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Journalism trainings on skilled labour migration gets underway

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CIR’s latest training and in-depth reporting initiative “Reporting for Change on Skilled Migration” will kickstart in June with the first training workshop scheduled to be held in Colombo.

The three-part training series will be delivered by two senior journalists and CIR founders, Dilrukshi Handunnetti and Shihar Aneez. 

Dilrukshi is an international award-winning investigative journalist and a certified trainer in journalism in many disciplines including labour migration. She is a co-founder and a director of CIR and serves as a board member of several regional media and human rights organizations. Dilrukshi has delivered multiple trainings on international labour migration in Sri Lanka and abroad. She has extensively reported on the sector and has undertaken multiple country reporting under international journalism fellowship schemes. Dilrukshi devises time at home and abroad, undertaking journalism trainings an reporting gigs.

Shihar is an international award-winning investigative journalist who has specialized in economic reporting and data journalism. Having served as Reuters correspondent in Colombo for over a decade, Shihar currently functions as the Consultant Editor at EconomyNext, a high-quality web-based business news platform. A co-founder of CIR, Shihar is also the current Executive Director at the center. He is a well-known journalism trainer who works in Sri Lanka and across Asia.

The training series will offer an opportunity to 60 select journalists to learn about international labour migration as well as journalism best practices in reporting on the sector. Half of the trained journalists will be eligible for reporting fellowships.

නිපුන ශ්‍රමික සංක්‍රමණය පිලිබඳ පුහුණු වැඩසටහන් මාලාව ආරම්භයට සූදානම්

විමර්ශනාත්මක වාර්තාකරණ මධ්‍යස්ථානය විසින් මෙහෙයවන නවතම පුහුණු සහ වාර්තාකරණ වැඩසටහන “වෙනසක් සඳහා වූ නිපුණ ශ්‍රමික සංක්‍රමණ වාර්තාකරණය” 2023 ජුනි මස ආරම්භයේදී කොළඹදී පැවැත්වේ.

වැඩසටහන් ත්‍රිත්වයකින් සමන්විත මෙම පුහුණු වැඩසටහන් මාලාව ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ මාධ්‍යවේදීන් මෙන්ම විමර්ශනාත්මක වාර්තාකරණ මධ්‍යස්ථානයේ සම-නිර්මාතෘවරුන් වන දිල්රුක්ෂි හඳුන්නෙත්ති සහ ෂිහාර් අනීස් විසින් මෙහෙයවනු ලැබේ.

ජාත්‍යන්තර සම්මානලාභී විමර්ශනාත්මක මාධ්‍යවේදිනියක් වන දිල්රුක්ෂි, ශ්‍රම සංක්‍රමණය ඇතුළු බොහෝ විෂයයන් සඳහා සහතිකලත් ජනමාධ්‍ය පුහුණුකාරිනියකි. ඇය විමර්ශනාත්මක වාර්තාකරණ මධ්‍යස්ථානයේ සම-නිර්මාතෘවරියක් සහ අධ්‍යක්ෂකවරියක් වන අතර මාධ්‍ය සහ මානව හිමිකම් පිළිබඳ කලාපීය සංවිධාන කිහිපයක අධ්‍යක්ෂ මණ්ඩල සාමාජිකාවක් ලෙසද කටයුතු කරයි. දිල්රුක්ෂි විසින් අන්තර්ජාතික ශ්‍රම සංක්‍රමණය පිළිබඳ පුහුණුවීම් ගණනාවක් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේදී සහ විදේශයන්හිදී මෙහෙයවා ඇත. මෙම ක්ෂේත්‍රය සම්බන්ධයෙන් පුළුල් වාර්තාකරණයක නියැලී ඇති දිල්රුක්ෂි ජාත්‍යන්තර මාධ්‍යවේදී සහයෝගිතා වැඩසටහන් හරහා විවිධ රටවල වාර්තාකරණයේ යෙදී තිබේ. ඇය සිය කාලය කළමනාකරණය කර ගනිමින් සිය රට තුළ සහ විදේශයන්හි නිරන්තර පුහුණු සහ වාර්තාකරණ කටයුතු වල නිරත වෙයි.

ෂිහාර්, ආර්ථික වාර්තාකරණය සහ දත්ත මාධ්‍යවේදය පිළිබඳ විශේෂඥ දැනුමක් ඇති ජාත්‍යන්තර සම්මානලාභී විමර්ශනාත්මක මාධ්‍යවේදියෙකි. දශකයකට වැඩි කාලයක් කොළඹ රොයිටර් වාර්තාකරු ලෙස සේවය කර ඇති ෂිහාර් වර්තමානයේදී වෙබ්-පාදක ව්‍යාපාරික පුවත් වේදිකාවක් වන EconomyNext හි උපදේශක කර්තෘ වශයෙන් කටයුතු කරයි. විමර්ශාන්තමක වාර්තාකරණ මධ්‍යස්ථානයෙහි සම-නිර්මාතෘවරයෙකු ද වන ෂිහාර් එහි වත්මන් විධායක අධ්‍යක්ෂවරයා ලෙස කටයුතු කරයි. තව ද ඔහු මාධ්‍ය පුහුණුකරුවෙක් ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහ ආසියාව පුරා සිය සේවය ලබාදෙයි.

මෙම පුහුණු මාලාව මගින් තෝරාගත් මාධ්‍යවේදීන් 60 දෙනෙකුට අන්තර්ජාතික ශ්‍රම සංක්‍රමණය පිළිබඳව මෙන්ම වාර්තාකරණ යහ පිළිවෙත් සම්බන්ධයෙන් අවබෝධයක් ලබා ගැනීමට අවස්ථාව සැලසේ. පුහුණු වැඩසටහනට සහභාගි වන මාධ්‍යවේදීන්ගෙන් අඩක් වාර්තාකරණ පුහුණුව සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබයි.

