German taz Panter Foundation Workshops 2024-2026 for Female Journalists: (Deadline 20 September, 2024)

Applications are open for the German taz Panter Foundation Workshop 2024-2026 for Female Journalists. The German taz Panter Foundation offers a long-term series of workshops for 25 female journalists from the Middle East and North Africa.

The seminars include a kick-off workshop in the region, followed by a journalistic exchange in Berlin in the summer of 2026 for the winners of the Green Panter Award. Due to its geographical location the Middle East and North Africa are one of the regions most affected by climate change worldwide. Despite the urgency of the issue, it is rather underrepresented in local media. Over a period of two years, a network of 25 experienced women journalists from the countries mentioned above is formed to:

• receive training in environmental journalism
• facilitate exchange with international environmental experts
• work on solution-oriented environmental issues across national boundaries
• publish nationally and internationally on environmental topics
• honour outstanding journalistic results of the seminar by the Green Panter Award

Cost

• The workshop is free of charge. Expenses with regard to the kick-off meeting as well as for the visit of Berlin for the winners of the Green Panter Award (flight, hotel, meals) will be paid by taz Panter Foundation.

Eligibility

• Applicants should have journalistic experience in print-, online-, radio-, or TV-outlets;
• Access to internet (computer or notebook, smartphone);
• Working language will be Arabic, with simultaneous translation to/from English. At least passive English would be fine. There will be no translation into Kurdish;
• Journalists without international experience are highly welcome.

Deadline: 20 September, 2024

Application

Interested journalists are asked to send an application in English or Arabic, in the form of one PDF, that includes:

• CV, including date of birth, place of residence, e-mail-address, work experience, knowledge of language, photo
• statement of motivation, including e-mail-contact of 2 journalistic reference persons, who may be contacted by Taz-Panter foundation (maximum 1000 characters/ 200 words)
• Applications in Arabic can be accepted only in exceptional cases. Please ask colleagues or friends for help with your English, if needed.

Your mail – only 1 pdf-document for CV and motivation statement – must be sent to [email protected]

For more information, visit German taz Panter Foundation Workshop.