[Commlist] Autumn School for early-career African journalism educators in Dortmund

Call for Application - Autumn School for early-career African journalism 
educators in Dortmund

The University of Dortmund is organising an Autumn School for 
early-career African journalism educators in September/October 2024. The 
call for application is available here: https://bit.ly/3Ws2tqK 
<https://bit.ly/3Ws2tqK>. Deadline: 15 June.

Date: 28th September – 27th October, 2024
Venue: Erich-Brost Institute for International Journalism at TU Dortmund 
university, Otto-Hahn-Straße 2, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
Working language: English
Website: https://bit.ly/3Ws2tqK <https://bit.ly/3Ws2tqK>
Organized by: Prof. Dr. Susanne Fengler, Dr. Merle van Berkum and Dr. 
Michel Leroy, Erich-Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU 
Dortmund University

Rationale:
As part of its ‘AMAZE!’ project, the Erich-Brost Institute for 
International Journalism at TU Dortmund is organising a four-week autumn 
school for African journalism educators at the start of their careers, 
working in journalism schools and universities in sub-Saharan Africa. 
This autumn school is aimed in particular at the generation of 
thirty-somethings (post-doctoral students, young lecturers, etc.) who, 
for structural reasons relating to their universities or because they 
are academically isolated, have so far had few opportunities to exchange 
with their peers and expand their international network, even though 
they are on the front line in the transformation and quest for 
excellence of African journalism curricula. In Dortmund, they will be 
trained by teams from the EBI and the Institute of Journalism, as well 
as by university didactics specialists, in order to strengthen the links 
between the theory and practice of journalism in a context shaped by the 
increasing digitalisation of information practices and the growing 
prevalence of misinformation and disinformation. There will be a 
particular focus on media coverage of migration in Africa and on 
transformations in international assistance to African media. 
Participants are expected to take this knowledge back to their home 
institutes, actively put it into practice and pass it on to their peers 
and students. The joint training phase, which will also include a trip 
to Berlin and other German cities, should create a sustainable regional 
network of young professionals. Participants will also meet relevant 
contacts from media outlets, journalism training, civil society, and 
decision makers.

Application & Deadlines:
The Call for Applications is distributed internationally but 
applications from people who are not already staying in the Global North 
will be given priority. We welcome submissions from postdocs, PhD 
candidates and early career researchers from all disciplines but at 
least regular collaboration with a journalism school or faculty of 
journalism (or communication) is required and must be demonstrated. 
Applications from women are encouraged and will be treated on a strictly 
equal basis. Any attitude contrary to probity or integrity will lead to 
the exclusion of the participant. Please note that the group will 
include participants whose first language is not English. An effort is 
expected from native speakers so that they do not feel isolated.

Please submit the following to: (amaze2024africa /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(amaze2024africa /at/ gmail.com)>:

  * Your CV (max. 1 page)
  * A brief motivation letter (max. 300 words) with any letters of
    recommendation (the latter are not compulsory)
  * An abstract of your current research or research project (max. 500
    words, excl. Literature)

Deadline: June 15th, 2024
Applicants will be notified latest by July 1st, 2024.
Travel, accommodation and study costs will be covered. The autumn school 
will result in a final certificate attesting to completion of the entire 
course.

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