CIR இன் சமீபத்திய மற்றும் ஆழமான அறிக்கையிடல் முயற்சியான “திறமையான தொழிலாளர் புலம்பெயர்வு மாற்றத்திற்கான அறிக்கையிடல்” ஜூன் மாதம் ஆரம்பமாவதோடு அதன் முதல் பயிற்சி செயலமர்வு 2023 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஜூன் மாதம் ஆரம்பப்பகுதியில் கொழும்பில் நடைபெற ஏற்பாடுசெய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

மூன்று பகுதிகளை கொண்ட இந்த பயிற்சித்தொடர் சிரேஷ்ட ஊடகவியலாளர்கள் மற்றும் CIR இன் ஸ்தாபகர்களான தில்ருக்ஷி ஹந்துன்னெத்தி மற்றும் ஷிஹார் அனீஸ் மூலம் நடாத்தப்படும்.

சர்வதேச விருது பெற்ற புலனாய்வு ஊடகவியலாளரான தில்ருக்ஷி ஹந்துன்னெத்தி தொழிலாளர் புலம்பெயர்வு உட்பட பல்துறை சார் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட ஊடகவியல் பயிற்றுவிப்பாளருமாவார். மேலும் அவர் CIR இன் இணை ஸ்தாபகரும் பணிப்பாளரும் பல பிராந்திய ஊடக நிறுவனங்கள் மற்றும் மனித உரிமை அமைப்புகளில் குழு அங்;கத்தவராகவும் கடமையாற்றிவருகிறார். தில்ருக்ஷி சர்வதேச தொழிலாளர் புலம்பெயர்வு தொடர்பில் பல பயிற்சிகளை இலங்கையிலும் வெளிநாடுகளிலும் நடாத்தியிருக்கிறார். அவர் இந்த துறையில் மிக விரிவாக அறிக்கையிட்டுள்ளதோடு சர்வதேச ஊடகவியல் கூட்டுறவு திட்டங்களின் கீழ் பல நாடுகளினதும் அறிக்கையிடல்களை மேற்கொண்டுள்ளார். தில்ருக்ஷி உள்நாட்டிலும் வெளிநாட்டிலும் ஊடகவியல் பயிற்சிகளையும் அறிக்கையிடல்களையும் மேற்கொண்டு வருகிறார்.

ஷிஹார் அனீஸ் சர்வதேச விருது பெற்ற புலனாய்வு ஊடகவியலாளராவதுடன் அவர் பொருளாதார அறிக்கையிடல் மற்றும் தரவு ஊடகவியலில் சிறப்பு தேர்ச்சிபெற்றிருக்கிறார். ஒரு தசாப்த காலமாக ரொய்ட்டர் செய்தி சேவைக்கான கொழும்பிற்கான நிருபராக கடமையாற்றியதோடு தற்போது அவர் இணையத்தை அடிப்படையாக கொண்டு இயங்கும் உயர் தரம் வாய்ந்த வணிக செய்தித்தளமான EconomyNext இன் ஆலோசக ஆசிரியராக பணியாற்றிவருகிறார். இவர் CIR இன் இணை ஸ்தாபகரும் தற்போதைய நிறைவேற்று பணிப்பாளருமாவார். மேலும் அவர் இலங்கையிலும் ஆசிய பிராந்தியத்திலும் பணியாற்றும் நன்கறியப்பபட்ட ஊடகவியல் பயிற்றுவிப்பாளருமாவார்.

இந்த பயிற்சித்தொடர் சர்வதேச தொழிலாளர் புலம்பெயர்வு மற்றும் இத்துறையில் சிறந்த ஊடகவியல் நடைமுறைகள் பற்றிய பயிற்சியை தெரிவுசெய்யப்படும் 60 ஊடகவியலாளர்களுக்கு வழங்கும். பயிற்றுவிக்கப்பட்ட ஊடகவியலாளர்களில் முப்பது பேர் மேலதிக ஆழமான அறிக்கையிடலுக்கான பயிற்சிகளை பெற தகுதிபெறுவர்

Google is changing up search. What does that mean for news publishers?

CIR Web Editor
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A shift to AI-generated search results will decrease the traffic that Google sends to publishers’ sites, as more people get what they need straight from the Google search page instead.

By LAURA HAZARD OWEN @laurahazardowen May 11, 2023, 1:06 p.m. 

At its annual I/O conference on Wednesday, Google announced a slew of “experiments” and changes that are coming to search.

It’s early days. But if these changes are rolled out widely, they’ll be the most significant overhaul of some of the important space on the internet in quite awhile. The shift could significantly decrease the traffic that Google sends to publishers’ sites, as more people get what they need right from the Google search page instead. They could also do some damage to the affiliate revenue that publishers derive from product recommendations.

On the bright side, a new search filter aimed at highlighting humans could help highlight individual journalists, columnists, and newsletters — maybe.

“Search Generative Experience”

Google will place AI-generated answers right at the top of some search pages. Here’s how the company describes it:

Let’s take a question like “what’s better for a family with kids under 3 and a dog, bryce canyon or arches.” Normally, you might break this one question down into smaller ones, sort through the vast information available, and start to piece things together yourself. With generative AI, Search can do some of that heavy lifting for you.

You’ll see an AI-powered snapshot of key information to consider, with links to dig deeper.

The Washington Post’s Geoffrey Fowler tested the feature and describes the way that SGE cites its sources:

When Google’s SGE answers a question, it includes corroboration: prominent links to several of its sources along the left side. Tap on an icon in the upper right corner, and the view expands to offer source sites sentence by sentence in the AI’s response.

There are two ways to view this: It could save me a click and having to slog through a site filled with extraneous information. But it could also mean I never go to that other site to discover something new or an important bit of context.

You see the top three sources by default, but can toggle for more.

AI-generated content will also be incorporated heavily into shopping results. Search something like “bluetooth speaker for a pool party under $100,” or “good bike for a 5 mile commute with hills,” and up pops an AI-powered list of recommended products to buy. I haven’t tested this feature, but in addition to keeping users off publishers’ pages altogether, it also seems as though it’s not great news for any publishers that make money from affiliate links.

Google cautions that SGE is still an experiment, and it’s not widely available yet. (If you want to try it and are in the U.S., you can add yourself to the waitlist here from the Chrome browser or Google app.) In addition to that limited access, The Verge’s David Pierce notes that there are supposed to be limits to what Google will use AI to answer

Not all searches will spark an AI answer — the AI only appears when Google’s algorithms think it’s more useful than standard results, and sensitive subjects like health and finances are currently set to avoid AI interference altogether. But in my brief demos and testing, it showed up whether I searched for chocolate chip cookies, Adele, nearby coffee shops, or the best movies of 2022.

