspective from the media development community.

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GFMD CO-ORGANISING WORKSHOP AT RIGHTSCON TUNIS WITH FREE PRESS

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 16 May 201916 May 2019
  • CategoriesNews and Updates

As part of our continued advocacy on media sustainability, digital markets, and business models, GFMD is co-organising a workshop at RightsCon Tunis with the U.S.-based advocacy organisation Free Press. The session will address the wider impact of the digital economy on democratic societies.

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THOMSON FOUNDATION SEEKING CHIEF OF PARTY CANDIDATE IN MOZAMBIQUE

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 10 May 201910 May 2019
  • CategoriesAfrica, OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: Rolling Basis
Job Opportunity
The Thomson Foundation is seeking a potential Chief of Party (CoP) candidate for a USAID-funded media strengthening initiative with the general goal of further increasing citizens’ access to information and improving the sustainability of the local media sector.

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GLOBE INTERNATIONAL CENTER CO-ORGANISES WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EVENT

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 9 May 201922 May 2020
  • CategoriesGFMD Network Activities, News and Updates

Mongolia’s Globe International Center and UNESCO’s Mongolian National Commission co-organized an event to celebrate World Press Freedom Day in the Open Society Forum in Ulaanbaatar, 2 May 2019.

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SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2019 GLOBAL SHINING LIGHT AWARD

  • Jordan Higgins
  • Posted on 6 May 20196 May 2019
  • CategoriesOPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: 19 May, 2019
Award
The Global Shining Light Award honors outstanding investigative journalism in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions. The award is presented by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) every two years.

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PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE DRAFT PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN AFRICA

  • Global Forum for Media Development
  • Posted on 6 May 20196 May 2019
  • CategoriesOPPORTUNITIES

Deadline: 01 July 2019
Consultation Process
The Special Rapporteur of the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa invites all state and non-state stakeholders to forward their inputs on the revised Declaration.

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GFMD MEMBERS AND PARTNERS CELEBRATE WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2019

  • Mira Milosevic
  • Posted on 2 May 201922 May 2020
  • CategoriesGFMD Network Activities, News and Updates

For its 26th instalment, World Press Freedom Day has been co-organised by UNESCO, The African Union Commission, and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. This year’s theme is: “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation”.

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