Deadline: 25 March 2019

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is currently inviting applications from journalists for its “Reporting on Migration”.

Thomson Reuters Foundation’s one-week Reporting on Migration course in Phnom Penh is a unique chance for journalists in Cambodia to gain practical skills and knowledge and work on applicant’s story ideas with guidance from experienced Thomson Reuters journalists.

With support from the C&A Foundation, the workshop offers a combination of specialist expertise and hands-on training, with an emphasis on producing high-impact stories for widespread dissemination.

A major focus will be on the ethics of reporting slavery, from how to interact sensitively with traumatised survivors to getting past journalists’ own preconceived notions and stereotypes. They will cover safety issues, particularly when it comes to dealing with sources and reporting on organised crime. They will have speakers with expert knowledge on the migration crisis.

This is an opportunity to pick the brains of reporters who have done extraordinary investigative work or groundbreaking reportage that has changed policy, provoked public outcry or brought traffickers to justice. Attendees will also spend time with experts and those at the coal face of the anti-slavery movement and migration crisis, including some who have been trafficked themselves and gone on to help others move from “victims” to “survivors”.

Funding Information

Thomson Reuters Foundation can fund  travel expenses and accommodation for participants travelling from outside Phnom Penh. This arrangement is subject to variation.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be full-time journalists or regular contributors to broadcast media organisations in Cambodia.
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate a commitment to a career in journalism in their country, must be a senior journalist with a minimum of three years’ professional experience and have a good level in spoken and written English.

How to Apply

When applying applicants will be asked to upload the following documents – please have these ready:

• 2 relevant work samples (maximum file size 5 MB) – in English if possible. For stories not in English, please include a 250-word English summary about the story.
• A letter from their editor consenting to their participation in the programme and committing to publish/broadcast resulting stories

Please note: Applicants will be asked to submit one or more story ideas within their application. The migration story has already been well covered so the foundation will look for journalists with ideas that approach the issue from a new angle. It will not share their ideas with anyone.

Eligible Country: Cambodia

For more information, please visit https://tmsnrt.rs/2TXSYwX