For instance, when Wired’s Will Knight asked “if Joe Biden is a good president or for information about different US states’ abortion laws, for example, Google’s generative AI product declined to answer.” But even though Google’s AI is not supposed to have opinions, it seems as if they slip in sometimes. The Verge again:

At one point in our demo, I asked [Liz Reid, Google’s VP of search] to search only the word “Adele.” The AI snapshot contained more or less what you’d expect — some information about her past, her accolades as a singer, a note about her recent weight loss — and then threw in that “her live performances are even better than her recorded albums.” Google’s AI has opinions! Reid quickly clicked the bear claw and sourced that sentence to a music blog but also acknowledged that this was something of a system failure.

“Hidden gems”

Google is also expanding the use of a search filter called “Perspectives” that brings user-created content — think Reddit posts, YouTube videos, and blog posts — into search results. This change is coming at a time when Americans are increasingly seeking out news and information from individuals, not institutions — and TikTok and Instagram are eating into Google’s share of the search market. Here’s Google:

“In the coming weeks, when you search for something that might benefit from the experiences of others, you may see a Perspectives filter appear at the top of search results. Tap the filter, and you’ll exclusively see long- and short-form videos, images and written posts that people have shared on discussion boards, Q&A sites and social media platforms. We’ll also show more details about the creators of this content, such as their name, profile photo or information about the popularity of their content.

Helpful information can often live in unexpected or hard-to-find places: a comment in a forum thread, a post on a little-known blog, or an article with unique expertise on a topic. Our helpful content ranking system will soon show more of these “hidden gems” on Search, particularly when we think they’ll improve the results.”

“We’re finding that often our users, particularly some of our younger users, want to hear from other people,” Liz Reid, Google’s VP of search, told The Verge. “They don’t just want to hear from institutions or big brands. So how do we make that easy for people to access?”

As Perspectives rolls out, it’ll be interesting to see how Google defines “other people”: Do journalists or opinion columnists who work for newspapers count? Will Substacks be surfaced? The feature could potentially benefit larger news publishers as well as journalists going it alone, but we’ll see.

Original Link – https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/google-is-changing-up-search-what-does-that-mean-for-news-publishers/?utm_source=whatsapp

Training and Fellowship program on Skilled Migration for Journalists

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Call for Applications

The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is now open for applications from journalists interested in developing their knowledge and skills in international labour migration through a training and fellowship program.

CIR’s latest training and in-depth reporting initiative, “Reporting for Change on Skilled Migration”, offers 60 Sri Lankan journalists an opportunity to receive training on how to report on international labour migration with a focus on skilled migration. The top 30 will qualify for reporting fellowships.

With a population of over two million persons working abroad and a continuous outflow of workers each year, Sri Lanka continues to face multiple challenges regarding migrant workers despite a long history as a labour exporting country with remittances contributing 9% of the GDP prior to the pandemic. The recent economic crisis is driving more Sri Lankans towards migration for work, reflected in the high demand for passports since early 2022.

This program will offer participants a sectoral overview, migration patterns, challenges faced by workers abroad and how increased knowledge, skills and attitudes could contribute to enhanced incomes, work safety, more work options and secure, sustainable employment. It will prepare journalists to undertake insightful and nuanced reporting with mentoring support from a panel of eminent journalists.

The three training programs will be held in June 2023.

Applications

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDIeYeOx443IFdvsnYTgaRoNkW4In32xvtQN2ScUDZJd_2w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Deadline for applications: 16 May 2023

Successful applicants will be informed by 19 May.

මාධ්‍යවේදීන් සඳහා වූ නිපුණ ශ්‍රමික සංක්‍රමණය පිළිබඳ පුහුණු වැඩසටහන සහ වාර්තාකරණ අවස්ථා 

අයදුම්පත් කැඳවීම

ජාත්‍යන්ත්‍ර ශ්‍රමික සංක්‍රමණය පිළිබඳ වාර්තාකරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිය කුසලතා සංවර්ධනය කර ගැනීමට උනන්දුවක් දක්වන මාධ්‍යවේදීන් සඳහා වූ පුහුණු වැඩසටහන සහ වාර්තාකරණ අවස්ථා සඳහා විමර්ශනාත්මක වාර්තාකරණ මධ්‍යස්ථානය (CIR) විසින් අයැදුම්පත් කැඳවනු ලැබේ.

CIR හි නවතම පුහුණු සහ විමර්ශනාත්මක වාර්තාකරණ මුලපිරීම වන “වෙනසක් සඳහා වූ නිපුණ ශ්‍රමික සංක්‍රමණ වාර්තාකරණය” වැඩසටහනේදී ශ්‍රී ලාංකික මාධ්‍යවේදීන් 60 දෙනකුට පමණ පුහුණු අවස්ථා උදා කර දීමට බලාපොරොත්තු වන අතර, ඉහළ කුසලතා දක්වන මාධ්‍යවේදීන් 30 දෙනෙකු වාර්තාකරණ අවස්ථා සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබයි.

පූර්ව කොවිඩ් වසංගත සමයේ සිටම දළ ජාතික නිෂ්පාදනයට විදෙස් ප්‍රේශන හරහා 9%ක දායකත්වයක් දැක්වූ විදෙස් ශ්‍රමික ආදායම, දැන් මිලියන දෙකකට අධික ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය විදෙස් ශ්‍රමිකයන් සහ තීව්‍ර වාර්ෂික විදෙස් ශ්‍රම ගලනයක් සිදු වෙමින් පවතින ක්ෂේත්‍රයක් බවට පත්වී ඇත. ශ්‍රම අපනයනයෙහි දිගු ඉතිහාසයක් තිබියදීත්, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව විදෙස් ශ්‍රමිකයන් සම්බන්ධයයන් බහුවිධ අභියයෝගවලට නිරන්තරයෙන් මුහුණ දෙයි.  මෑතකාලීන ආර්ථික අර්බුදය, විදෙස් රැකියා ප්‍රවනතාවය ඉහළ නංවා ඇති අතර, 2022 වසරේ මුල් භාගයේ සිට විදෙස් ගමන් බලපත්‍ර සඳහා ඇතිවූ අධි ඉල්ලුමෙන් මනාව එය පිළිබිඹු වේ.

