Join an active network of young journalists and apply now for participation. You are to bring with you an open mind, a suitcase full of questions, opinions and ideas, and prepare for ten days of debate, cultural exchange, unexpected light bulb moments and professional growth.

 

You will have the chance to work in intercultural teams while producing pieces of journalism (suitable for print, radio, TV, online media), that will be subjected to peer review and further discussion. All results of the Academy will be published on EMAJ permanent website in form of a multimedia online report on migration related issues.

 

Moreover, the EMAJ website will be further developed to become an online platform that will not only contain reports, features and work samples, but also will become a sustainable tool for networking.

 

Costs related to the event including travels, accommodation and meals will be covered. Find more information and application form on http://www.emaj2009.org/Call-for-participants.18.0.html (the application form can also be downloaded with the link below).

 

You, as a media maker, play a crucial role in the distribution, selection and evaluation of information that reaches the general public. With this responsibility comes the risk of spreading stereotypes and reinforcing prejudice. There are many misconceptions about the West and the Arab World, which through irresponsible journalism, can affect the public view within the two regions negatively. EMAJ aims to raise your awareness of "the other", in order to help you create critical and balanced journalism, resting on a solid foundation of firsthand knowledge rather than inherited prejudice.

 

Are you a young journalist living in an EU or a MEDA state?

Are you eager to learn how to produce better intercultural journalism?

Are you ready to face challenges of global migration?

Join an active network of young journalists and apply now for participation in the second iteration of the Euro-Mediterranean Academy for Young Journalists-October 5-16, 2009 in Amsterdam(The Netherlands)!

 

18 young adults from the whole Euro-Mediterranean region, 9 from the EU member states and 9 from the Mediterranean countries taking part in the Barcelona Process (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey) will be selected.

To be eligible to apply, you must meet the following requirements:

- You are a young journalist in the last years of journalist training/school/university or within the first years of professional work (age limit: 30 years).

- You must be fluent in English (working language of EMAJ is English).

- You are a national in one of the countries listed above.

- Your work should represent one of the media-forms present at the Academy: print media, online media, radio, TV.

- You are motivated to work in intercultural teams on migration related issues.

 

EMAJ 2009 participants will be selected by a special committee to assess quality of applicants. The committee will consist of experienced journalists and experts. The committee makes its assessment based solely on application dossiers, taking in consideration:

- participant's eligibility to participate in the Academy (according to the "Participants' Profile" in the call for participants),

- participant's educational background and work experience (evaluation of samples of previous work),

- participant's personal motivation to participate in the EMAJ 2009 and to work in an intercultural team on migration related issues.

There will be an equal number of male and female participants- 9 from the EU member states and 9 from the Meditterranean countries taking part in the Barcelona Process. All applicants will be notified by e-mail regarding the outcome of their application at the beginning of July 2009. Successful candidates will also be notified by letter.