iří Dienstbier Journalism Fellowship 2023 – APPLY NOW!

This informs the public about the Jiří Dienstbier Journalism Fellowship 2024 for Aspiring Journalists. Details about the Program are given below.

iří Dienstbier Journalism Fellowship 2023

About iří Dienstbier Journalism Fellowship 2023

The Jiří Dienstbier Journalism Fellowship is available to aspiring, independent journalists in the Western Balkans. The purpose of the Fellowship is to help aspiring journalists from the region pursue their profession in support of media pluralism and independence.

Launched in 2014, it is inspired by Jiří Dienstbier Sr.’s contributions to the fields of journalism, foreign policy, and human rights, and intended to further RFE/RL’s legacy of promoting more just and open societies through journalism. The Fellowship is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and RFE/RL, which is funded by the Ministry. ​

Program Details

The Fellowship is a seven-month program, which equips Fellows with cutting-edge journalistic skills and involves them in the daily editorial debates and discussions that inform a professional and independent press.

Fellows spend six months at RFE/RL’s headquarters in Prague, where they are placed with the Balkan Service to receive daily, on-the-job training and mentoring while working alongside RFE/RL’s seasoned professionals. After Prague, Fellows spend a final month at a local RFE/RL bureau.

Benefit

The main components of the program are:

  • professional mentoring alongside RFE/RL’s seasoned professionals
  • training and development of journalistic skills on traditional, multi-media, and digital platforms
  • participation in the daily editorial discussions that inform a professional and independent press
  • independent work on a personal project
  • understanding of the mission and practice of a professional, free, and independent media company

Eligibility

The Fellowship accepts applications from journalists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia.

Eligible applicants should:

  • have a minimum of two years’ experience working as a journalist in their native language
  • be committed to working as a journalist in, or for audiences in, their home country
  • share RFE/RL’s mission
  • be proficient in English

iří Dienstbier Journalism Fellowship 2023 Application

Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis.

A complete application includes the following materials:

  • curriculum Vitae, including current contact information
  • personal statement
  • 2 letters of recommendation
  • 3 work samples
  • letter to Jiří Dienstbier

Details of each part of the application can be found below.

All application materials must be in English.

Please submit them in the form of attachments through the online application portal.

In addition, please let us know in the online cover letter how you learned about the Fellowship (e.g., RFE/RL’s website, Facebook, a professional or academic reference, etc.).

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and asked to participate in a telephone, online or in-person interview as part of the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 1 June 2023.

Open this link for more details about the iří Dienstbier Journalism Fellowship 2023.

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