මෙම පුහුණු වැඩසටහන හරහා විදෙස් ශ්‍රමික සංක්‍රමණය පිළිබඳව පුළුල් විශ්ලේශනයක්, විදෙස් සංක්‍රමණ රටා, විදේශයන්හීදී ශ්‍රමිකයන් මුහුණ දෙන ගැටළු, එම ගැටළු සඳහා පාදක වන නිපුණ ඌණතාවයන්, විදෙස් රැකියා සඳහා දැනුම, කුසලතා සහ ආකල්ප සංවර්ධනය සඳහා වූ ක්‍රියාපිළිවෙත්, නිපුණ විදෙස් රැකියා හරහා ලබා ගත හැකි ආර්ථක වාසි, රැකියා සුරක්ෂිතභාවය තිරසාරත්වය ඇතුළු මාතෘකා රාශියක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් තුලනාත්මක අව‌බෝධයක් ලබා දෙනු ඇත. ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ මාධ්‍යවේදීන්ගෙන් සැදුම්ලත් උපදේශක මඩුල්ලක පුර්ණ අධීක්ෂණය සහ මගපෙන්වීම යටතේ විචාරාත්මක සහ සාධනීය වාර්තාකරණයක නියැලීමට මෙහිදී ඔබව සූදානම් කරනු ලබයි.

පුහුණු වැඩසටහන් මාලාව 2023 ජුනි මාසයේදී පැවැත්වේ.

අයදුම්පත්

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අයදුම්පත් සඳහා අවසන් දිනය: 2023 මැයි 16

තෝරා ගත අයදුම්කරුවන්ට මැයි 19 දිනෙන් පසුව දැනුම් දෙනු ලැබේ.

திறன் தொழிலாளர்  புலம்பெயர்வு தொடர்பான ஊடகவியலாளர் பயிற்சி மற்றும் கூட்டுறவு

விண்ணப்பக் கோரல்

புலனாய்வு அறிக்கையிடல் மையம் (CIR) தற்போது சர்வதேச தொழிலாளர் புலம்பெயர்வுகளில் பயிற்சி மற்றும் கூட்டிணக்க திட்டத்தின் மூலம்  தங்கள் திறன்களை மேம்படுத்த ஆர்வமுள்ள ஊடகவியலாளர்களிடமிருந்து விண்ணப்பங்களை கோருகிறது.

CIR இன் சமீபத்திய பயிற்சி மற்றும் ஆழமான அறிக்கையிடல் முயற்சியான “திறமையான தொழிலாளர் புலம்பெயர்வு மாற்றத்திற்கான அறிக்கையிடல்”, திறமையான தொழிலாளர் புலம்பெயர்வுகளை மையமாகக் கொண்டு சர்வதேச தொழிலாளர் புலம்பெயர்வு குறித்து எவ்வாறு அறிக்கையிடுவது என்பது குறித்த பயிற்சியைப் பெறுவதற்கான வாய்ப்பை 60 இலங்கை ஊடகவியலாளர்களுக்கு வழங்குகிறது. முதல் 30 ஊடகவியலாளர்கள் அறிக்கையிடலுக்கான கூட்டிணக்க நிகழ்ச்சித்திட்டத்திற்கு தகுதி பெறுவார்கள்.

இரண்டு மில்லியனுக்கும் அதிகமான மக்கள் வெளிநாட்டில் பணிபுரிகிறார்கள் மேலும் ஒவ்வொரு ஆண்டும் தொழிலாளர்கள் தொடர்ந்து வெளியேறி வருவதால், இலங்கை ஒரு தொழிலாளர் ஏற்றுமதி நாடாக வரலாற்றில் இருக்கின்றது. மேலும், கொவிட்  தொற்று நோய் பரவலுக்கு முன்னர் மொத்த உள்நாட்டு உற்பத்தியில் 9% பங்களிப்பை வழங்கி வந்திருக்கிறது.

2022 ஆம் ஆண்டின் முற்பகுதியில் இருந்து சமீபத்திய பொருளாதார நெருக்கடியினால், இலங்கையர்களின் வேலைக்கான இடம்பெயர்வு தொடர்பான கடவுச்சீட்டுக்கான தேவைப்பாடானது  அதிகரித்துள்ளது.

இந்த நிகழ்ச்சித்திட்டம் பங்கேற்பாளர்களுக்கு ஒரு துறைசார் கண்ணோட்டம், புலம்பெயர்வு முறைகள், வெளிநாட்டில் உள்ள தொழிலாளர்கள் எதிர்கொள்ளும் சவால்கள் மற்றும் மேம்படுத்தப்பட்ட திறமைகள் எவ்வாறு சிறந்த  வருமானத்திற்கு பங்களிப்பு செய்யும் , பணிப் பாதுகாப்பு, அதிக வேலை வாய்ப்புகள் மற்றும் பாதுகாப்பு, நிலையான வேலைவாய்ப்பு என்பவற்றை வழங்கும். புகழ்பெற்ற ஊடகவியலாளர் குழாமின் வழிகாட்டுதல் ஆதரவுடன்  நுணுக்கமான அறிக்கையிடலை மேற்கொள்ள இது ஊடகவியலாளர்களை தயார்படுத்தும்.

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CIR launches its latest initiative: Reporting for Change on Skilled Migration

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The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is pleased to announce its latest training and in-depth reporting initiative, “Reporting for Change on Skilled Migration,” commencing May 1.

The program offers 60 journalists across Sri Lanka an opportunity to undergo training to better report on international labour migration and 50 % will become eligible for reporting fellowships.

With a population of over two million persons working abroad and a continuous outflow of workers each year, Sri Lanka continues to face multiple challenges despite a long history as a labour exporting country and an economy cushioned by foreign remittances.

Sri Lanka has taken efforts to increase the skills of those migrating for work, through guidance specially targeting first time migrants and returnees to develop the necessary skills to build safe and productive careers. Skilled migration reduces the many challenges workers encounter abroad and increase their ability to improve incomes, enjoy work safety and physical safety, to find more work options and secure sustainable employment.

Following Sri Lanka’s recent economic crisis, more Sri Lankans are interested in migrating for work, reflected in the high demand for passports since last year. There had been media reports on people resorting to unsafe methods to leave the shores as economic hardships increase at home. With people increasingly looking for opportunities abroad, it is important for Sri Lankan journalists to develop their understanding on safe labour migration and to report on the importance of how being skilled contributes to legal, economic, social, and physical safety of a worker.

