Al-Jazeera Media Training & Development Center will hold a training in Doha, Qatar from November 2 to 27 on TV reporting and on camera anchoring.

The training will cover several areas of TV reporting, including the ethics of working as a TV reporter, the differences between TV reporting and other media platforms, writing for TV, producing TV pieces, on camera reporting, working as a team and other skills.

Applicants must have a university degree in journalism or at least two years of experience in journalism. The fee for the workshop is 16000 Qatari Rials, about $4,270, plus housing and food. The center facilitates getting a Qatari visa for accepted applicants.

For more information and to download an application form, click here http://training.aljazeera.net/coursesinfo.htm.

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The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is seeking a part-time Persian Editor for the International Journalists’ Network (www.ijnet.org), an online news resource for journalists and media managers around the world.

The Persian Editor will be responsible for researching, writing and editing news items for IJNet on journalism training opportunities and resources, as well as feature articles and discussion topics on subjects of interest to Persian-speaking journalists. He/she will also market the site to Persian-speaking journalists and media assistance organizations, and contribute to the web site’s planned redesign.

The Persian Editor must have first-rate writing skills in both English and Persian; be an excellent Internet researcher; and have online media skills.

The ideal candidate should also have:

Journalism experience
Web development experience and some knowledge of HTML coding
Applicants should submit a resume including references and two writing samples in English and Persian before June 20th to Sharon Moshavi at smoshavi@icfj.org.

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The First Students Workshop on Peace, Religion and Media will be held in Iran, from November 9 to 22. The deadline for applications is July 20.

The program is aimed at providing participants an opportunity to explore the complicated relationship between religion and media. Participants will take part in a short course on religion and media theories and participate in the Second International Conference on Religion and Media.

Applicants should be 22- to 30-year-old graduate students or researchers, journalists and media activists, NGO workers, peace and human rights activists and community leaders.

The workshop, hosted by the University of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), will be held in Tehran, Qom and the Caspian Sea beach. Accommodation, food and local travel will be covered, but participants will need to pay for their travel to Iran.

For more information visit: http://www.religion-media.com/workshop.htm
or contact workshop@religion-media.com.

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Young professionals and students under the age of 30 can submit original projects in the field of e-contents and design for a multimedia festival, which will be held November 27 to 29 in Graz, Austria. The deadline to apply is June 30.

The Europrix Multimedia Awards for 2008 will showcase chosen projects, awarding top applicants for excellent achievements at the festival. The three-day ceremony will provide chosen participants an opportunity to network and exchange ideas with multimedia newcomers, instructors, media editors and journalists. A Top Talent Award will be awarded to a select winner from all categories.

Applicants may be from the European Union or the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein). Persons from Croatia, Israel, Serbia and Turkey may also register.

Though projects are not required to be in English, registration must be completed in English.

For more information, visit http://www.ejc.net/events/europrix_multimedia_awards_2008/.

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The Humphrey Fellowship Program offers a ten-month stay at a leading American university to study journalism and undertake professional affiliations at top U.S. news organizations.

The non-degree program includes financial support for studies, travel, workshops and seminars, a monthly stipend, funds for books and a computer subsidy.

Fellows take classes in journalism, public affairs, government, or other fields of their choice. Humphrey Fellows from different professional fields are assigned to 15 different U.S. campuses. Most Humphrey journalists are assigned to the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, one of the top journalism programs in the U.S. Fellows participate in field trips, workshops, lectures and many other offerings available in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area, only a 30-minute subway ride away. Fellows often use some of their professional stipend for travel within the U.S.

Applicants should have a minimum of five years of substantial professional experience, limited or no experience in the U.S., demonstrated leadership qualities and commitment to their communities. Most applicants have good English skills and university degrees.

To apply: Contact the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy or the Fulbright Commission in your home country.

Deadline: Varies by country, but usually June to September for the following year (Now for the 2009-2010 year.)

For more information: http://www.humphreyfellowship.org and/or http://www.journalism.umd.edu/Humphrey/

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The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is seeking a part-time Persian Editor for the International Journalists’ Network (www.ijnet.org), an online news resource for journalists and media managers around the world.

The Persian Editor will be responsible for researching, writing and editing news items for IJNet on journalism training opportunities and resources, as well as feature articles and discussion topics on subjects of interest to Persian-speaking journalists. He/she will also market the site to Persian-speaking journalists and media assistance organizations, and contribute to the web site’s planned redesign.

The Persian Editor must have first-rate writing skills in both English and Persian; be an excellent Internet researcher; and have online media skills.

The ideal candidate should also have:

Journalism experience
Web development experience and some knowledge of HTML coding
Applicants should submit a resume including references and two writing samples in English and Persian before June 20th to Sharon Moshavi at smoshavi@icfj.org.

http://www.ijnet.org/Director.aspx?P=Article&ID=307732&LID=1

Journalists can subscribe to «Internet Freedom Alert,” a new publication of Freedom House’s Global Internet Program, to get the latest on online developments relating to censorship, Internet governance and freedoms online.

The alerts will also inform recipients of upcoming events related to journalism around the world.

Events, opportunities and relevant links to stories sorted by issue and region/country are summarized from del.ici.ous’s Internet Freedom bookmarks site, which can be accessed at http://del.icio.us/internetfreedom.

To subscribe to Internet Freedom Alert, visit http://ethreemail.com/e3ds/s.php?g=21862acb. For more information, contact Robert Guerra at guerra@freedomhouse.org.

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After a long recess, the International Fund of Election Systems (IFES) resumes its work in Tajikistan. The first meeting of stakeholders took place on 6 June in Dushanbe.

The meting was attended by the chairman of Tajikistan’s commission on elections and referenda, Mirzoali Boltuev, the IFES expert of electoral rights in Tajikistan, Tegran Karapetyan, representatives of political parties and the media.

According to Tegran Karapetyan, the main goal of IFES is professional assistance in preparation and reforming the election system in Tajikistan. The idea of the project is to gather all stakeholders and jointly discuss possible changes in the national legislation.

Participants also discussed further tasks of the working group comprising representatives of Tajikistan’s political parties. Mr. Karapetyan stressed that the working group would appreciate the attendance of such meetings by the media.

NANSMIT Monitoring Service