Deadline: 15 May 2025
The Journalists with at least three years experience are invited to apply to join New Narratives as reporting fellows on a range of topics including governance, democracy, human trafficking, gender-based violence, climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land rights.
Fellows will join New Narratives from May 29, 2025 for intensive training in areas including security, investigative techniques, solutions and explanatory journalism, trauma reporting, media law and audio, video and photographic production.
The first training workshop will be Thursday May 29 – Saturday May 31 and all participants will be expected to take part. The program is a major commitment – but it will also be a rewarding one.
Eligibility Criteria
- Fellows will be eligible for grants and mentoring for investigations. They will also be eligible to travel to cover international war crimes trials and attend the African Investigative Journalism Conference.
- They are looking for journalists who:
- Report independent journalism at a media outlet in Liberia – print, online, radio or television journalists are eligible – and have the support of their editor/management to fully participate in the program. (Management will be required to provide a letter of support to successful applicants.)
- Have at least 3 years of professional experience as a journalist.
- Have demonstrated a commitment to doing in-depth, people centered journalism in a fair and balanced manner with a view to keeping leaders accountable and providing honest information to Liberians.
- Please note: journalists taking part in the program must report in an independent manner and not take payment from any sources in the course of their reporting. The project will not tolerate the acceptance of such payment. Participants will be required to sign an agreement to this effect.
For more information, visit New Narratives.
