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Index on Censorship is embarking on a year-long project tracking and reporting on media plurality and media freedom in the European Union. The goal of the project is to map the environment for journalists and media outlets across the continent and its neighbourhood. The project will utilize a suite of digital tools, which are under […]
05 Mar 14

Index on Censorship is embarking on a year-long project tracking and reporting on media plurality and media freedom in the European Union. The goal of the project is to map the environment for journalists and media outlets across the continent and its neighbourhood.

The project will utilize a suite of digital tools, which are under development, to measure and analyse threats to media freedom. The data gathered will be displayed in real time through the Ushahidi mapping software. This project will cover 36 nations (all 28 EU member states and 8 candidate countries).

Index wants to appoint 8 regional correspondents to be a key part of this great project. Crucial for the success of the project, each part-time regional correspondent will be assigned 4-5 countries to monitor and report on. Correspondents will work with Index staff, pitching their own reports and stories, and will be tasked with following up on submitted reports, file news dispatches on the incidents and reach out to professional media and citizen journalists via social media or through participation in professional groups to spread awareness of the tools and project. The correspondents will also assist in the production of training materials for the project in conjunction with Index staff. We expect that the regional correspondents will devote 25 hours per month to this role.

We are seeking eight (8) regional correspondents for the year-long project, which is expected to end by January 2015. Correspondents will be compensated.

Monthly expectations for the regional correspondents:

— Monitor and report on violations of media plurality and freedom
— Review and research crowd sourced information for verification
—  File at least three (3) editorial pieces about media plurality and freedom in assigned countries per month for publication on IndexonCensorship.org and related websites in consultation with Index on Censorship staff
—  Evangelise media plurality and media freedom reporting tools to media professionals and citizen journalists

We are looking for professional journalists who are seeking a secondary role. Written fluency in English required.

Interested applicants should apply to [email protected] with two recent examples of their work and their CV.

Absolutely no phone calls.

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