This initiative will prepare journalists to undertake insightful and nuanced reporting to create awareness about safe and skilled migration. Journalists who submit the best pitches will receive a fellowship and mentoring from an eminent panel of senior journalists.

“Reporting For Change on Skilled Migration” is implemented by YouLead under Skilled and Resilient Migration Worker project, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

IWMF’s fund for women journalists open [Worldwide]

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Promoting the work and advancing the role of women and nonbinary journalists across the globe is critical to advancing transparency and diversity in the news media.

The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists (FWJ), the first funding initiative of its kind, supports journalists and journalism projects including, but not limited to, professional development opportunities, investigative reporting and media development initiatives led by women and nonbinary people. Established with a $4 million gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, FWJ has supported more than 330 journalists from 47 countries since its inception in 2015.

Applications for FWJ are accepted on a rolling basis and are open to journalists of all nationalities. Learn more about application guidelines here.

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Reporting Case Studies

Virtual Media Workshop on Covering Marine Pollution

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Deadline – 16 May 2023, 09:59 AM, Pacific/Niue (UTC -11)

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EJN is hosting a virtual media workshop on June 20, 21 and 22 for journalists interested in reporting on marine pollution.

Please read the following sections carefully, as they contain important information on eligibility and the application process.

Overview

The ocean, already under stress from climate change, is the ultimate sink for many pollutants, including plastic, microplastic, sewage, radioactive waste, industrial and chemical effluents, nutrient-rich agricultural runoffs, and oil spills.

Other lesser known but equally debilitating threats include light, thermal and noise pollution. Every year, over 1 million marine species (including mammals, fish, sharks, turtles, and seabirds) are killed due to plastic debris in the ocean. Increasingly, coastal development and human activities such as shipping, military operations, desalination, mining and energy exploration underwater also threaten the survival of marine species.

The health of the ocean determines the health of the planet, however, marine conservation does not elicit the attention – and urgent action – it needs. There remains a dearth of in-depth reporting that unpacks the science and the policies around these issues to inform and engage the public, and hold polluting corporations and policymakers to account.

To meet this need EJN is hosting a three-day virtual workshop with support from the Paul M. Angell Foundation to deepen journalists’ knowledge of the various sources of marine pollution, and governance measures aimed at combating them. Participating journalists will learn how to highlight the impacts of marine pollution more effectively and examine solutions and regulations – at the local, national and international level – that aim to combat it.

Themes

The workshop will focus on three primary themes: on the first day, journalists will learn more about the sources of marine pollution; on the second day, experts will lead sessions on ocean governance, international treaties and other regulatory measures to curb marine pollution; and on the third day, participants will discuss storytelling techniques and approaches to improve their coverage of these issues.

Journalists will have the opportunity to workshop their story ideas, network with peers and editors, and connect with thematic experts and sources for their reporting.

The final agenda of the workshop will be shared with selected participants in June.
 

Eligibility

Applicants can be from any country in the world; applicants from coastal countries are preferred.

For the purposes of this grant opportunity, we will only be accepting applications in English. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to consider applications in other languages at this time. Applicants must have a working understanding of English to participate in the workshop.

Applications are open to journalists working in any medium (online, print, television, radio) and other expert media practitioners with professional reporting experience and a history of covering environmental issues. We encourage applications from freelance reporters and staff from all types of media organizations – international, national, local and community-based.

EJN reserves the right to disqualify applicants from consideration if they have been found to have engaged in unethical or improper professional conduct.

Logistics

We plan to accept approximately 30-40 participants for the workshop. Successful applicants will be notified by early May.

The webinar will take place virtually on Zoom over three days – June 20, 21 and 22 – with 2.5-hour sessions each day. While we strive to choose a time that works for as many time zones as we can, it is possible the timing of the workshop will be early in the morning or late at night for certain applicants. Please take this into consideration when applying.

For journalists who lack access to a stable, strong internet connection, we can provide a limited number of communications stipends to enable participation.

Selected participants who attend all three days of the workshop will be eligible to apply for a story grant to produce journalistic work following the workshop, which will be awarded to two journalists. Current EJN grantees are not eligible to apply. The grant can fund travel costs, reporter stipends, multimedia elements and more, provided the story focuses on marine pollution. The story grants will be chosen through a competitive selection process and successful applicants will have until November 30, 2023 to finish reporting. More information will be provided during the workshop.

All participants who attend the full three days will also receive a certificate of completion from EJN.
 

Application process

  • Click the ‘Apply now’ button at the top of the page.  
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  • If you start the application and want to come back and complete it later, you can click ‘Save Draft.’ To return to the draft, you’ll need to go back to the opportunity and click ‘Apply now’ again to finalize the application.
     

If you encounter difficulties with submitting your application or have questions about the grants, please email info.ejn@internews.org. Do not contact any other Internews email regarding this opportunity, as we will not receive it.

Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

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Story Grants to Support Environmental Reporting from Asia-Pacific Island Countries

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Deadline – 22 May 2023, 09:59 AM, Pacific/Niue (UTC -11)

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EJN is offering reporting grants to journalists from island countries in the Asia-Pacific region to support the production of in-depth stories on climate, health and environmental issues, and solutions to address them.

Please read the following sections carefully, as they contain important information on eligibility and the application process.


Overview

In island countries (also known as island states or island nations) environmental threats, food- and water insecurity and socioeconomic challenges are amplified. Climate impacts, from typhoons to sea level rise, are an existential threat. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the reasons for this are manifold: low-lying coasts, relatively small land masses with limited natural resources, and exposure to extreme weather.

Most island country economies – in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond – tend to depend heavily on extractive industries such as mining, logging and fishing, which, when unsustainably managed, drive biodiversity loss and damage fragile terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

Small and remote island countries are especially threatened by economic shocks as well, reliant as they are on external markets for imported goods and services such as tourism.

In this context, the sustainable management of natural resources, environmental conservation and climate resilience is particularly challenging. Journalists in island countries bear the responsibility of informing local audiences about the nature of these unique threats – and empowering them with the information they need to hold policymakers to account. Yet, stories from more vulnerable island countries are too often crowded out by mainstream media coverage from their continental counterparts across the region.

