Outstanding media projects or organizations in the developing world are invited to nominate themselves for the Special Award for Development Media 2009, part of the One World Media Awards 2009. The deadline for entries is February 27.

An award will go to a local radio or TV initiative (including a specific program or channel, or a network of stations), print media or a new media initiative working on the ground in the developing world addressing social or developmental issues. Local media advocacy initiatives are also eligible.

The winner will be flown to London to receive a trophy at the Awards ceremony on June 22, with all expenses paid.

To enter, the following must be submitted:

Description of the project (1000-1500 words) highlighting how it fits the eligibility criteria above — including an explaination of what makes it unique and remarkable.
Full contact details (including name of Director and Web site, if available).
Name of representative who would collect the Award in London.
Letters from two independent references who have worked with the organization and know the organization well, but do not work for the organization.
There is no entry fee.

For more information click here or contact Signe Glahn at signe@owbt.org.

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On 24 January, 12 journalists working for both foreign and local media gathered by 10 a.m. at the municipal office in Vose district, Khatlon province to attend a press conference.

According to the President’s decree issued in March 2005, heads of administrations on city, province and district levels are obliged to conduct quarterly and annual press conferences. This time, the press conference was supposed to cover the outcomes of 2008.

Journalists told the NANSMIT monitoring service that they came to the Vose district to get acquainted with Sulton Valiyev, a newly appointed representative of the President, but failed to find the official, and his secretary could not say anything intelligible regarding the press conference.

Journalista said they feel sorry that the previous chairman of the district Alamurod Tagaimurodov has left his post. He has not ever missed any press meetings and was ready to communicate with journalists at any time.

The local administration could not forget about the day and time of the regular press conference.

NANSMIT monitoring service

On 19 January, at a press conference Foziljon Akhunov, prosecutor of Khatlon province declared the intention of his office to strengthen professional relations between his office and the media.

Akhunov says that the prosecutor’s office is planning to organize seminars for law enforcement structures, which – among other topics – will cover the issues of media regulation in the country and the problems of access to information.

NANSMIT monitoring service

The social media Web site AllVoices invites citizen journalists around the world to register on its Web site and submit entries. Contributors can earn cash rewards based on the number of views of their articles.

The site invites interested people to post a story, upload media or send text messages to the site. On AllVoices, users can market their content, share it with friends and earn cash up to US$10,000.

AllVoices is open to anyone passionate about reporting their opinions and views. To register and for more information, visit http://www.allvoices.com/journalism.

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The UK’s University of Oxford offers a funded fellowship programme for mid-career journalists at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. The fellowship scheme, sponsored mainly by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, enables visiting journalists from across the world to study in Oxford for a period of three to nine months.

Fellows enjoy an opportunity to critically reflect upon their profession by doing research on a subject of their choice under the supervision of an Oxford academic specialising in that area and to enjoy the breadth of academic, cultural and social life at the University of Oxford.

This is not a degree programme but an opportunity for journalists to engage in academic research of their
professional fields of interest.

For more information, please see http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fellowships/overview.html. Contact: reuters.institute@politics.ox.ac.uk.

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The second Journalism Practice and Journalism Studies conference hosted by the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, will focus on the topic: The Future of Journalism. The conference, supported by publishers Routledge, Taylor and Francis, will take place September 9 and 10, 2009. Contributions are being accepted now from the international community of scholars of journalism studies as well as journalism practitioners, journalism educators and trainers, media executives, trade unionists and media regulators.

Proposals for Papers are invited on the following broad themes:

The Future of Journalism: Perspectives from different countries/continents)
The Future of Journalism: New media technologies, blogs, citizen journalism and UGC
The Future of Journalism: Business trends and developments
The Future of Journalism: Implications and developments for journalism practice
The Future of Journalism; Broadcast and print journalism
The Future of Journalism; the employment, education and training of journalists
The Future of Journalism; Journalism ethics.
Titles and abstracts for papers (250 words max) and proposals for panels of related papers, should be emailed by January 9, 2009, to Bob Franklin at journalismstudies@press.uk.net. Please indicate which of the seven key themes listed above your paper addresses. All abstracts and papers will be reviewed by a panel of specialists and members of the Editorial Board. A selection of papers will be published as special issues of Journalism Practice and Journalism Studies in April 2010. At the 2007 Future of Newspapers conference, 65 of the 110 submitted papers were presented at Conference and 27 were published in Journalism Studies and Journalism Practice.

