ALFRED FRIENDLYPRESS FELLOWSHIPS
INCLUDING THE DANIEL PEARL FELLOWSHIPS

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW ONLINE

Closing date: 1 September
Location: USA

PROGRAM GOALS:

• To provide the Fellow with experience in reporting, writing and editing that will enhance future professional performance;
• To enable the Fellow to gain a practical understanding of the function and significance of the free press in American society;
• To transfer knowledge gained on the program to colleagues at home;
• To foster continuing ties between free press institutions and journalists in the United States and their counterparts in other countries.

CRITERIA ofELIGIBILITY:

• Current full-time employment as a journalist for the news or editorial departments of independent newspapers, wire services, online publications, or magazines of general public interest in a developing country;
• At least three years of professional experience as a journalist in the print/online media;
• Citizenship of a developing country;
• Early to mid-career status and between 25 and 35 years old;
• A demonstrated personal commitment to a career in journalism in a developing country;
• Ability and desire to share what is learned on the fellowship with other journalists at home;
• Endorsement from the management of the home publication;
• An excellent command of both written and spoken English as all activities are conducted in English.

THEFELLOWSHIP PROGRAM:

Inthe conviction that a strong, free press is essential to the healthy functioningof a democracy, the late Alfred Friendly, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter andformer managing editor of The Washington Post, conceived a fellowship programthat would both impart American journalistic traditions and respond toworldwide interest in the dissemination of fair and accurate news. It wasAlfred Friendly痴 belief that working side by side withreporters and editors is the best way to absorb the practical realities ofjournalism in this country and the instrumental role it plays in our society.Therefore, he created the program that bears his name to immerse approximatelyten journalists each year for six months in American newsrooms. Between 1984and 2005, the ALFRED FRIENDLY PRESS FELLOWSHIPS (AFPF) has trained 232journalists from 74 countries.

Inaddition to the six month newsroom experience, the program provides anallowance for journalism books, conferences, short-term professional visits anda mentor exchange; offer a Training the Trainer class to prepare our Fellows toshare what they致e learned on the program; work more closelywith home and host news organizations to create specific plans for the Fellows;offer specialized fellowships by topic (business, investigations, health, etc.)and region (Muslim world); and teach newsroom management skills. Our goal is toincrease the level of usefulness and excellence of the AFPF program in the 21stcentury and to broaden the impact of the program on countries that are workingto understand press freedom.

Sharingthe goals of AFPF, the Daniel Pearl Foundation partnered with AFPF in 2003 tooffer special fellowships to honor the life and work of journalist Daniel Pearl・the Wall Street Journal South Asia bureau chief who was kidnappedand murdered in Pakistan in 2002. Daniel Pearl Fellows ・two from Pakistan and one from Yemen ・have worked at the Los Angeles Times and Washington DC bureau of TheWall Street Journal. Applicants for the Daniel Pearl Fellowships (DPF) mustcome from areas where Daniel Pearl worked as a journalist ・South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. While DANIEL PEARLFELLOWS are Friendly Fellows and participate in all fellowship activities,they may receive opportunities not offered to other Friendly Fellows thatsupport the goals of the Daniel Pearl Foundation ・to encourage dialogue among people of different cultures, reducecultural and religious hatred and create a platform for responsible andcreative journalism.

Thefellowship program begins in March with a two-week orientation seminar inWashington designed to prepare the Fellows ・both personally and professionally ・for the challenges of living and working in the United States. Atthe middle of the program, Fellows and staff come together for a week at ThePoynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida for seminars focused onwriting, editing and newsroom coaching. A final seminar in Washington reunites the Fellows andprepares them to train other journalists upon returning to their homecountries. It also allows Fellows to compare and evaluate their experiences anddiscuss their impressions of the American media. Fellows return to their homecountries in early September to begin sharing their knowledge and skills withcolleagues, editors and publishers in their home newsrooms.

TheFellowship covers all costs of program-related international and domestic U.S. travel, health insurance andprovides a monthly stipend to cover basic living expenses. It is highlyrecommended that Fellows bring additional money with them. The stipend is notsufficient to provide support for spouses or other dependents. We recommendfamily remain at home for the duration of the fellowships.

DOWNLOADAFPF and DPF APPLICATION MATERIALS HERE:

Applications are available in severalformats.

1. Microsoft Word 6.0/95 fill-in form (preferred method)

Click here to download this file: 2006 fill-inapplication (Word)
If you have Microsoft Word 6.0/95 or higher installed on your computer and wantto use this program to fill out required fields, choose this option.

When you click on the above link, a dialogue box will appear, asking you ifyou want to OPEN, SAVE or CANCEL. Choose a location on your computer and SAVE.Open the file using Microsoft Word. Enter your information in Microsoft Word bytyping in each gray box. Save, print and sign in pen.

1. Microsoft Word document

Click here to download this file: 2006 printableapplication (Word)
If you have Microsoft Word installed on your computer, but you want to printout the application form and fill it in by hand or using a typewriter, choosethis option.

When you click on the above link, a dialogue box will appear, asking you ifyou want to OPEN, SAVE or CANCEL. Choose a location on your computer and SAVE.Open the file using Microsoft Word. Print and fill in by hand or by using atypewriter.

1. Adobe Acrobat PDF file

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Choose this option if you do not have Microsoft Word installed on yourcomputer. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view and print thisfile. Downloadthe free software here.

When you click on the above link (if you have the software installed on yourcomputer), the file will open up automatically in your browser. You can save orprint the file. After printing, fill out by hand or by using a typewriter.

1. Paper copy of application

Contact AFPF Program Coordinator at info@pressfellowships.orgto request that a paper copy of the application be mailed to you via postalmail. We will send paper applications until August 1, 2005.

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