The Brown Fellowship applications for 2013-2014 are due Monday, May 20! We will award two fellows who will
(study | build | speculate) on the co-evolution of technology and storytelling. Information about the Fellowships and instructions on how to apply can be found on the Brown site: www.brown.columbia.edu.
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting applications for the 2013/2014 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, designed for a woman journalist working in print, broadcast or digital news media to spend seven months in a tailored program that combines access to MIT’s Center for International Studies and media outlets including The Boston Globe and The New York Times.
Named for the 1998 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner and The Boston Globe correspondent, Elizabeth Neuffer, who was killed in Iraq in May 2003, this fellowship is open to women journalists worldwide whose work focuses on human rights and social justice. Created with Elizabeth Neuffer’s family and friends, it aims to perpetuate her memory and advance her life mission of promoting international understanding of human rights and social justice while creating an opportunity for women journalists to build their skills.
“The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship has opened a whole new world of journalism for me, and in the least, it has made me a better journalist,” 2012/2013 Neuffer Fellow Priyanka Borpujari from India told the IWMF. “This fellowship provided me the much-needed time and space to reflect on my work, and learn from my peers. It also gave me the chance to write for and speak to different audiences about India’s economic-humanitarian crisis,” she added.
To apply, visit iwmf.org/2013neuffer to start the online application process. Journalists working in the print, broadcast and Internet media, including freelancers, are eligible to apply. Applicants must have a minimum of three years of experience in journalism.
Applications will be accepted until May 1, 2013, and the fellowship will run from September 2013 to March 2014.
For more information about this fellowship, go to iwmf.org/2013neuffer, contact Ann Marie Valentine (202-496-1992, neuffer@iwmf.org) and follow @IWMF on Twitter.
Founded in 1990 by a group of prominent U.S. women journalists, the International Women’s Media Foundation is a Washington-based organization that believes the news media world-wide are not truly free and representative without the equal voice of women. The IWMF celebrates the courage of women journalists who overcome threats and oppression to speak out on global issues. The IWMF’s programs empower women journalists with the training, support and network to become leaders in the news industry.
The deadline is being extended to 9 a.m. March 20 for the Global Health Reporting/Kaiser
Fellowship with Global Post in Boston and the international fellowship that will entail
travel abroad to report on child disease and mortality in a to-be-determined region of
the world. Chosen applicants will be interviewed at the Career Expo by Global Post
editors. These fellowships are exclusive to the J-School.
The deadline for the Middle East Fellowship is March 28 and the deadline for the Burma Fellowships with Global Post isn’t until April 2; however, editors for the Global Post hope to interview some candidates for these fellowships at the Career Expo. So if you get your applications in by Thursday, March 21, you’ll be considered.
Students who aren’t able to pull together application packages for Burma or the Middle East GP fellowships by Thursday will still have a chance to meet with the Global Post at the Expo.
If you have interest in applying for any of the post-graduate fellowships that are offered by the Journalism School, here is the information on the positions with links to the applications. DEADLINE FOR ALL BUT THE BROWN INSTITUTE JOBS IS 5 P.M., FRIDAY MARCH 1. ALL APPLICATION SITES WILL CLOSE AT THAT TIME.
Several additional key points:
Feel free to contact the faculty/editors listed with any additional queries.
The New York World Scholars (6)
The New York World is hiring up to six New York World scholars for the 2013-2014 academic year. Both MS and MA grads can apply.
Scholars serve as full-time reporters covering city and state government in New York through accessible explanatory reporting and innovative digital media projects. Each scholar works with the New York World’s editors to develop an area of coverage and produce stories documenting the impact of government spending, services and powers on New Yorkers and their communities. Previous scholars have focused their reporting on the justice system, the urban environment, legislative redistricting, the city budget, public space, access to government data, and the conduct and ethics of public officials. Scholars also collaborate with students in the New York World workshop on joint reporting projects.