To fill this gap, EJN’s Asia-Pacific project, with support from Sida, is pleased to offer approximately 20 story grants to selected journalists based in island countries in Asia-Pacific seeking to produce in-depth stories on key environmental and climate issues – and solutions to address them. In addition to funding, selected journalists will receive support from experienced mentors through the story production process.


Story themes

We welcome story ideas that include, but are not limited to:

  • Island-specific impacts of the climate crisis on land and sea, from erosion to sea level rise to drought, typhoons, floods and climate debt
  • Environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and food/water insecurity as a result of mining, deforestation, industrial agriculture, tourism, etc
  • Ocean issues as a result of marine pollution, drilling for oil and gas, overfishing, shipping etc
  • Health, livelihood and other impacts related to any of the above, especially on Indigenous groups, ethnic minorities, women, youth and other marginalized communities.

Stories should go beyond highlighting challenges and explore research, actions and initiatives – either proposed or in effect – to curb the impacts of these threats. Solutions stories that cover policy and governance measures at the local, national and international level, while highlighting the challenges inherent to addressing these issues, are preferred.

We aim to support the production of stories that raise awareness about key environmental and climate issues and drive conversation among communities and policymakers at the local, national, and regional level. We are particularly interested in cross-border collaborations and stories. Proposals that focus on topics or stories that have not been widely covered are preferred. Issues that have already received a lot of media coverage or don’t provide unique angles to environmental or climate challenges are less likely to be selected.


Eligibility

Applicants can be from the following island countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region: Brunei, Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Maldives, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.  Journalists from low- and middle-income island countries will be prioritized.

For the purposes of this grant, we will not consider island story pitches from non-island nations and territories in the Asia-Pacific– e.g., Borneo in Malaysia, Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, Lakshadweep in India, St Martin’s in Bangladesh, Phuket in Thailand, etc.

Groups of journalists are eligible, particularly from different countries seeking to produce a cross-border project. However, the application must be made in the name of one lead applicant. Lead applicants are responsible for communicating with EJN and receiving funds on the group’s behalf, if awarded.

For the purposes of this grant opportunity, we will only be accepting applications in English. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to consider applications in other languages at this time. Applicants must either have a working understanding of English or have a translator available to assist with communication with Internews staff.

Applications are open to journalists working in any medium (online, print, television, radio) and other expert media practitioners with professional reporting experience and a history of covering ocean issues. We encourage applications from freelance reporters and staff from all types of media organizations – international, national, local and community-based.

EJN reserves the right to disqualify applicants from consideration if they have been found to have engaged in unethical or improper professional conduct.


Story logistics

We plan to issue approximately 20 grants of up to $2,000 each by early May with the expectation that all stories will be published by October 31, 2023 at the latest. Applicants should consider this timeline when drafting their work plan.  

Safety: We encourage reporters to follow best practices  for Covid-19 when out in the field, so you do not endanger yourself or the people you’re interviewing. If needed, you should include any Covid-related costs, such as tests or personal protective equipment, in your budget.   

Language of publication: Stories can be produced in any language. We encourage stories that are produced in local languages for local audiences. However, applicants who intend to write or produce stories in their local language need to also include an English translation. Please include the cost for translation in the budget, if necessary.  

Story budget: All applicants are required to provide a detailed budget with justification for the amount requested using the template provided below. We ask that the budgets be reasonable and account for costs necessary for reporting, such as travel, accommodation, translation and data visualization.  

Generally speaking, applications with smaller budgets will be more competitive, but we will consider larger grant amounts for stories using innovative, collaborative or investigative approaches that may be more resource-intensive and time-consuming.

We expect that proposals will largely reflect what equipment the applicant already has access to (including cameras, drones, lighting, tripods, etc.) and will not consider budgets that heavily focus on purchasing new equipment.   

We will consider a stipend for the reporters’ salary (not to exceed more than 30% of the total budget), particularly if the applicant is a freelancer. 

Acknowledgement of EJN support: Published stories and/or broadcasts must disclose EJN support by including this tagline: “This story was produced with support from Internews’ Earth Journalism Network.” Exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Republication rights: Those who are awarded grants are free to publish or broadcast their stories first in their affiliated media as long as Internews’ EJN, its partners and the grant funder are also given rights to edit, publish, broadcast and distribute them freely.   


Judging criteria

Applicants should consider the following judging criteria when devising their story proposals.

  • Relevance: Does the proposal meet the criteria and objectives of the call? Why does this story matter and to whom? Is the main idea, context and overall value to the target audience clearly defined?
  • Angle: If the story has been covered, does your proposal bring new insights to the topic or offer a fresh angle?
  • Impact: Does the proposal have a compelling narrative or investigative element that will inform and engage, draw attention, trigger debate and urge action?
  • Innovative storytelling: The use of creative approaches, multimedia and data visualization will be considered a plus.
  • Geographical diversity: Geographical distribution will be considered for the selection of grantees.
  • Plan for timely publication: Reporters, whether freelance or employed at a media outlet, will need to include a letter of support from an editor in their application, committing to publish or broadcast their stories by October 31, 2023. No extensions will be granted.


Application process

  • Click the ‘Apply now’ button at the top of the page.  
  • If you have an existing account, you’ll need to log in. Since we recently updated our website, you might have to reset your password by clicking the “Forgot password?” link in the log in page. If you don’t have an account, you must register by clicking “Log in” on the top right of the page and click the “Sign up” link at the bottom of the page that opens. Click here for detailed instructions on how to create an account, and here for detailed instructions on how to reset your password.  
  • If you start the application and want to come back and complete it later, you can click ‘Save Draft.’ To return to the draft, you’ll need to go back to the opportunity and click ‘Apply now’ again to finalize the application. Applications should provide a detailed budget in an Excel spreadsheet with justification for the amount requested. Download the budget template now by clicking on this link. 


If you encounter difficulties with submitting your application or have questions about the grants, please email info.ejn@internews.org. Do not contact any other Internews email regarding this opportunity, as we will not receive it.

Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

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AI Accountability Fellowships

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The Al Accountability Fellowships seek to support journalists working on in-depth AI accountability stories that examine governments’ and corporations’ uses of predictive and surveillance technologies to guide decisions in policing, medicine, social welfare, the criminal justice system, hiring, and more. View the 2022 AI Accountability Fellows here.

