Place: Bangalore, India
Date: November 2-8, 2003
Organisers: GKP and One World South Asia
One World South Asia and Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) are organising a 7-day workshop for women journalists working in the field of environment and human rights in India, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
To be held in Bangalore from November 2- 8, 2003, this is the second in a series of workshops meant for women journalists in South Asia. The workshop is supported wholly by GKP, a worldwide network of organisations committed to harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) for sustainable development.
Many journalists use the Internet and other web-based technology very cursorily in their work. This has led to a huge under-utilisation of this very powerful technology. The workshop is to familiarise women journalists with the utility of Internet based technologies with a view to improving their skills.
There are two aspects to the workshop. The first is communicating more effectively using Web-based technology through Websites, mailing lists, discussion forums, Web radio and video by producing content for these media. The second is to use the Internet more effectively as a research tool that looks at better use of the existing search engines, news groups and mailing lists. We will send you a schedule of the workshop and the topics that we will cover shortly.
You could apply or nominate a suitable candidate from your organisation for the workshop. The last day for nominations is October 8, 2003.
Please ensure that the nominations are complete in all respects in order to help us decide better.
We also require a CV of the nominee and an undertaking by her on publishing 3 articles on how the workshop has helped her perform better at work. These publications should take place within 4 months of the nominee returning to work after the workshop.
We will pay for travel by economy airfare to and from Bangalore and also provide food and accommodation during the workshop. We will pay ONLY for the room rent and not for other incidental expenses such as telephone calls, laundry, food, etc.
Nomination criteria
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The nominee needs to have reported consistently on topics related to human rights and sustainable development including, but not limited to, environment, children, education, gender issues, population, poverty, refugees, water and sanitation, wildlife, biodiversity, climate change, forests, genetics, pollution, energy, AIDS and other diseases, narcotics, civil liberties, media freedom and ownership, ethics and value systems, law, crime, corruption, conflict and conflict resolution, nuclear issues, peace and terrorism.
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The nominee needs to have reported over the last three or four years on these topics and should have evidence of this, either online, in print or in radio/TV.
To apply: Fill in the form
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