Hamburg (GER), April 2012 - Journalists from all over the world can apply online for the International Academy of Journalism (Intajour), founded by Bertelsmann. Successful applicants for the "Journalism in the Digital World" fellowship programme will begin their ten-month training course in September.
"After the great experience with our first batch of fellows, we are looking forward to interesting applications from around the world once again. Our work to date shows that with Intajour, we've created an innovative tool for systematically coaching journalists in the digital media world, one that targets the individual needs of each participant", says Intajour director Werner Eggert.
The "Journalism in the Digital World" training program is aimed at journalists from countries where press freedom is restricted or threatened. The Fellows of the first year, which continues until June, come from Armenia, China, Egypt, Ghana, Liberia, Moldova, Nepal, Nicaragua, Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe.
The twelve Fellows are coached in the areas of investigative research, journalistic representation on the Internet, shooting and editing web videos, technical production of web content, and media ethics.
The new course starts on 02 September 2012, and once again consists of attendance phases in Hamburg, Cologne, and Berlin, as well as two intensive eLearning phases. The deadline for applications is 07 May 2012, and they can only be made online via the website.
