Rest of World Labor x Tech Reporting Fellowship 2023 for Journalist worldwide

Rest of World Labor x Tech Reporting Fellowship 2023 for Journalist worldwide

Rest of World Labor x Tech Reporting Fellowship 2023 for Journalist worldwide

Rest of World is proud to provide reporters from non-Western areas a chance to produce in-depth coverage of the effects of technology on labor and employees globally. The Rest of World Labor x Tech Reporting Fellowship 2023 for journalists worldwide is worth a $40,000 stipend.

Rest of World is currently seeking four fellows to join our team for a full year and provide reports on technology’s impact on labor and workers’ condition. The program is aimed at individuals from the areas we cover and who possess knowledge about the technology and business sectors in those regions. The fellows will be part of our reporting team, providing original story ideas and working with our reporters and editors located globally. The Ford Foundation’s Future of Work(ers) program has provided a grant to finance the reporting fellowship. The Ford Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing inequality and creating a world that is equitable and fair.

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Requirements for the Rest of World Labor x Tech Reporting Fellowship 2023 for Journalist worldwide:

  • Rest of World is looking for journalists from Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, or Vietnam), South Asia (Pakistan or Bangladesh), Sub-Saharan Africa (South Africa, Kenya, or Uganda), and Latin America (Colombia, Brazil, or Chile) who are based in these four regions. The four selected fellows will join forces with Rest of World’s regional editors from these respective regions. Each applicant must be able to work legally in the country they are based in.
  • Fellows are required to publish a minimum of two stories each month in Rest of World, and they will have the opportunity to collaborate on and contribute to other labor-related stories within the publication. After a period of six months, fellows will begin to work on a year-end project in partnership with the features team at the publication, to create a series or a single investigative piece that delves into the effects of technology on workers in the areas that Rest of World covers.

Benefits of the Rest of World Labor x Tech Reporting Fellowship 2023 for Journalist worldwide:

Individuals will receive a payment of $40,000 for a 12-month period beginning in mid-May 2023 and ending in mid-May 2024. Rest of World will be responsible for any financial costs associated with the production of the stories, including travel expenses.

Eligibility for the Rest of World Labor x Tech Reporting Fellowship 2023 for Journalist worldwide:

  • Applicants must have been working as professional reporters in their home country.
  • Applicants must be passionate about writing about labor injustices and holding powerful people and companies accountable.
  • Applicants must have published original articles on issues that are critical to their communities; we’d prefer that fellow have a basic understanding of the tech and business landscape in their countries, but we don’t require that they have extensive experience in tech reporting.
  • Applicants must be curious about how tech has transformed the nature and definition of work, and are willing to go deep to explore the human experience and cost of such work.
  • Applicants must bring their own experiences and perspectives to inform and advance the journalistic work they are undertaking.
  • Applicants must be willing to explore new ways to tell stories, including digging into data, incorporating audio, and more.

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Application Deadline: April 7, 2023.

For more information about this opportunity, Visit the Official Website.

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