Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship

Deadline: November 1, 2022

The Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF) is aimed at mid-senior level African professionals with demonstrable leadership skills in their fields, which may include public servants working in areas of media policy and regulatory frameworks, or media professionals such as journalists. Selected fellows will be from the following Sub-Sahara African countries: Ethiopia, Burundi, Cameroon, Gambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

The fellowship is hosted by the University of Westminster.

This fellowship is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.

Fellows will undertake a bespoke 8-week fellowship program titled ‘New Media for a New Africa: Freedom of Speech, Economic Prosperity, and Good Governance. The program will combine professional development of the values of good journalism (curiosity, rigor, challenge, storytelling, research, doing no harm, and freedom of speech) with an understanding of new opportunities to make reporting more effective and to use new ways to enhance its reach and impact.

This program will bring together 12 leading media and information practitioners and regulators from 11 countries. The course is designed to promote a lively exchange of ideas and experience, and constructive learning between participants and course leaders. It includes both seminars and speaker talks, off-site visits, and fieldwork. Fellows will be challenged to debate key policy issues, understand international and UK positions, and participate in discussions on the ethics of reporting.

Participants will be expected to participate in individual and group coursework projects, take an active role in their professional and career development, and engage keenly throughout the program and as part of the network.

The curriculum focuses on the ways in which the media are held to account and the wider context within which political institutions operate. The ethics of reporting are at the heart of all debates.

Fellows will participate in six intensive weeks of lectures, visits, and discussions that introduce them to key UK academics, media, and political figures in the field, followed by two weeks of fieldwork research and professional practice. This will culminate in an interactive day of news events focused on Africa and the UK.

Benefits

Each fellowship includes:

Full program fees
Living expenses for the duration of the fellowship
Return economy airfare from your country of residence to the UK

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for a Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF), you must:

Be a citizen of Ethiopia, Burundi, Gambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
Return to your country of citizenship at the end of the period of the fellowship
Have a postgraduate level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application
Have at least seven years’ work experience prior to applying
Be a mid-senior level African professional with demonstrable leadership skills in fields which may include public servants working in areas of media policy and regulatory frameworks, or media professionals such as journalists
Be fluent in written and spoken English
Not hold British or dual-British citizenship
Agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines and expectations of the fellowship

Application Registration Deadline: 1st November 2022

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