{"id":63891,"date":"2020-01-25T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-28T21:01:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T21:01:56","slug":"bringing-home-world-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/25\/bringing-home-world-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Home the World: International Reporting Fellowship Program for Minority Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"477\" data-original-width=\"731\" height=\"416\" src=\"http:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/website2bgraphic2b2019_0.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe fellowship has allowed me to show my work in front of some of the<br \/>\n top photo editors in the industry, many of whom had never opened their<br \/>\ndoors to me before this project.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"text-align-right\">\n\u2013<strong>&nbsp;Eileen Truax, 2016 Bringing Home the World Fellow<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications for the 2020 program are now open.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/4794947\">Click here to apply<\/a>&nbsp;before February 13,&nbsp;<\/strong><b>11:59 pm ET.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please read below for more information about applicant requirements and how to present a competitive application.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bringing Home the World Fellowship sends U.S. minority<br \/>\njournalists overseas to cover stories that resonate with their local<br \/>\ncommunities. We aim to support diverse new voices and fresh perspectives<br \/>\n on underreported global issues, and advance minority journalists\u2019<br \/>\ncareers.<\/p>\n<p>The program is founded on the belief that if you change the storyteller you change the story.<\/p>\n<p>Since the program began in 2011, fellows have produced hundreds of<br \/>\nstories that have propelled their careers and enriched their audiences. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The fellowship has increased the diversity of voices reporting internationally, supporting 100&nbsp;fellows in 49&nbsp;countries.<\/li>\n<li>One-third of participants have attributed their career advancement to the fellowship.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly one-quarter of the reporters have won awards for their stories produced through the program.<\/li>\n<li>Many fellows come from small- and medium-size news outlets, which<br \/>\noften do not have the resources to send reporters overseas for stories<br \/>\nthat affect their communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Their hard-hitting reports have focused on such topics as human<br \/>\ntrafficking, women\u2019s rights, displaced children, and environmental<br \/>\ndegradation. Fellows have uncovered abuses and corruption, as well as<br \/>\ndocumented the extraordinary lives of ordinary people.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 fellowship is sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/scripps.com\/foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scripps Howard Foundation<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortunefamilyfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation<\/a>. Previous fellowships have been sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fordfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ford Foundation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.united.com\/ual\/en\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Airlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-right\" role=\"group\">\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\" data-embed-button=\"images\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:media.large\" data-entity-type=\"media\" data-entity-uuid=\"af074452-7d1e-4082-aed3-2acd50794981\" data-langcode=\"und\">\n<div>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icfj.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/2018-03\/bringing_home_the_world_fellow.jpg?itok=yvo6jd6o\" width=\"345\" \/><\/div>\n<\/article><figcaption>Fellow Michelle Kanaar reports from the Dominican Republic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>\n<strong>About the Fellowship<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The program provides support for fellows to report in-country for up<br \/>\nto two weeks, including costs for travel, lodging, and interpreters.<\/p>\n<p>ICFJ brings the selected fellows to Washington, D.C., for a<br \/>\ncomprehensive orientation that includes story workshopping, safety<br \/>\ntraining, multimedia storytelling, and advice on how to work with<br \/>\nfixers\/interpreters. We offer a mentor with knowledge of the country to<br \/>\nbe visited, who can connect fellows with sources on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Fellows must complete their stories by a given date and publish or<br \/>\nair them in U.S. media outlets as well as in ICFJ\u2019s online compendium of<br \/>\n fellowship stories. ICFJ also assists freelance fellows to place their<br \/>\nstories in major news outlets.<\/p>\n<h5>\n<strong>Apply to the Fellowship<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The fellowship is open to English-speaking minority journalists<br \/>\nworking at a U.S. news organization or as freelance journalists in the<br \/>\nUnited States. <strong>Applications for the 2020 program are now open. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/4794947\">Apply here before February 13, 11:59 pm ET.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tips for applying: Please consult this <a href=\"https:\/\/ijnet.org\/en\/blog\/tips-us-minority-journalists-applying-icfj%E2%80%99s-overseas-reporting-fellowship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IJNET article<\/a>&nbsp;that has advice from former fellows and these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icfj.org\/our-work\/guidelines-preparing-project-proposal\">guidelines <\/a>for creating a project proposal.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Key 2020&nbsp;dates:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>February 13: Application deadline<br \/>\nMarch 6: Selected journalists are notified<br \/>\nApril 2 and 3:&nbsp;Orientation in Washington, DC (all fellows are required to attend)<br \/>\nJuly 15: Last day to complete reporting trip<br \/>\nSeptember&nbsp;1: Deadline to publish or broadcast stories<\/p>\n<p>FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE OPEN THIS LINK<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icfj.org\/our-work\/bringing-home-world-international-reporting-fellowship-program-minority-journalists?fbclid=IwAR0589llEgWm5yBARKLGh63WS-rnEl_zL2cL47duOMjdxrfstUyP1TeckEo\">https:\/\/www.icfj.org\/our-work\/bringing-home-world-international-reporting-fellowship-program-minority-journalists?fbclid=IwAR0589llEgWm5yBARKLGh63WS-rnEl_zL2cL47duOMjdxrfstUyP1TeckEo <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; 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