Deadline: 6 March 2024
Open to: under 35 years old on 21 June 2024
Benefits: economy flight to Vilnius (Lithuania), 5 nights’ accommodation at the IACC Hotel, the IACC venue, as well as related visa processing costs will covered by the IACC
Description
Transparency International is looking for young journalists from all over the world who are passionate about fighting corruption and investigating social issues related to transparency, integrity and exposing corruption. They are offering scholarships for young/early professional digital, print, social, photo or video journalists to cover the IACC 2024.
Call for Young Journalists (YJ): Terms of Reference
These Terms of Reference outline the relationship between Transparency International and the Young Journalists (YJs) selected for the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in June 2024.
The IACC is the world’s premier forum for bringing together government, civil society, the private sector and more to tackle the increasingly sophisticated challenges posed by corruption. It fosters the global exchange of experience and ideas in fighting corruption and promotes cooperation among agencies and citizens from all parts of the world.
The IACC usually takes place every two years in a different region of the world, the last IACC in the USA brought together around 2000 people in person and more than 1000 online from 126 countries and all sectors and walks of life. The conference serves as the premier global forum for networking and knowledge sharing that are indispensable for effective advocacy and action at various levels, from national to global.
Under the theme Confronting Global Threats: Standing Up for Integrity, the 21st IACC will meet in Vilnius., Lithuania from 18 to 21 June 2024, to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. Visit www.iaccseries.org for more information.
Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. Through more than 100 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, Transparency International raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to fight back.
The 2024 IACC is looking for young journalists from all over the world who are passionate about fighting corruption and have a desire to speak out about, report on and investigate social issues related to transparency, integrity and exposing corruption.
Young Journalists who have participated in the programme become part of the YJ Alumni programme and are given the opportunity to join Journalists for Transparency (www.j4t.org), a collective of over 100 journalists and storytellers who report on issues of transparency and corruption around the globe. J4T can provide small-to-medium scale grants for YJ alumni to work together and investigate specific cases of corruption. The purpose of the initiative is to inspire, enable and empower young journalists to hone their investigative craft in order to better expose corruption and its devastating impact on people’s lives.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the three criteria listed below:
- You work as a journalist, with solid experience reporting on social issues, and are skilled in one of the following areas:
- Digital/print journalism
- Broadcast journalism
- Video making
- Photojournalism
- Social media (specifically TikTok and Reels)
- You are passionate about fighting corruption and keen to learn more about Transparency International, the IACC and the issues we work on.
- You will be under 35 years old on 21 June 2024 and are fluent in English.
- All J4T/ IACC YJ Alumni (no matter age or location) are welcome to join the reporting crew.
Benefits
If you meet the eligibility criteria, apply to join this event in Vilnius (Lithuania) this June, where you’ll have the chance to follow the most interesting discussions, interview leaders and activists, produce stories and report about corruption for the IACC blog, and in media outlets at home and globally. An economy flight to Vilnius (Lithuania), 5 nights’ accommodation at the IACC Hotel, the IACC venue, as well as related visa processing costs will covered by the IACC.
How to apply?
For more information please visit the official website.