Description
Against a backdrop of profound — and still rising — global income inequality, youth-driven social movements have only intensified, challenging the status quo in Brazil, Turkey, Egypt, Britain, the United States and many other places with limited success. Millions of millennials struggle to navigate day-to-day challenges like making a living, paying rent and affording tuition. While some have allied themselves with hopeful social movements, others have turned to violence, malaise and despair. Today GlobalPost and its foundation-supported reporting initiative The GroundTruth Project announce an international journalism fellowship for 20 young reporters of any nationality who will be chosen to create mobile-optimized multimedia projects that tell human stories related to the youth unemployment crisis. The fellows’ work will be presented in partnership with RYOT News. The work will be done in ten different countries where the issue of youth unemployment is dramatically unfolding, such as Nigeria, Egypt, Brazil, Spain, Kosovo and any where we can be convinced there is an important story to tell.
Proposed story angles may include but are not limited to: education, class/inequality, social services/austerity, art/expression, political movements and crime/violence. All pitches should explain what makes the applicant(s) uniquely qualified to tell the story being proposed.
Eligibility
This opportunity is open for all young reporters, of any nationality.
Active consideration will be given to younger applicants who want to find the voices of their own generation, though all candidates with demonstrated success telling the stories of millennials will be considered as well.
Costs
The budget may not exceed $5,000 per person, ($10,000 per team of two).
Candidates may apply alone or with a partner. They will select 10 teams with two fellows each for a total of 20 fellows. Each team will work in a different country and be responsible for producing a feature story (which can be audio, photo, video or written) to be published as part of a GlobalPost Special Report.
Deadline: 31 December 2013
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