Applications for the 2023-2024 AI Accountability Fellowships are now open. The deadline is July 1, 2023. Apply here.

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GRANT OVERVIEW

We seek to support journalists and newsrooms that represent the diversity of the communities impacted by AI technologies. The Fellowship is designed for reporters from all beats, desks, and formats who want to broaden, deepen, and diversify reporting on artificial intelligence with an accountability lens.

Journalists need to apply with a reporting project they wish to pursue during their Fellowship. We encourage enterprise and accountability projects that use a variety of approaches—including data analysis, records requests, and shoe-leather reporting—to delve into the real-world impact of algorithms on policy, individuals, and communities.

In its first year, the Fellowship supported 10 Fellows reporting in 10 countries. The 2022 cohort of AI Accountability Fellows reported on themes crucial to equity and human rights, such as the impact of AI on the gig economy, social welfare, policing, migration, and border control.

While we welcome projects on a broad range of issues related to the impact of AI in society, this year we are also placing special emphasis on certain topics. We are seeking to support at least one project that examines the intersection of AI and conflict, war, and peace. In partnership with Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University, we are also recruiting one project that focuses on the role the messaging platform WhatsApp plays in influencing public discourse in a particular community. Applicants with reporting projects on these topics are strongly encouraged to apply.

The 10-month Fellowship will provide journalists up to $20,000 to pursue their reporting project. The funds can be used to pay for records requests, travel expenses, data analysis, and stipends. In addition, the Fellows will have access to mentors and relevant training with a group of peers that will help strengthen their reporting projects.

Successful applicants will be expected to join a mandatory 90-minute meeting held every month and to engage with other Fellows in virtual meetings and on the community’s dedicated online platform.

We require the sharing of methodologies and lessons learned so each story may serve as a blueprint for other newsrooms pursuing similar projects.

Here are a few AI Accountability Network projects for inspiration:

Partnership with Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University

We are excited to support a shared fellowship with Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University, whose mission is to collect real-world data to uncover how technology is being used to harm society. The team is composed of data journalists and engineers experienced in building tools that document harms such as algorithmic discrimination, spread of misinformation, and pervasive tracking of users online.

Digital Witness is currently developing WhatsApp Watch, a platform for monitoring and analyzing WhatsApp groups for misinformation, media manipulation, and other types of harm. The platform follows data minimization best practices to protect the privacy of the users in the groups we are analyzing. If you are interested in investigating the role WhatsApp plays in influencing the public discourse in a particular community, or if you want to test a novel hypothesis on how the platform might be causing a previously undocumented harm, Digital Witness is well suited to support you.

If you are interested in being considered for this shared fellowship, please indicate so in your application. The shared fellowship has the added benefit of giving the selected candidate the opportunity to be mentored by the Digital Witness team and to explore projects of mutual interest.

TO APPLY, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

  • A short statement of purpose: how this Fellowship fits in your career path and why you are best positioned to be an Al Accountability Fellow. (500 words)
  • A detailed description of the reporting project you seek to pursue during your Fellowship. Please do not propose general themes, but propose a concrete project that shows some pre-reporting on the subject. A compelling, well-researched project proposal with a reporting plan will help you stand out among dozens of applicants. (500 words)
  • A budget that lays out anticipated costs of the project. Categories may include records requests, software, data analysis, travel and lodging, and stipends.
  • Three examples (links) of your best stories published in the past three years (not necessarily on artificial intelligence).
  • A letter of commitment or interest from a media organization(s) that would publish your story(ies). If you are a staff reporter, a signed letter from your editor or newsroom manager confirming you have their support in applying for the AI Accountability Fellowship. This letter should explicitly state that your newsroom will allocate time for you to participate in the Fellowship activities and the newsroom will support publishing the stories you produce through this Fellowship. It can also include information on why your manager thinks you would be suited for this Fellowship.
  • Three professional references: These can be either contact information or letters of recommendation.
  • A copy of your resume or curriculum vitae.

We encourage you to submit your application early. We will schedule interviews with finalists on a rolling basis. We encourage proposals from journalists and newsrooms that represent a broad array of social, racial, ethnic, and underrepresented groups, and economic backgrounds.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who is eligible to apply? 

  • Staff or freelance journalists working on a wide range of platforms, including print, radio, video, and multimedia.
  • Team players with the experience and/or ability to work collaboratively across newsrooms and borders.
  • Reporters with a deep interest in how AI impacts the world, and why this issue matters to our global well-being.
  • Reporters willing to participate in outreach activities related to their investigations, such as events at schools and universities.
  • Reporters can be based anywhere. The Fellowships are remote.

What are the benefits of becoming an AI Accountability Fellow?  

  • The opportunity to work on an urgent, underreported issue for a substantial period of time.
  • Access to mentors and specialized training opportunities.
  • Pro bono legal and public records access support.
  • A community of like-minded colleagues that will continue beyond your Fellowship.
  • Financial support to cover records requests, travel expenses, data analysis, and stipends.
  • The opportunity to find strong collaborators for your project or future projects.

How much financial support will Fellows receive?

The Fellows are eligible to receive up to $20,000 divided in three payments. Please include a detailed budget explaining your reporting expenses. You may include a stipend to pay for your time if you are a freelancer. We expect newsrooms to pay for their staff members’ salaries. 

When does the Fellowship start and how long does it last? 

The Fellowship is expected to start in early September and last through July of 2024. 

How detailed should my project proposal be?

Your proposal should demonstrate that you have done pre-reporting on the stories you want to pursue, including hypotheses that guide the work, data sources, and methodology. We want to see that there is an ambitious, coherent, and realistic reporting plan in place.

Is experience reporting on AI issues required? 

More important than experience reporting on AI is a track record of in-depth, nuanced, and impactful reporting on issues that affect the communities you cover. Experience in investigative, data, and/or explanatory reporting is valued.

Are the requirements and/or benefits different if I am interested in the shared fellowship you offer in partnership with Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University?

The application form and requirements are the same. Please note that to qualify for the Digital Witness fellowship, your project should center on the impact of the messaging platform WhatsApp on a particular community/ies. The selected fellow will receive mentorship for their project from the Digital Witness team and will have the opportunity to explore projects of common interest with Digital Witness.