The New York World is both a public service and laboratory for innovation in digital media, in collaboration with the Tow Center for Digital Journalism and Brown Center for Media Innovation. The New York World works with partner news organizations to distribute stories to diverse audiences; the organizations include WNYC, Times Union, New York Observer, City & State, Amsterdam News, Thirteen/Metrofocus, Queens Chronicle and the Forward. These postdoctoral research scholars must be from the graduating class or recent alumni of the Journalism School, and at least one will be hired from the Stabile Investigative Program. They will be based at the school and paid a salary (of about $40,000 annually, pro-rated based on the length of their appointment); they will also receive a generous University benefits package. We expect most fellows will begin July 1, 2012 and will serve until June 30, 2014, with the possibility of renewals beyond that date.
We’ll be looking for people with these skills and interests:
To apply: Please upload a document that answers all of the questions below, and includes three links to relevant work you have done either in or outside the J-School.
1. What experiences have you had engaging with government and politics – as a reporter or in other capacities – and how can these be an asset for The New York World?
2. Please detail how you intend to develop your coverage of government to build an engaged and diverse audience.
3. How would you work with other New York World journalists to deploy data and digital media?
4. Detail three stories you intend to pursue as a reporter for The New York World.
– Alyssa Katz, Editor, The New York World aak2128@columbia.edu
Application: http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/NYWorld
Digital Media Associates (4)
We are looking for four DMAs who have, or are able to quickly learn, a variety of multimedia skills, including video, photo, audio, Web design and data. Both MS and MA grads may apply.
The associates work for 13 months alongside faculty in all the concentrations to assist with classroom training, facilitate technical workshops, and assist in various school-wide projects. Associates also work closely with the faculty and technology staff to integrate digital media instruction throughout the curriculum. Part-teaching assistants, part-technologists, ideal candidates are smart journalists with terrific reporting, writing, multimedia, editing and production skills. Additionally, they’ll need an engaging classroom presence. DMAs must be proficient in multimedia technologies, including video production, audio production, and photography. This position runs from June 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, pays $32,000 and includes a generous University benefits package.
The DMA provide training to faculty and students on new media technology including web publishing software. They assist instructors across the curriculum, as needed, with multimedia training and production, as well as manage digital production, including webcasting, of general school events; provide skills training for the MS students during August; assist in digital media and data classes, including the module courses that will be held in the spring. They also are called on to develop and disseminate information on best solutions to recurring problems. Candidates should have advanced technical skills in web development, Photoshop, web management, digital media production and use of data; willingness to learn and master new software; ability to present and teach and work in a collegial manner with students, faculty and administrators. They must be highly skilled at Final Cut Pro/Adobe Premiere, WordPress, and Social publishing platforms. Preference will be given to those with knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and HTML/CSS.
To Apply: Upload an updated resume, a 500-word essay explaining why you’d like to serve as a DMA and what you would offer our students, and at least three links to your best work samples.
– Duy Linh Tu, Professor, Head of the Digital Media Program dnt3@columbia.edu
Application: http://fs7.formsite.com/cu_jschool_careers/CUGSJ_DMA/
Columbia Journalism Review: Assistant editors (2)
CJR seeks two reporters who want to spend the next year honing their skills at the nation’s oldest and most respected media monitor. Both MS and MA grads may apply.
This is not an internship; our AEs are entry-level professionals. The AEs pitch, report, and write stories about journalism news and trends for cjr.org and the magazine, and also assist senior editors with other vital office tasks, including fact checking, social-media posting, and website maintenance. AEs are encouraged to voice their ideas and participate in all aspects of digital and print production. Predecessors in this job are scattered across the media universe, from The New York Times and Time magazine to Mother Jones and The New Yorker. Applicants must be members of the 2013 class at the Journalism School. The job, which pays $27,000 and includes benefits, begins July 1, 2013, and runs through June 30, 2014. Note: The CJR offices are no longer located in the Journalism School, but remain in a very convenient location at 729 Seventh Avenue (near 50th Street).
To apply: Please attach a resume, links to samples of your work, and a letter of interest that includes three short pitches for stories you think CJR should do.