For more information, go to http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rjos and http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rjop.

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Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle invites journalists from around the world to apply for full scholarships to study in Bonn, Germany, in a Master’s program in International Media Studies. Fifteen applicants from Africa, Asia, Latin America or Eastern Europe will be granted the scholarships. Deadline is May 31.

The program is a four-semester, full-time program. It combines topics including media and development, journalism, communication science and media economics, while helping students develop practical skills and competencies that are important in the world of media.

The program is a joint project of the University of Bonn, the Bonn Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and Deutsche Welle, with its headquarters in Bonn.

Applicants need a bachelor’s degree and more than one year of professional experience in a media-related field. As the Master’s program is bilingual, applicants must have good verbal and written communication skills in German and English.

For more information, visit the program’s Web site or send an email to Christoph.Schmidt@dw-world.de.

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The Washington, D.C.-based Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) is offering grants, ranging from $500 to $10,000, to reporters worldwide working outside the protection and backing of major news organizations. Deadline: February 1.

Grants are limited to journalists seeking pre-publication help for investigative pieces involving corruption, malfeasance, incompetence and societal ills in general as well as for investigative media criticism.

Applicants must have a commitment to publish or broadcast the finished project, as well as a project outline detailing their plans for reporting the story, and a budget and a resume in order to apply.

Applications must be completed in English. The fund accepts e-mail attachments for applicants outside the U.S.

For more information, go to http://www.fij.org./grants or email fundfij@gmail.com.

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The BBC World Service will launch its new Persian television channel on Wednesday January 14, BBC Persian reported.

It will be the BBC’s second publicly-funded international television channel, after Arabic, and part of plans to improve Persian multimedia offerings.

BBC Persian television will be a daily eight hour service for audiences in Iran, Afghanistan, and the wider region, broadcasting at peak times for the market.

The backbone of the schedule will be news, together with a mix of current affairs, features and documentaries, culture, science, business and arts programs.

For more in Farsi visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2009/01/090108_sh_ptv_launch.shtml. You can also watch BBC Persian’s promo on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnSYDbfBuE4.

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The second Journalism Practice and Journalism Studies conference hosted by the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, will focus on the topic: The Future of Journalism. The conference, supported by publishers Routledge, Taylor and Francis, will take place September 9 and 10, 2009. Contributions are being accepted now from the international community of scholars of journalism studies as well as journalism practitioners, journalism educators and trainers, media executives, trade unionists and media regulators.

Proposals for Papers are invited on the following broad themes:

The Future of Journalism: Perspectives from different countries/continents)
The Future of Journalism: New media technologies, blogs, citizen journalism and UGC
The Future of Journalism: Business trends and developments
The Future of Journalism: Implications and developments for journalism practice
The Future of Journalism; Broadcast and print journalism
The Future of Journalism; the employment, education and training of journalists
The Future of Journalism; Journalism ethics.
Titles and abstracts for papers (250 words max) and proposals for panels of related papers, should be emailed by January 9, 2009, to Bob Franklin at journalismstudies@press.uk.net. Please indicate which of the seven key themes listed above your paper addresses. All abstracts and papers will be reviewed by a panel of specialists and members of the Editorial Board. A selection of papers will be published as special issues of Journalism Practice and Journalism Studies in April 2010. At the 2007 Future of Newspapers conference, 65 of the 110 submitted papers were presented at Conference and 27 were published in Journalism Studies and Journalism Practice.

For more information, go to http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rjos and http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rjop.

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