UN Ocean Conference Fellowship 2025 (Funded to France) – YOA

Deadline: January 15, 2025

Applications are open for the UN Ocean Conference Fellowship 2025. As part of Internews’ Earth Journalism Network’s UN Ocean Project, they’re happy to announce a brand new fellowship program for journalists focused on attending and reporting from the United Nations Ocean Conference 2025, with assist from the Bloomberg Ocean Fund. This version of the convention might be targeted on mobilizing all actors to preserve and sustainably use the ocean.

5-8 journalists might be chosen for the in-individual fellowship. Prior to the beginning of UNOC, fellows will obtain informational sources and technical assist to assist put together for reporting on the convention. They will attend pre-COP digital workshop to meet their cohort and media coach, talk about reporting alternatives, and ask any questions to assist pre-reporting and preparatory work.  

While in Nice, fellows will take part in a sequence of specifically designed actions, together with an orientation session with ocean specialists on the important thing points at this UNOC, every day briefings led by EJN’s media trainers and interviews with excessive-stage officers. The fellowship will provide worthwhile insights into the local weather and environmental stakes of threats to the ocean and the measures required to defend the marine ecosystem. Fellows can even interact with their cohort and trade concepts for efficient reporting and obtain editorial suggestions and steering on their tales from EJN’s media coach. 

Benefits

• EJN will cowl non-refundable financial system-class airfare, lodging, meals, journey medical insurance coverage and floor transportation prices associated to fellowship participation.
• Organizers can even facilitate the press accreditation course of and supply logistical assist relating to the journey. Note that the method of acquiring any crucial visas is the man’s particular person accountability, although EJN will reimburse visa prices.
• Fellows can even obtain a per diem to cowl every day bills throughout their time in Nice.

Eligibility

• Be knowledgeable journalist from or representing a longtime media home and reporting from any nation with a coast. Applicants from international locations within the Mediterranean area and low- and center-revenue international locations are particularly inspired to apply.
• Have earlier expertise reporting on ocean points (examples embrace threats to the ocean equivalent to, IIU fishing, the impacts of algal bloom, acidification and air pollution in addition to progressive and actionable options to defend the ocean, equivalent to technological advances to monitor ocean crimes, new multilateral agreements such because the Plastics treaty and High Seas treaty, funding mechanisms equivalent to blue bonds, and coverage measures equivalent to Marine Protected Areas, fishing quotas, and so on.
• Clearly point out the sorts of tales they may search to pursue whereas overlaying the convention.
• Be out there for the convention in Nice from 9 till 13 June 2025, arriving on 7 June and departing on 14 June.
• Have an excellent command of the English language.
• Share an up-to-date resume/CV.
• Provide a letter of assist from an editor, producer, or supervisor who can affirm that your information reviews might be revealed or broadcast in a longtime media outlet. Freelancers are welcome to apply however should present a letter of assist from a media outlet for which they intend to report.
• Provide latest, related and journalistic work samples which give attention to ocean points (ideally overlaying ocean governance/insurance policies associated to marine safety). These may be uploaded as paperwork or net hyperlinks. Stories may be in any language so long as they’re accompanied by a brief English synopsis. Stories will need to have clear bylines and may have been revealed within the final 12 months.

Judging Criteria

They are on the lookout for candidates who meet the next standards:

• Demonstrated expertise overlaying marine points and different environmental matters;
• Long-term dedication to the sphere of journalism and in persevering with to report on these matters;
• A relationship with a longtime media home and possession of a signed letter of assist from an editor/producer/supervisor agreeing to publish or broadcast any work produced through the fellowship.

Application

If you begin the application and need to come again and full it later, you’ll be able to click on ‘Save Draft.’ To return to the draft, you’ll want to return to the OPPORTUNITY and click on ‘Apply now’ once more to finalize the application.

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For extra data, go to UN Ocean Conference Fellowship.