– Cyndi Stivers, Editor in Chief, CJR cs2442@columbia.edu
Application: https://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/CJRAsstEd/secure_index.html
Tow Center For Digital Journalism: Associate (1)
The Tow Center is looking for an Associate to join the Center at an exciting time. We are seeking an Associate to help expand the Tow Center’s publishing, events and teaching activities. The duties will include helping develop, edit and commission for the Tow Center site, assisting to develop and maintain a social media presence, helping conceive and arrange speakers and events, and supporting the Director of the Tow Center and Tow professors in their teaching and publishing work. The Associate will also receive a secondary academic appointment and the opportunity to gain experience and explore an academic career. A passionate interest in journalism, technology and a familiarity with the issues and debates surrounding digital journalism are important. The Associate will be expected to take full part in contributing creative ideas to the Center and will need to be highly organized. Web production, multimedia and writing skills are of paramount importance. Candidates should feel comfortable with current web publishing technologies. An understanding of social media and a personal digital presence are also important.
This position runs from June 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, pays $32,000 over a 13-month period and includes a generous University benefits package. This Associate position for the Tow Center is open to both MS and MA graduates of the class of 2013.
Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and supporting a community diverse in every way: race, ethnicity, geography, religion, academic and extracurricular interest, family circumstance, sexual orientation, socio-economic background and more.
To apply: Please write a post of 300 to 400 words (with links) on an idea either for a Tow event, or a post about digital journalism for the Tow blog. Attach your resume and provide a link to your Blog/Web Site/Digital Presence.
– Emily Bell, Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism. ebell@columbia.edu
Application: http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/TowDMA/
Brown Institute for Media Innovation (2 Fellowships, 2 Magic Grants)
The Brown Institute is offering two kinds of funding: Fellowships and Magic Grants. Both would run from September 2013 through September 2014, with flexibility on what side of the summer we fund. Brown is a bi-coastal Institute that is half at Stanford Engineering and half here in the J-School. Its mission is to help co-evolve technology and storytelling.
We’re looking for students who have experience building, using or just imagining new forms of journalistic technology. We’re as interested in students who have a new story to tell, a new idea for some way to connect with an audience, but need help with the technology.
– Mark Hansen, East Coast Director, Helen and David Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation markh@columbia.edu
Applications for next year are not being accepted yet but read more about the program, the projects and what was required previously of applicants here: http://www.stanford.edu/group/brown/cgi-bin/wordpress/?page_id=49.
Dear Students,
You are invited to learn more about research opportunities in Australia at a general information session hosted by members of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission. U.S. citizens working in any academic discipline are eligible to apply; the next application period will be for 2014-2015. For a full list of eligibility requirements, see the Fulbright website.
Event Information
Australian-American Fulbright Information Session
Tuesday, October 23, 10:00-11:00 a.m. 301 Philosophy Hall
Dr. Tangerine Holt, executive director of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission, and Ms. Lyndell Wilson, manager for scholarships and strategic engagement, will offer a general introduction to the program and the application process.
Two J-School students are eligible to serve on the Earth Institute Student Advisory Council whose role is to develop student and academic activities for the campus around the issues of earth systems science and sustainable development.
You will serve for one academic year and will receive a $500 stipend.
Members of the Council will assist in the development of events including: panels, seminars, exhibits, and media screenings. Members will help to foster relations between student groups, departments, and schools on campus. They will also advise and assist in the development of professional resources that will help students gain experience in the field.
If you are interested in joining the council, please complete the application form at http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/earthinstitute/
DEADLINE: Monday, September 17, 10 a.m.
Melanie Huff
Assistant Dean of Students
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/02/project-report-2010-sharing-your.html
Today, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center, YouTube presents Project: Report 2010, a journalism contest – made possible by Sony and Intel – for non-professional, aspiring journalists to tell the stories that might not otherwise be covered by the media, and to share those stories with the world.
This year, Project: Report (www.youtube.com/projectreport) will consist of two rounds of competition held over the next three months. In each round, contestants will be given a reporting assignment to complete. After the first round, 10 finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges at the Pulitzer Center. Each finalist will receive a Sony VAIO notebook with the new 2010 Intel Core i7 processor and a Sony HD video camera and proceed to the second and final round, where they will compete for five $10,000 travel fellowships to work with the Pulitzer Center on an international reporting project.
All five winners will also receive invitations to Washington, D.C., for a public screening of their work and the chance to participate in a special workshop with Pulitzer Center journalists.
Arturo Perez, Jr., the winner of the first edition of Project: Report, traveled to Jerusalem and worked with the Pulitzer Center to produce a story on dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis.
