Media21 is inviting application from journalists for a workshop on Global health threats

Media21 is inviting application from journalists for a workshop on Global health threats to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 25 to June 6, 2008. Select journalists will also be able to go on field trip to a developing country. Limited number of grant is available to journalists from disadvantaged background. Application deadline is April 20, 2008 for those seeking the grant and May 7 for self-funded participants. Interested journalists could visit www.media21geneva.org for application form.

 

The Media21 Global Journalism Network Geneva is a program of the Swiss-based media network, InfoSud. The programme is designed to enhance broader public awareness of global issues through better coverage worldwide, but also more effective interaction between the media and important information resources such as donor governments, United Nations agencies, NGOs, the private sector, academics, and other specialists.

 

Themed workshops for professional journalists are held regularly throughout the year covering subjects ranging from climate change, human rights,and peace building, to health, global trade, migration, and intellectual property. The goal of these workshops is to improve thejournalists’ knowledge of the issues, to raise public awareness through publication of high-quality articles and reports, and to develop a global network of international journalists.

 

Media21 is based in Geneva, Switzerland, the headquarters for 25 major international organizations, over 200 NGOs, and 150 multinational corporations. As a crossroads for thousands of high-level players involved in the many facets of globalization, Geneva is an ideal venue for the Media21 workshops.