What is the Pulitzer Center’s role in the editorial process?

The Pulitzer Center will coordinate and support the Network, but Fellows and their outlets will have total editorial independence to do their work. Fellows may seek guidance and advice from Pulitzer Center editors as needed.

Will Fellows have access to mentors and training opportunities? 

Yes, Fellows will have access to mentors from the Pulitzer Center network as needed, as well as training on various aspects of AI reporting by university and NGO researchers, legal and public records experts, and journalists. 

Can I apply with my team?

Yes, small teams of journalists are welcome to apply, but we will still need a lead person to be the Fellow. Please explain who is on your team and what their roles are. Team members will be welcome to join training and meetings if they wish to.

Are the collaboration and training aspects of the Fellowship mandatory?

Yes, this is why we approach this initiative as a Fellowship. In the surveys we conducted before launching the program, journalists identified community and training opportunities as important needs. Working and learning with a diverse group of journalists from around the world can illuminate unforeseen connections among stories and strengthen everyone’s projects with new perspectives. If you are pursuing a good story but cannot commit to the requirements of a Fellowship, you can try applying for a regular reporting grant.

Who funds the Network?

The AI Accountability Network is funded with the support of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, and individual donors and foundations who support our work more broadly. Other funders may join during 2023/2024.

Is editorial independence guaranteed?

Totally. Without any restrictions.

How should I send my proposal? 

Proposals can be sent through this online form. Preferably they should be written in English, but we also accept submissions in Spanish.

When is the deadline to apply for the AI Accountability Fellowship? 

Applications for the 2023 AI Accountability Fellowships are now open. The deadline is July 1, 2023.

Additional questions?

Please contact Boyoung Lim at blim@pulitzercenter.org.

Write for The Third Pole

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They welcome contributions from journalists, academics, experts, policymakers, activists and concerned citizens.

The Third Pole is currently seeking pitches for paid commissions from journalists in South, Central and Southeast Asia. They aim to use on-the-ground reporting and transboundary perspectives to produce outstanding coverage of environmental problems and responses to them across the region.

The Third Pole’s geographic focus

The Third Pole’s coverage focuses on the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, Central Asia and the basins of rivers which originate in the Himalayas, from the Indus Delta in Pakistan to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Explore our coverage by country and by river basin.

Languages

The Third Pole publishes in English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Nepali and Russian. Pitches in English are preferred, but we will consider submissions in any of their publishing languages.

Topics of interest

The Third Pole is interested in story ideas focused on climate change, water, nature, and pollution from across the Himalayas, Central Asia and the basins of Himalayan rivers, from the Indus to the Mekong.

Click here for more detail on topics of interest.

How to pitch to The Third Pole

The pitch should clearly summarise the focus of the story, highlighting what is new and interesting and how it fits into The Third Pole’s geographic and thematic areas of focus.

It should also identify some sources you would draw upon for the story, including data where required to back up assertions and links made, and potential interviewees, with the aim of gender parity in sources and interviews.

Suggestions for multimedia elements, including photographs, illustrations and infographics, are welcome.

They encourage journalists to use their template pitch form.

Pitches should be sent to opportunities@thethirdpole.net.

Submissions from non-journalists

They also welcome contributions from academics, policymakers, activists and experts on climate change, water, energy, nature and related transboundary cooperation.

However, first read the following guidelines:

  • Please try to keep your article length to below 1,000 words in English
  • Submissions should focus on the geographical area and topics outlined above
  • Please read the website to familiarise yourself with their style. Bear in mind that The Third Pole is read all over the world. When you write your article, think of the reader who may not be familiar with local or specialist references and remember to provide a short explanation, or a link to a site where an explanation may be found
  • Please supply them with further links that provide context, explanation or further reading, but do not include footnotes
  • Please supply them with a few lines of your own biography.

See here for more information and guidance for contributors to The Third Pole.

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Poynter and Meta partner to provide Fact-Checking Fundamentals for Asia-Pacific journalists

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The self-paced fact-checking course is available in 15 languages, including Korean, Pashto, Urdu and more.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Apr. 4, 2023) — The International Fact-Checking Network at the nonprofit Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalistic excellence, has partnered with Meta to create a free introductory fact-checking course serving journalists in the Asia-Pacific region.

Composed of three modules that focus on an introduction to fact-checking; verification and debunking; and tackling health-related disinformation, the course will prime journalists on how to find fact-checkable claims, the methodology for fact-checking and tools and techniques to assist in their journey. 

This self-paced course is currently available in 15 languages and is designed to be completed in two to three hours. Journalists, academics and aspiring fact-checkers throughout the region are encouraged to participate. All participants who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate honoring their commitment to improving the global information ecosystem.

“By partnering with Meta and offering this free fact-checking course to journalists, the IFCN is taking a crucial step in empowering individuals with the necessary tools to combat misinformation and strengthen journalistic excellence in the Asia-Pacific region,” said interim IFCN Director Ferdi Özsoy.

“This course is accessible to anyone with an interest in learning about fact-checking, developing their skills and incorporating fact-checking into their daily work,” said Aya Lowe, Integrity Partnerships, News Meta Asia Pacific.

“Fact-checking is an essential pillar of our work to address misinformation at Meta, and we believe upskilling people in Asia Pacific with courses like this, is critical to help develop and strengthen the entire system.”

Meta and the IFCN are key partners that work together to support the information ecosystem through Meta’s Third Party Fact-Checking Program. These programs support journalists and strengthen and boost the credibility of fact-checkers in the fight against misinformation in the Asia-Pacific region.

The course will be available ahead of GlobalFact 10, the world’s largest and most impactful fact-checking summit, taking place this year in the Asia-Pacific region. This event is hosted by the International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute in partnership with SNUFactCheck and will take place June 28-30, 2023, in person in Seoul, South Korea, and online at globalfact10.com.

See Fact-Checking Fundamentals with IFCN in the languages below, hosted on Poynter.org.

To learn more about the IFCN, visit poynter.org/ifcn.

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The Poynter Institute
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Support for Poynter and our entities upholds the integrity of the free press and the U.S. First Amendment and builds public confidence in journalism and media — an essential for health democracies. Learn more at poynter.org.

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