Watch the first installment of his video diary from the trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcBI8YMlmu4
Do you have a story you want to tell?
Here’s the assignment for Round 1 of Project: Report 2010:
Document a single day in the life of a compelling person the world should meet and showcase how that person is making a positive impact in his or her community. All videos must be three minutes or less, and submissions will be open through February 28, 2010.
Even if you do not participate in or advance past Round 1, you may still complete the assignment for Round 2, though you will not be eligible for the grand prize. YouTube and the Pulitzer Center hope to highlight and bring an audience to as many of your stories as possible.
So, without further ado, it’s time to pick up that video camera, take on this assignment, and start reporting your stories to the world.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
INTERFAITH FELLOWS PROGRAM
The Columbia University Interfaith Fellows Program is a new initiative of the Office of the University Chaplain. The Interfaith Fellows Program will support ten students interested in interfaith programming at Columbia University. Interfaith Fellows will develop programming to engage faith communities in their schools at Columbia University on issues of faith and spirituality. Each Fellow will receive a stipend of $500 per semester. Additional funds will be available for programming.
Application Deadline: Please submit your application by 6:00pm, Friday, September 18th, to chaplain@columbia.edu. Only completed applications will be considered.
Program Mission
Provide an opportunity for Columbia University students to develop interfaith programming that relates to the community of students in the various schools at Columbia University:
Explore the connection between intellectual life, faith and spirituality and learn how different faith traditions approach individuality, family and community, social justice issues, rituals, worship, morality, and politics;
Enhance interfaith dialogue on the Columbia University campus, and deepen the understanding of how faith influences us individually and as a community.
Requirements
Fellows must be currently registered Columbia University undergraduate, graduate or professional students. Fellows are selected for one academic year. A one year renewal may be possible.
Fellows are expected to:
• Meet with student leaders at their schools to develop and execute interfaith programs that engage faith communities at Columbia University
• Attend orientation events with other Fellows at the start of each semester and occasionally during the semester
• Attend bi-weekly meeting and periodic trainings with other Fellows and a member of the Office of the University Chaplain programming staff
• Commit thirty-fives hours per semester
• Write reflections about the experience of being an Interfaith Fellow
Questions? chaplain@columbia.edu www.columbia.edu/cu/earl
To access application click below:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/earl/pdfs/Columbia_University_Interfaith_Fellows_Program.pdf
Message from LynNell Hancock, Interim Dean of Academic Affairs
Dear Students and Colleagues:
I am pleased to announce three major additions to our new media
efforts at the Journalism School.
The first is the appointment of one our most popular adjuncts, Duy
Linh Tu, to the full-time faculty. Duy (pronounced “Do” - see bio
below) joins us as new media coordinator and an assistant professor of
professional practice. As you know, he has been teaching here for
several years in the new media classrooms. He will intensify his
efforts to “webbify” our fall classes, and to integrate new and
compelling ideas in multimedia storytelling throughout the curriculum
in the years to come. Duy will continue to work with Dean Sree
Sreenivasan, who, as you know, has increased administrative
responsibilities at the school.
In addition, we have created two new post-graduate New Media
Fellowships starting this year. These July-June fellowships will
employ two students who will work closely with the technology staff to
help students and professors alike navigate the world of new media
journalism.
Our inaugural fellows are Kenan Davis and Dave Mayers (see bios
below). Part-teaching assistants, part-technologists, this year’s
fellows are both smart journalists with terrific reporting, writing,
editing and production skills. They will report to Duy.
Please join me in congratulating them. Kenan and Dave officially begin
their duties on July 1, but I am sure you will have other
opportunities to greet them before then.
As a followup to Dean Klatell’s introductory memo (below) and the Tuesday briefing for News21, here is how you can apply for the News21 project.
You will be taking two courses:
SEMINAR: Business and Economic Journalism with Prof. Rob Norton
ELECTIVE: Investigative Business Reporting with Prof. Judith Dobrzynski
You must take both to be considered for the News21 project and to be part of
the 16-student pool from which 10 fellows will be selected for the summer.
