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

Tue May 14 08:42:26 GMT 2024





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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