FORM: You must fill in the News21 application form at
http://www.formsite.com/columbiaspj/news21 (live now)
Deadline for this form is Wednesday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m. Selected students
will be informed by noon on Monday, Nov. 28, the same day the Spring
Ballot is due (at 7 pm). We suggest you hold off till after 12 p.m. on
Monday, Nov. 28, to fill in the Spring Ballot, so that if you don’t get
into News21, you can put a different first choice for your Seminar and
Elective.
Timeline for the project:
Nov. 22, 6:30 p.m.: News21 in overall Spring Preview
Nov. 23, 10 a.m.: Application form deadline
Nov. 28, noon: Selected students named
Nov. 28, 7 pm: Deadline for students to fill in Spring Ballots
Week of Jan. 23: Start of classes
Late March/early April: Selection of 10 Fellows
May 17: Graduation
May 22: Start of 10-week Fellowship
Mid-June: News21 weekend retreat for 44 national Fellows at Berkeley (paid
for by project)
Week of July 24: End of 10 weeks
———- Forwarded message ———-
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:30:01 -0500
From: David A. Klatell
Subject: News 21 - An Exciting New Combinaion of Study and EmploymentThis spring, the school will offer an exciting initiative in business and
economics journalism, called News 21. Funded through grants from the Knight
Foundation and Carnegie Corporation, News 21 is part of a consortium among
this School, the schools of journalism at Berkeley, Northwestern, Southern
California and the Shorenstein Center at Harvard. Its aim is to develop
exciting curriculum initiatives while simultaneously producing first-rate
journalism through the combined efforts of students and faculty at these
schools.The overall theme of the News 21 project this year is “Liberty and
Security”; each of the participating universities have chosen a different
sub-set of that overall story and a different media format. Columbia has
decided to investigate what has changed since 9/11 in the government’s
access to private or corporate financial information, under the rubric of
the fight against terrorism. We want to know what, exactly, has the
government been doing, what has it learned, what has it done with that
information, and to hat extent has it challenged important concepts of
privacy and liberty. We have selected on-line journalism as our preferred
publication format.There are three important components to this project: a required spring
6-credit Seminar (Business and Economic Journalism - emphasizing the News 21
subject matter, with Professor Norton), a required 3-credit Elective
(Investigative Business Reporting with Judith Dobrzynski), and a 10-week paid
internship ($7,500 per student) reporting and writing stories under the
guidance of the faculty, including Ms Dobrzynski, Louise Story, Dorian Benkoil
and others. There is money available for travel - reporting trips and to meet
with colleagues from the collaborating schools, as well as funds for some
investigative expenses (document searches, court or FOI filings, etc.).Students interested in participating in the summer reporting project must
(with the exception of night-Bagehot Fellows) enroll in both the Seminar and
Elective noted above. The 10 best-performing students from those classes
will be offered the opportunity to continue working through the summer and,
of course, get paid. Students who take the courses but are not selected may
nevertheless have the opportunity to have their best work published. It is
possible to enroll in these courses (up to the limit of 16 in each) without
becoming a candidate for the summer job.In the coming days I will provide more information, and we will flesh out
the course descriptions in the Spring Letter, but I wanted to get this
message to you in advance of any course decisions you may be making about
the spring term.SO HERE’S THE DEAL, PLEASE DON’T ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE A DIFFERENT ONE: WE HAVE COMMITED TO THE FUNDATIONS AND THE OTHER UNIVERSITIES THAT THESE COURSES WILL BE REQUIRED OF ALL PARTICIPANTS; THE FACULTY WILL HAVE FINAL SAY OVER THE SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF THE SUMMER JOBS; ANY STUDENT SELECTED MUST MAKE A BINDING COMMITMENT TO REMAIN WORKING ON THE NEWS 21 REPORTING PROJECT FOR AT LEAST THE 10-WEEK PERIOD OF SUMMER REPORTING.
This is a great opportunity for those interested in following the money
trail all the way from individual accounts (ex: “Islamic charities” that
were initially targeted by Homeland Security) to the government agencies
mining, analyzing and acting upon the data. If this is not what you want to
do, please don’t let the appeal of a well-paid internship at the School sway
your judgment; this is serious business and we want only those who will make
and keep the commitments required of participants.Regards,
DK
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